Kids Pitch Business Ideas To Warren Buffett
NPR | May 21, 2013 4:22 a.m.
One winner said meeting Warren Buffett was a "dream come true."
Boeing's 787 Dreamliners Take Flight Again
NPR | May 21, 2013 4:01 a.m.
The 787 had been grounded because of battery problems which cost United roughly $11 million.
Fox News Reporter James Rosen Caught Up In Federal Probe
NPR | May 21, 2013 3:36 a.m.
Rosen was monitored after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009.
Young People Cast Out Of Italy's Welfare System
NPR | May 21, 2013 3:30 a.m.
The system skews toward the elderly, leaving youths with no political or trade union representation.
Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy
NPR | May 21, 2013 3:28 a.m.
How did it come to be that social welfare organizations, became vehicles for political activity?
CEO Cook To Defend Apple Before Senate Committee Hearing
NPR | May 21, 2013 3:23 a.m.
Apple is paying billions of dollars less than it should in U.S. taxes, according to a Senate report.
The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes
NPR | May 21, 2013 2:52 a.m.
Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half of it is exported.
JPMorgan Shareholders Consider Splitting CEO, Chairman Jobs
NPR | May 21, 2013 2:52 a.m.
A growing number of companies have split the CEO and chairman roles.
Boeing's Dreamliner Returns To U.S. Skies After Grounding
NPR | May 20, 2013 6 p.m.
Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has made its first U.S. flight since being grounded back in January after problems with its batteries. Boeing has redesigned the battery and put it in a fire-proof box. The midday United Airlines flight flew from Houston to Chicago.
What Makes Start-Up Tumblr Worth $1.1 Billion?
NPR | May 20, 2013 6 p.m.
In the boldest move yet by new CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo will buy the blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The move is a bet that Tumblr's large community of users is a source of potential profits. While Tumblr is a fast-growing startup, it has not generated significant revenue.
