Economy
Oil prices hit a new low. Here’s why that might be a bad thing
The cost of a barrel dropped below $60, a decrease of more than 20 percent from its peak last month.
7 years ago
Families with immigrant members report doing without food stamps in Philadelphia
Ever since the Trump administration took a tougher stand on immigration policies, service providers report immigrants are avoiding school visits and doctor offices.
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The U.K. economy is growing — but its energy use is shrinking
In the global fight against climate change, the United Kingdom has quietly notched an unusual — and somewhat mystifying — victory.
7 years ago
Philadelphia didn't get the nod for the location of Amazon's second headquarters. But that doesn't mean that the city's 100-page bid was a complete waste of time.
Air Date: November 19, 2018
Listen 13:42Philly could be the next city to pass a bill to help fix a nagging problem impacting about 20 percent of the city's workforce: their often unpredictable work schedules.
Air Date: November 14, 2018
Listen 12:38Amazon’s grand search for 2nd headquarters ends with split: NYC and D.C. suburb
Amazon's HQ2 is getting divided by two.
7 years ago
Guests: Helen Gym, Earlene Bly, Mark Price, Melissa Bova Hourly workers in the hotel, retail and fast-food indust ...
Air Date: November 13, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:49Life after GM: A family upended by auto plant closure took divergent paths
Three members of a Michigan family had all worked at a General Motors plant near Detroit before it closed in 2010, as the economy and the auto industry collapsed around them.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 5:02With ‘Sweat,’ Philadelphia Theatre Company comes back online
The Philadelphia Theatre Company jumps back in the game with the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Sweat.'
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While nation watched Kavanaugh hearings, House passed ‘Tax Cuts 2.0’
Running on tax cuts would normally unite Republicans, but 2018 is not turning out to be a normal year.
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Research in Pa. could inform future hemp production in Mid-Atlantic
Farmers and researchers in 23 Pennsylvania counties have been studying industrial hemp in trial crops this year.
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