March 12, 2023

Janet Yellen says the federal government won't bail out Silicon Valley Bank

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 10. On Sunday, Yellen said the government wouldn't bail out Silicon Valley […]
March 11, 2023

What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?

An electric bike parked near a Bronx supermarket that was destroyed in a fire that officials say was caused by a faulty lithium-ion scooter battery. […]
March 11, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out 'a whole generation of startups'

Shelf Engine co-founders Bede Jordan, left, and Stefan Kalb Shelf Engine Stefan Kalb was in the middle of a meeting around 1 p.m. on Thursday […]
March 10, 2023

Meet the Minnesota lawyer prepping people for death through humor and a little Taylor Swift

Lawyer Jen Gumbel wants to talk to you about the stuff you probably don’t want to talk about. “Law, death, money. All of everyone's favorite […]
March 10, 2023

The job market slowed last month, but it's still too hot to ease inflation fears

A "Help Wanted" sign is posted at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2023. U.S. employers added 311,000 jobs last month, a number […]
March 9, 2023

Yeti recalls coolers and gear cases due to magnet ingestion hazard

Yeti recalled nearly 2 million products, including the cooler pictured, due to a magnet ingestion hazard. Yeti/Screenshot by NPR Nearly two million Yeti soft coolers […]
March 8, 2023

How we went from near record savings to record debt in just two years

A change in fortune: In just two years, Americans have gone from near record savings and plunging debt, to near record-low savings and sky rocketing […]
March 8, 2023

Dayton calls Sanford, Fairview merger a 'betrayal’ unless U of M control stays in state

Former Gov. Mark Dayton bluntly told a state Senate committee what he believed was at stake if the Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services controlled […]
March 8, 2023

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee with disability

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. Susan Walsh/AP If you're not told you […]
March 7, 2023

How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

Barnes & Noble opened this new store in Pikesville, Md., as it began its biggest expansion in years. Alina Selyukh/NPR The ghost of Barnes & […]