U.S. Stocks Remain On Track For Their Worst Year Since 2008 Monday's short trading session drove stocks into a deeper dive as the stock market heads toward its worst December since the Great Depression. Some say Trump's outbursts aren't helping the market. Uri Berliner
How Secretary Mnuchin Is Trying To Reassure Investors NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times correspondent Binyamin Appelbaum about actions taken by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to try and reassure investors in the stock market.
Shutdown Could Extend Into the New Year, Won't Save Taxpayers Money Federal government workers are on edge as a partial government shutdown could extend into the new year. Analysts say closing the government doesn't save taxpayers money, it actually costs them. Jim Zarroli
OPB's Best Photos Of 2018 What are the images that define 2018 in for the Northwest? We look back at some of OPB's best photos of the past year. Bryan M. Vance, David Stuckey
Working The Holidays As An Amazon Worker NPR's Michel Martin talks to Vox business reporter Chavie Lieber about what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse during the holidays.
Parkour Resists 'Hostile Takeover' By International Gymnastics An art as much as it is a sport, parkour's urban ethic is one of bold, practiced risk-taking. Now its adherents say it is having to fight against encroachment by powerful interests. Laurel Wamsley
Troubled Oregon Mega-Dairy Up For Auction After Year Of Complaints A troubled mega-dairy in the Columbia Basin is now on the auction block. The sale of Lost Valley Farm comes after more than a year’s worth of pollution complaints and scrutiny by regulators. Courtney Flatt
Seattle's new tunnel will do its best to make you less squirrelly Scared of driving through a tunnel? You're not alone. One this episode of SoundQs, we'll look at tunnel and traffic phobias and what can be done to overcome them. Deborah Wang
Despite Pressure From Trump, The Federal Reserve Will Raise Key Interest Rate The Federal Reserve ignored pressure from President Trump and announced Wednesday that it will raise its key interest rate a quarter of a point. Jim Zarroli
Report: Facebook Underreported Amount Of User Data Third Parties Had Access To A new New York Times story finds that Facebook has underreported the amount of personal user data it allowed outside companies to access. Noel King talks to Gabriel Dance, an author of the report.