A watchdog group targets payday lenders with a ‘2 strikes’ rule to help borrowers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to move ahead with a long-stalled rule to protect borrowers from repeated attempts to collect loan payments from bank accounts with insufficient funds. Scott Neuman
'Planet Money': The movement to make prison phone calls free How did prison phone calls get to be so expensive? The team from The Indicator from Planet Money explains. Adrian Ma
Jury orders NFL to pay billions in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV. The Associated Press
The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. Federal spending is turbocharging a scramble to build more EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. and make them more efficient and eco-friendly too. Camila Domonoske
Insurance companies are leaving California. How can they be enticed to return? Over the past few years insurance companies have dramatically pulled back from offering homeowners policies in California.
At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout. Joel Rose
Amazon becomes the 5th U.S. company to reach $2 trillion in stock market value Amazon's stock has gained 52% in the past 12 months, partly driven by enthusiasm for the company's investments in artificial intelligence. The Associated Press
California hopes to lure insurance companies back with extreme regulation overhaul California's wildfire risk is so high, numerous insurance companies have left the state. Now, the insurance commissioner has presented a new plan to entice them to return. Danielle Venton
What Julian Assange's plea deal means for journalists who expose government secrets Julian Assange avoids a trial or further jail time in the U.S. for posting classified documents, but his plea deal suggests journalists cannot count on sidestepping prosecution for publishing such government secrets. David Folkenflik
These nurse managers were burnt out. Then their hospital gave them a 4-day workweek Since the pandemic, hospitals have seen soaring turnover among clinical managers who oversee teams of nurses. Now some hospitals, including AtlantiCare in New Jersey, have introduced a four-day workweek. Andrea Hsu
