Change is brewing in the coffee industry. What lies ahead? Coffee growers are facing climate change, labor shortages and incomes below the poverty line. On International Coffee Day, we take stock of the industry behind the beverage. James Doubek
'Like ice melting': Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia China's jailing of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan highlights a deeper press freedom crisis across Asia. Ashish Valentine
Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic. The export-led industrial model that Germany has pursued for decades is now at a crossroads. Greg Rosalsky
EV sales surge in the U.S. ahead of Sept. 30 tax credit deadline A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted. Camila Domonoske
Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next. Andrea Hsu
Video game company Electronic Arts confirmed plans for a historic deal NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jennifer Maas, a senior business writer at Variety, about video game company Electronic Arts' agreement to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $55 billion. Kai McNamee
Unlocking the Gen Z consumer As Nike targets a new generation with a revised slogan, "Why Do It?," NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to consumer trends expert Casey Lewis about what brands get right and wrong about Gen Z. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Microsoft limits Israel’s access to cloud, AI services over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza Associated Press
Compass-Anywhere real estate merger could squeeze small brokerages The deal, announced earlier this week, would combine the two largest U.S. residential brokerages by sales volume. Scott Neuman
Why friends are teaming up to buy homes Buying a home is a conventional milestone for couples. But as home prices skyrocket, many Americans are buying homes with someone who isn't their romantic partner. Rhaina Cohen