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Trader Michael Capolino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast are sending U.S. stocks higher Thursday morning as the market found its footing after three weeks of steep declines. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
National

After long losing streak, U.S. stocks surge on solid earnings

Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast are sending U.S. stocks sharply higher Thursday.

8 years ago

In this 2017 photo, an assembly line laborer works alongside a collaborative robot, left, on a chainsaw production line. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
PlanPhilly
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Philadelphia safer from job-stealing robots than peer cities, report says

If you work in Philadelphia, your job may be safe from the robots that pundits predict could put one-third of U.S. workers out of a job by 2030.

8 years ago

The Magnolia home was one of the largest offered through the Sears catalog. Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70 percent of Sears houses are still standing today. (Sears Holdings Corp.)
NPR
Business

Sears is fading, but memories of its mail-order homes endure

Now that its parent company has filed for bankruptcy, owners of some of those homes are lamenting the end of the Sears era.

8 years ago

In this Aug. 22, 2018 photo, April Box poses for a photo at her home in Spokane, Wash. Box is a healthcare advocate and runs a website to help guide people through major surgeries and other aspects of the healthcare system.  (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

2019 ACA rates to decrease for first time in Pennsylvania

What people will end up paying, as in previous years, varies by age and county.

8 years ago

Wineries producing more than 250,000 gallons of wine each year — roughly 100,000 cases — are prohibited from shipping bottles directly to N.J. customers, according to state law.
Vineyards in New Jersey are also subject to the production cap, but right now none exceed it. (AP Photo/Ralph Radford)
Food & Drink
Law
New Jersey

Wineries want to ship directly to N.J. homes — but liquor stores oppose plan

Right now, the most prolific producers of wine are barred from shipping their wine to individual buyers in the Garden State.

8 years ago

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Terry Egger, CEO of Philadelphia Media Network and Jim Friedlich, CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, speak at a memorial service for the late H.F.
Business
History
Media
Philadelphia

‘Optimism, intuition, experience’: Philly remembers Gerry Lenfest

Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.

8 years ago

Seth Frotman, former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, poses at NPR headquarters in September. Frotman and his team reviewed thousands of complaints about the questionable practices of student loan companies. (Cameron Pollack/NPR)
NPR
Higher Education
National
Personal Finance

Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness is so unforgiving

This is the story of Seth Frotman, the mangling of the program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and what it says about America's student loan industry.

8 years ago

A sign announcing a store closing hangs above a Sears in Chicago. The bankruptcy filing could mark the end of the struggling retailer, which invented the mail-order catalog busines
NPR
Business

Sears, drowning in red ink, finally files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Sears — the iconic retailer that has sold everything from clothing and toys to refrigerators and socket wrenches over its more than 125-year history — may have reached the end

8 years ago

Macy’s worker Susan Hedman keeps a notebook of all her schedule changes so she can hold Macy’s accountable to Seattle’s secure scheduling law. (Juliana Reyes)
Business
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke In Philly

Seattle is the leader in worker protection laws. What can Philly learn as it considers a ‘fair workweek’?

Susan Hedman knows her rights under Seattle's secure scheduling law.

8 years ago

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Hawa Hamadi serves up an order at Ivar's Fish Bar, the to-go section of Ivar's on the waterfront pier, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Ivar's is one of the local businesses affected by Seattle's Secure Scheduling Ordinance, which took effect in July 2017, aiming to establish more predictable work schedules for employees of large retail and food establishments. (Lindsey Wasson for the Inquirer)
Business
Economy
Philadelphia
Broke In Philly

As Philly considers copying Seattle law making hourly workers’ schedules easier, here’s how it’s working there

If passed in Philadelphia, backers say it would help 130,000 employees — most of them part-time chain retail and fast-food workers — or 20 percent of the city's workforce.

8 years ago

Listen 5:02
This Oct, 12, 2018 photo shows losing betting slips in Atlantic City, N.J. that had predicted the New York Yankees to either reach the World Series or win it. New Jersey gambling regulators were set to announce figures on Oct. 12 showing a
Business
New Jersey
Sports

Football helps N.J. sports bets nearly double to $184 million

Nevada's sports books handled $286.5 million in June; $244.6 million in July and $247.6 million in August.

8 years ago

In this June 24, 2016, file photo, a man walks by the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (Richard Drew/AP Photo, File)
National

U.S. stocks jump after two days of sharp losses; tech leads

U.S. stocks are climbing Friday after two days of sharp losses.

8 years ago

Teresa Miller speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Addiction
Pennsylvania
Politics

Wolf administration adds funds for families hit by opioid crisis

The state plans to spend more to help families impacted by the opioid epidemic raise children.

8 years ago

Trader Michael Capolino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. The market's recent decline was set off by a sharp drop in bond prices and a corresponding increase in yields last week and early this week. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
National

U.S. stocks tumble for second day; Dow down as much as 698

The S&P 500 index is on track for its sixth consecutive loss as investors try to gauge the best place to put their money.

8 years ago

State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, says he wants to make sure the growing cannabis industry offers opportunity for all. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philly hosts conference to bolster minority participation in cannabis industry

Another focus of the conference will be on continuing to press for legalizing marijuana to end well-documented patterns of racially biased enforcement.

8 years ago

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