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Money

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago on April 6. The central bank raised a key short-term rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, the second increase this year. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
NPR
Housing
National
Personal Finance

Fed raises interest rates, signals 2 more hikes this year

The Federal Reserve increased a key interest rate again Wednesday, which will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Business
Economy

After AT&T-Time Warner win, is Comcast-Fox a done deal?

Comcast will likely bid for Fox's entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner.

8 years ago

Attorney Robert Levant (left) with his client Khanefah Boozer. “He has been injured in ways that most of us can’t ever fathom,
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Philadelphia
Policing

Huge jury awards often pared before going to compensate victims of Philly police abuse

City officials are concerned because, nearly every year, Philadelphia taxpayers are on the hook for about $10 million total to settle claims of police abuse and misconduct.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia's City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart points out problems with city financial controls. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Controller says Philly needs to get serious about fixing careless bookkeeping

Rob Dubow, the city's finance director, said his office is working on the issues brought to light by the controller.

8 years ago

Like these gamblers in the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas, bettors in New Jersey will be able to wager on sporting events beginning this week. (John Locher/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey
Sports

With sports betting now legal in New Jersey, here’s what you need to know

Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport has announced it will open for sports betting on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., and the governor is expected too place the first wager.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf signs an executive order, surrounded by supporters of the measure. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Business
Gender
Pennsylvania

New executive order aims to close wage gap for some Pa. women

The governor's order would only impact non-union state jobs — 15,571 positions total, 2,189 of which are vacant.

8 years ago

Bettors wager in the sports book at the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, Pennsylvania is reviewing applications from facilities that want to offer wagering on sports events. (John Locher/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
New Jersey
Sports

After years in limbo, New Jersey prepares to take its first sports bet

The atmosphere has public officials and gambling houses alike feeling like they just hit the jackpot.

8 years ago

Listen 6:01
Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, places a $10 bet on the Phillies. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
Delaware
Sports

Delaware residents, visitors cheer opening day of sports full betting

State officials expect the launch to make a significant contribution to tourism in Delaware — where 17 percent of visitors participate in gaming.

8 years ago

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Tyquan McCray, 23, currently does deliveries for UberEats as he searches for a job that he feels is right for him. (Darryl Murphy for WHYY)
Economy
Income Inequality

‘I just give up’: As U.S. unemployment falls, life still hard for Philadelphians out of work

In Philadelphia, the unemployment rate has been declining, but it remains higher than the national rate of 5.3 percent.

8 years ago

Civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, for black Americans and for the overall U.S. population (January 2000 to May 2018) (Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Business
National

The most surprising number in Friday’s jobs report

Black unemployment fell to a record low 5.9 percent, suggesting that African-Americans are benefiting from the booming economy.

8 years ago

Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River. (Exelon Corporation, file)
Energy
New Jersey

Owner of nation’s oldest nuke plant files $1.4B closing plan

It will cost $1.4 billion and take 60 years to shut down the site due to close in October.

8 years ago

A sports jersey for Morris Bailey, left, the owner of the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., and another for Jason Robins, CEO and co-founder of DraftKings, adorn a table at the offices of DraftKings, in New York, Friday, June 1, 2018. DraftKings and Resorts Casino tell The Associated Press they signed a deal Friday to offer sports betting in New Jersey. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey
Sports

DraftKings, Resorts Casino join on sports bets

DraftKings and Resorts Casino told The Associated Press they signed a deal Friday to offer sports betting in New Jersey.

8 years ago

Senior White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2018. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Business

U.S. unemployment falls nearly to 1969 levels; hiring is solid

Employers added 233,000 jobs in May, up from 159,000 in April, the Labor Department reported Friday. And unemployment fell to an 18-year low.

8 years ago

After an argument over school funding legislation — an issue now inextricably linked to the budget talks — the governor’s chief counsel, Matt Platkin, stormed out of the room, sources said. (AP Photo)
Politico
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. Gov. prepares for state shutdown after high-level budget talks end in drama

New Jersey moved closer to the second state government shutdown in as many years Friday as Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration froze state spending.

8 years ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller Mueller's has released the latest details about the cost of his office over the past year. (Brenadan Smialowski/AP)
NPR
Law
National
Politics

Robert Mueller reveals the price tag for his special counsel investigation

The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has cost nearly $17 million dollars so far.

8 years ago

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