What's at stake for TV and movie writers who went on strike this week TV writer and Writers Guild of America member Jeane Phan Wong talks about what writers want and what's getting in the way. Gabriel J. Sánchez
The Fed raises interest rates again in what could be its final attack on inflation The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to curb persistent inflation. It was the tenth rate hike in 14 months, and possibly the last for a while. Scott Horsley
Why writers are having a hard time earning a living in the streaming economy The Writers Guild of America is on strike. NPR's A Martinez talks to Paul Hardart, professor at NYU Stern's business school, about how the content boom driven by streaming has changed the dynamics.
Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes Businesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy. Jennifer Ludden
Eastwind Books, an anchor for the SF Bay Area's Asian community, shuts its doors NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Harvey and Beatrice Dong about the closing of their Berkeley shop Eastwind Books and the decades they've spent promoting Asian-American authors. Ailsa Chang
Seattle employers beckon workers back to the office. Downtown can’t wait The era of unlimited remote work is over, at least for some major Seattle employers. Monica Nickelsburg
Hollywood film and TV writers prepare to strike when their contract expires Talks are ongoing between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to avoid a strike. NPR's A Martinez talks to guild member Eric Haywood.
JPMorgan Chase to take over deposits and most of the assets of First Republic Bank JP Morgan Chase is buying the troubled lender First Republic, after its shares plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange last week. The FDIC oversaw the sale.
JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover JPMorgan Chase is buying First Republic Bank's deposits, and a "substantial amount of their assets and certain liabilities," after the troubled bank was placed in the FDIC's receivership overnight. David Gura
The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty. Pallavi Gogoi