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NPR's David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the status of brick-and-mortar retailers.

Car dealerships across the U.S. and Canada are at a standstill after a cyberattack on a software platform. It's one example of an ongoing global crisis.

Federal Reserve officials were meeting this week to decide how much more credit to pump into the U.S. economy. To find out what they're likely to do — and why — Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal.

Inflation has fallen slightly but prices at the grocery store are still higher than they were before the pandemic. Along the U.S. southern border, some families find savings by shopping in Mexico.

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.

Microsoft is planning to disappear all of its e-books. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Aaron Perzanowski of Case Western Reserve University about what's going on.

A federal jury has found Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, guilty of making false statements about his drug use when buying a firearm illegal possession of a firearm by a drug user or addict.

In the Philippines, a surge in the price of onions has left people rationing the vegetable. The president, the weather and shady business dealings are all being blamed for the shortage.

Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music

The recent discovery of a 17th century map provides new insight into the life of William Shakespeare.