Paid or unpaid, child care is vital to the economy. This program recognizes that In Arizona, a program called Kith and Kin teaches mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends and neighbors who watch other people's children the skills they need to provide high quality care. Andrea Hsu
College credit for working your job? Walmart and McDonald’s are trying it Imagine a world in which your resume relies less on titles or diplomas and acts more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have. Alina Selyukh
Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing has accepted a deal to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. Russell Lewis
Life Kit: Tips for managing joint bank accounts Should you merge your finances with your significant other? Keep them separate? Or something in between? NPR's Life Kit breaks down different ways to handle finances with your partner. Andee Tagle
Downtown Seattle office values are dropping like overripe plums. That's not all bad In the Seattle metro area, the market price for a place to attempt to concentrate on your work while colleagues talk loudly near your desk is dropping significantly. Eastside, don't get cocky - it's happening there too. Joshua McNichols
U.S. employers added 206,000 in June — a slowdown, but more than forecasters expected U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in June — a modest slowdown from the previous month. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.1%. Scott Horsley
Amazon is 30. Here's how a book store gobbled up all of e-commerce Jeff Bezos founded the e-commerce giant in his garage 30 years ago. NPR's Andrew Mambo talks with business reporter Alina Selyukh about how Bezos built an empire and what's next for the company. Andrew Mambo
Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law. Bill Chappell
A boom of new businesses in America has stayed strong since summer of 2020 There's a sustained boom in small business creation in America. We look into what types of new businesses are booming and why this kind of trend has meant economic growth in the past. Gregory Rosalsky
After dramatic falling out, Paramount and Skydance near a merger deal The on again, off again merger of two media giants could be on again.