Helicopter Parents Hover In The Workplace[ Feb 06, 2012 16:10 ]

So-called helicopter parents have hit the workplace, phoning employers to advocate on behalf of their adult children. Human resource managers say more parents are trying to negotiate salary and benefits and are even sitting in on job interviews.

Citibank Receives OK To Issue Credit Cards In China[ Feb 06, 2012 14:29 ]

Citi, which expects to issue its first card this year, will become the first U.S.-based bank to issue its own credit cards in the country.

Freddie Mac Good For Business, Bad For Homeowners?[ Feb 06, 2012 12:00 ]

An investigation by ProPublica and NPR sheds light on questionable practices by the government-owned mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR's Chris Arnold and Arturo de los Santos, who is trying to save his house.

Verizon To Set Up Streaming Service With Redbox[ Feb 06, 2012 11:20 ]

Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Verizon and Coinstar Inc., Redbox's parent, say the service will be national and available to non-Verizon customers as well.

After Deep Cuts, New Mexico Now Has Budget Surplus[ Feb 06, 2012 04:00 ]

In New Mexico, state lawmakers are figuring out what to do with a budget surplus. Republicans want to give some of the money to businesses, in the form of tax breaks. Democrats want to restore some of the cuts to services made over the last three years.

Deadline Closes In For Mortgage Relief Settlement[ Feb 06, 2012 04:00 ]

States have until close of business Monday to sign on to a settlement that would help underwater homeowners. If states agree to the deal, it could mean a settlement of up to $25 billion. It would be used for aid to people who have dealt with foreclosure or are at risk of it.

GOP Contests Move To Colorado, Minnesota[ Feb 06, 2012 04:00 ]

The Republican presidential nominating season heads into another phase this week as Colorado and Minnesota voters choose their candidates Tuesday. Over the weekend Mitt Romney scored a huge victory in the Nevada caucuses, besting his closest rival Newt Gingrich by double digits. As the Republicans battle it out, President Obama got some positive news on the economic front last week, and is seeing his polling numbers improve.

Komen Foundation Struggles To Lure Back Donors[ Feb 06, 2012 04:00 ]

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is fighting to keep controversy from undermining its fundraising efforts. Komen spends tens of millions of dollars for cancer research, education and screening. But that spending was criticized long before the current flap over its Planned Parenthood grants.

Storing Grain Can Aid Farmers In Commodity Pricing[ Feb 06, 2012 04:00 ]

Across the corn belt, more farmers are putting up their own grain bins. In the past year alone, farmers nationwide have added some 300 million bushels of on-farm storage. By storing their own grain, farmers can choose when and at what price they want to sell, and that can translate into thousands of dollars in profit. And this has grain buyers — like grain elevators and ethanol plants --working to keep their edge in the market.

Unions Create TV Ad To Appeal To Young People[ Feb 06, 2012 03:25 ]

Hoping to continue a conversation about inequality started by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a recently tested ad by the AFL-CIO doesn't mention unions. Instead, it focuses on a "Work Connects Us All" theme.

California's Stevia Growers Bet On Fast Track To Sweetener Success[ Feb 06, 2012 03:23 ]

The first big fields of stevia ever grown in the U.S. will spout this summer in California's Central Valley. One company is trying to turn this semiwild, zero-calorie plant into an industrial crop at Silicon Valley speed.

Sarkozy Sews Up Seamstress' Unemployment Fix[ Feb 06, 2012 02:55 ]

For most of the 20th century, high-end lingerie maker Lejaby has done well. But in 2010 it closed three factories. And now it is shuttering its last, the only place where French lingerie is still made in France. Until President Nicolas Sarkozky stepped in, 93 seamstresses were going to be unemployed.

In Idaho, Two Workers Take Jobs, And Hope For Best[ Feb 06, 2012 00:01 ]

Before the recession, Idaho had one of the fastest growing economies in the country. But last year, its jobless rate peaked at nearly 10 percent. That number has begun to creep down – but many workers in the state are still struggling to replace the jobs they've lost.

Robert Harris, In 'Fear' of a Financial Frankenstein[ Feb 06, 2012 00:01 ]

Robert Harris' new novel explores the scary possibilities of the computerized world we have created for ourselves.

Stopping The 'Brain Drain' Of The U.S. Economy[ Feb 05, 2012 17:39 ]

Recent surveys show that a large percentage of graduates from the nation's top schools are taking jobs in consulting or finance. But students at some top schools have begun protesting recruitment drives by financial firms in an effort to steer students away from the financial sector.