Business, Finance & Economics

March 26, 2018

Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree last year that lifted a decades-old ban on women driving in the Kingdom. The announcement caught many — including auto manufacturers — by surprise.

Business, Finance & Economics

House approves government spending bill despite conservative revolt

Reuters

March 22, 2018

The Republican-led chamber backed the measure 256-167, sending it to the Senate ahead of a midnight Friday deadline. But 90 of the 238 House Republicans ignored pleas for support from House Speaker Paul Ryan and voted against it.

Business, Finance & Economics

It’s Trump versus California, but immigrants and employers already feel the fallout

PRI's The World

March 10, 2018

Calls to hotlines to assist immigrants are skyrocketing, while employers brace themselves for more inspections.

Business, Finance & Economics

US open to tariff exemptions for more countries

Reuters

March 10, 2018

Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Europe clamored for special treatment, just a day after the tariff measures were formally announced.

Business, Finance & Economics

Cities may need to act on climate change or see their bond ratings drop

Living on Earth

February 25, 2018

The credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services has issued a company memo that outlines its plans to quantify the increasing risks posed by climate change.

Business, Finance & Economics

New NAFTA talks aim to clear pathway to toughest issues

Reuters

February 25, 2018

Officials say they're unlikely to address any of the major changes demanded by the Trump administration

Business, Finance & Economics

Will automated convenience stores put South Koreans out of work?

PRI's The World

February 22, 2018

South Korea has one of the world’s highest human-to-convenience-store ratios, but increasingly, those stores are operating without staff, instead relying on machines to allow customers to purchase goods.

Business, Finance & Economics

Hundreds of British KFC stores have to close — after they run out of chicken

Reuters

February 19, 2018

Most of the chain's 900-some UK stores are closed after a new supplier couldn't deliver chicken to stores

Business, Finance & Economics

Wages for American workers are ticking upward, but the US remains one of the world’s most inequitable nations

PRI's The World

February 09, 2018

The American economy is strong by most metrics. But income inequality remains a huge concern: In some cases, a CEO can make a workers' annual income in a single day.