Obama Pushes For Overtime Pay Protection
President Obama says he wants to ensure proper payment for overtime work. The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy and NPR's Marilyn Geewax discuss what that could mean for workers and businesses.
Hong Kong Says UBS Tried To Rig Interbank Lending Rate
NPR | March 14, 2014 11:20 a.m.
UBS, which was fined for manipulating the Libor rate in 2012, was censured by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory's de facto central bank.
A Boom In Oil Is A Boon For U.S. Shipbuilding Industry
NPR | March 14, 2014 5:40 a.m.
Ten supertankers are under construction and there are orders for another 15, but just three years ago the tanker market was barely moving.
Ignition Switch Recall Straddles Old And New GM
NPR | March 14, 2014 4:08 a.m.
General Motors is at the center of several investigations involving last month's recall of 1.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches. The recall comes at a pivotal time for the company.
BP Allowed To Seek Oil Leases In The Gulf Of Mexico
NPR | March 14, 2014 4:08 a.m.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday lifted a ban that kept BP from bidding on new federal contracts. The suspension had been in effect since 2012.
Senators Agree To Compromise Extending Jobless Benefits
NPR | March 14, 2014 4:08 a.m.
Negotiators in the Senate reached a bi-partisan deal to extend unemployment benefits for 5 months, retroactive to the end of last year.
Happy National Pi Day
NPR | March 14, 2014 4:08 a.m.
Math lovers rejoice. Friday is March 14 — that's 3-14. Pi, 3.14, is the ratio used to compute the circumference of a circle. It's also pronounced pie — making it the appropriate day to eat pie.
Report: Target Missed Its Chance To Prevent Data Breach
NPR | March 13, 2014 4:56 p.m.
Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Mike Riley explains how hackers broke into Target's security and payment system last fall. His article on the data breach is the cover story of this week's issue.
Amtrak Opens The Door To Writing On The Rails
NPR | March 13, 2014 3:35 p.m.
On Twitter, some writers started asking the same question: Wouldn't it be great if Amtrak offered "residencies" to writers, so they could ride the rails and write? And Amtrak said: Let's try it.
Employers React To New Overtime Expansion
NPR | March 13, 2014 3:35 p.m.
President Obama is directing his Labor Secretary to tighten U.S. overtime laws. Under the changes, millions of workers will become eligible. Business groups are now reacting to the news.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Takes White House To Task Over Privacy
NPR | March 13, 2014 3:34 p.m.
In an open letter, the Facebook co-founder said the U.S. should be "a champion for the internet, not a threat."