'Madoff' takes account of the biggest financial Ponzi scheme in history Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff scammed investors out of approximately $68 billion. Journalist Richard Behar spoke to Madoff in prison more than 50 times for his book, Madoff: The Final Word. Terry Gross
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are expected to ask the Fed chair about interest rates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visits Capitol Hill on Wednesday to take questions on the economy and interest rates. Scott Horsley
Fed Chair tells Congress lowering interest rates poses "two-sided risks" Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testified before a Senate committee today. As inflation cools, the central bank is weighing when it's safe to start cutting interest rates. Scott Horsley
Kroger, Albertsons are selling 124 grocery stores in Washington The merger will result in the sale of 579 stores (across the companies' five brands). Dyer Oxley
Families of 737 Max crash victims urge a judge to reject Boeing’s plea deal Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to misleading regulators in connection with the deadly crashes of two 737 Max jets. But that deal with the DOJ has not quieted the anger of crash victims’ families. Joel Rose
‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination The Wall Street Journal has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs this year. In a lawsuit, former reporter Stephanie Armour says the paper tried to shed employees with significant health-care costs by citing “trumped up performance issues.” David Folkenflik
How to fight shrinkflation? Pay attention to unit prices at grocery stores Companies have waged a quiet revolution in package sizing that they use to squeeze more money out of us. But there’s a weapon to help consumers level the playing field: unit prices. Greg Rosalsky
Will economic improvements in some counties influence voters? A report shows America's poorest counties are having their best economic period in decades. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John Lettieri of the Economic Innovation Group, about their study. Leila Fadel
Boeing agrees to plead guilty in connection to plane crashes that killed 346 people Boeing's deal to plead guilty to a federal criminal fraud charge in relation to two 737 Max crashes has not quieted anger from victims' families. Legal issues for the troubled plane maker continue. Joel Rose
A radio host resigned after interviewing Biden with questions provided by his campaign Two radio hosts in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin admitted to interviewing Biden with questions provided by his team, which violates many newsroom policies. One of them has resigned. Rachel Treisman
