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In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided to lease out the city's metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters.
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Ryan Murphy/Getty Images North AmericaCongressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as well as falling birth rates.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Benoît Morenne about how billionaire Paul Singer could benefit from the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.
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A golden phone that President Donald Trump's family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week. -
Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries. -
Economists may have a pretty dismal record with predictions. But we're still interested in what they see in their non-existent crystal balls. -
President Trump said that the country's decimated oil infrastructure will be rebuilt and start making money again. -
New coins marking the United States' 250th anniversary begin circulating this week. The Trump administration tweaked the design of some coins and is considering a dollar coin featuring the president. -
Americans may still get to enjoy Italian pasta after the Trump administration spared several producers from high-level tariffs.
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Some sneaker resellers are despairing as once pricey pairs now sit on shelves unsold. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mike Sykes II from the Business of Fashion about the changing market for sneakers.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with bourbon expert Fred Minnick on what Jim Beam's halting distillation at main distillery reveals about the challenges facing the bourbon industry and the year ahead.
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President Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs on Chinese imports affected many U.S. businesses last year. We check in with one small business owner to ask what the year and holiday season were like.
