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Temporary work: the rise of the gig economy

Guest: Louis Hyman Chances are you or someone you know is a consultant, a contractor, a freelancer, temporary wor ...

Air Date: August 31, 2018 10:00 am

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The Campbell's Soup plant off South 11th Street in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Rejecting outright sale of the company, Campbell Soup will sell off fresh food division

Campbell Soup is not going up for sale, despite a flurry of speculation to the contrary.

8 years ago

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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)
Money

South Philly Turf Club in line to be one of first sports-betting operations in Pa.

The parent company of Parx Casino of Bensalem has put down a $10 million deposit to cover sports betting at its Bucks County location and the Turf Club.

8 years ago

Last year, the Trump administration unveiled its goals for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, a deal that reshaped trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States.
(Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

U.S. and Mexico reach trade deal; Trump wants to drop NAFTA name

The United States and Mexico have reached an "understanding" on several critical trade issues following bilateral talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Philly worker skims $150,000 from city marriage license sales

Register of Wills Ron Donatucci says he's confident officials have addressed the problem.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Court upholds Pa. Gov. Wolf’s order organizing home health care workers

Wolf called the ruling a step toward his goal of improving home-based health care.

8 years ago

A coal-fired power plant in Glenrock, Wyo. The Trump administration's proposal would give states more authority to make their own plans for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. (J. David Ake/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Trump moves to let states regulate coal plant emissions

The Trump administration has moved to formally replace the Clean Power Plan.

8 years ago

FILE- In this June 29, 2017, file photo containers are stacked up in Elizabeth, N.J., as a truck drives by at Port of Elizabeth. The U.S. has threatened to impose 25 percent duties on $34 billion in Chinese products starting Friday, July 6, 2018, and China has said it will fire back with corresponding tariffs. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Money

Jersey businesses say tariffs hurt; legislators weigh relief

New Jersey businesses say steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration are beginning to pinch

8 years ago

Visitors to the pop-up Van Gogh museum at King of Prussia Mall explore the octagonal space where they can get up close to nine replicas of Van Gogh masterpieces
Arts & Entertainment

‘Van Gogh’ close-up at King of Prussia

You can see the genius, and touch it: The Van Gogh Museum of Amsterdam set nine masterpieces out on tour of American shopping malls, bumps and all.

8 years ago

This screen grab from an advertisement from the group Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware has been part of a marketing blitz to keep the company intact. (YouTube)
Courts & Law

TransPerfect leaves Delaware as corporate home, citing Chancery Court dispute

Following a lengthy court battle over the court-ordered sale of the company, the multimillion-dollar language services company has moved its corporate home to Nevada.

8 years ago

Numbers are shown on a stock market board.
Courts & Law

‘Habitual fraudster’ of Delaware County faces 5 years in latest scheme

Howard Appel arranged stock sales under the guise of consulting work, when in fact he was secretly a major stock owner.

8 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the presidential palace in Ankara.
(Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Turkey Counterpunches By Raising Tariffs On U.S. Goods

Just days after President Trump tweeted his decision to double tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum, Turkey has announced that it, too, is ratcheting up retaliatory tariffs.

8 years ago

The Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey’s revenue report shows wager on sports betting paid off

Legalized sports betting is helping to boost gambling revenues in New Jersey.

8 years ago

The federal government shut down Backpage.com and indicted seven executives on multiple charges. (screen grab/backpage.com)
Politics & Policy

Backpage.com maintains ‘good standing’ as Delaware LLC

Despite its website being shut down by the federal government due to a criminal investigation, Backpage.com remains in “good standing ...

8 years ago

Andrea Conyers and her daughter Aviana, 7, went back-to-school shopping in Hinesville, Ga., earlier this month.
NPR
Money

What’s in your shopping cart? A battleground for global trade

Seven-year-old Aviana Conyers bounces around the bustling back-to-school aisles of a Walmart Supercenter.

8 years ago

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