Commentator and personal finance advisor Liz Pullian Weston says Congress could pass other laws that would mean fewer people would need to file for bankruptcy. First, we need to reinstate usury laws. It seems almost quaint now. But thirty years ago...
There are some 30,000 immigrants serving in the US military who are not US citizens. Even as overall recruiting numbers slip , non-citizen recruits have remained a steady source of new enlistees. From member station KQED, Sasha Khokha spoke with immi...
These are turbulent times for one of the world's largest and most powerful insurance companies. American International Group is under investigation over a questionable transaction that involves a company owned by Warren Buffet. And last week, the com...
On Mondays, we report on the business of technology. Record oil prices and record gas prices are inspiring some Americans to rethink the technology they use in their transportation. People who must drive do have alternatives to the gasguzzling SUV an...
The business report starts with the economic effects of a smoking ban. Those effects might not be what you'd expect. Harvard University looked into the effect of a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Massachusetts. NPR's Chris Arnold rep...
This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Steven S. The Bush Administration has taken the first step toward curbing imports of low-priced pants, shirts and underwear from China. It's investigating a surge in exports that began January 1st. That's af...
At 46, Steve Case has built a career full of superlatives. He founded American Online and turned it into the country's most successful internet service provider, but Case also guided one of the messiest corporate mergers in recent history when AOL jo...
In case you haven't been paying attention to sports, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament begins in earnest tomorrow. College students, proud alumni and plain old fans will all be glued to television sets, rooting for their favorites. Commentator Lau...
Now, Poet Ruth Forman lets us into part of her daily spiritual practice with her poem, I Wear Prayers Like Shoes. Now, Poet Ruth Forman lets us into part of her daily spiritual practice with her poem, I Wear Prayers Like Shoes. I wear prayers like sh...
Australian pop singer Ben Lee is a true prodigy. When the rap group The Beastie Boys discovered him a decade ago, he was 14 years old. So now he is all of 24 and he has just released his fifth solo album. Critic Sarah Bardeen says this singer is grow...