March 18, 2022

Gas prices are near record highs. A fuel tax holiday could give consumers some relief

Gas prices have been increasing since the start of the war in Ukraine. David Schaper/NPR Since the start of the war in Ukraine, gasoline prices […]
March 18, 2022

Creative older workers shine on stage, in offices and on the radio

After decades of focusing on their retirement, Baby Boomers and aging Gen Xers are reconsidering a life of leisure and choosing instead to continue working. […]
March 17, 2022

The House approves a bill to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus

Farmers use combines to harvest a wheat field in July 2021 near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia. Russia accounts for 30 percent of global wheat exports. […]
March 16, 2022

New Zealand will open its borders to some tourists much earlier than expected

Passengers arrive at Auckland's International Airport, in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday. Michael Craig/AP New Zealand will let some international tourists enter earlier than previously […]
March 16, 2022

Fears are growing that Russia will default on its debt. Here's what you need to know

A woman walks past a display showing currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the euro against the Russian ruble in Moscow on Feb. […]
March 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates as inflation continues to surge

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell collects his notebooks as he testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2022 […]
March 16, 2022

Starbucks plans to phase out paper cups in the U.S. and Canada

Customers at Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada will be able to provide a reusable cup for their drink by the end of next […]
March 16, 2022

On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents

On Tuesday, members of of the U.S. National Women's Soccer team, pictured at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, marked Equity Pay Day in a panel […]
March 15, 2022

Shares in China fall amid strongest COVID-19 lockdown yet

Residents get tested for the coronavirus at an outdoor facility on Monday in Beijing. Ng Han Guan/AP Stocks in China fell sharply for a second […]
March 15, 2022

Despite uncertainty, Minnesota farmers are hopeful they'll have a good year

Fertilizer prices have been rising since last year, partly due to the supply chain issues affecting so much of the economy, and higher prices for […]