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A profile of Wall Street's top cop: SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

The top U.S. securities regulator has a full plate. SEC chairman Gary Gensler wants to protect novice investors who are trading stocks and crypto currencies.
- David Gura
Two investigative journalists were awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa of the Philippines is one of two journalists to have received the Nobel Peace Prize this week, highlighting a message about the need for press freedom.
- Frank Langfitt
Decades-long dispute between Mi'kmaq community and commercial lobstermen escalates

The waters of Nova Scotia, Canada, hold one of the world's most lucrative lobster fisheries. A conflict over how to balance native treaty rights with commercial fishing rules is coming to a head.
- Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi
EU official holds talks with U.S. officials, who are grappling with big tech firms

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the European Union's top competition official, Margrethe Vestager, about how governments should be handling big tech firms.
Can companies police the biases found in artificial intelligence?

How can bias be removed from artificial intelligence? NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenneth Chenault, co-chair of the Data and Trust Alliance, on how corporations can take steps to make that happen.
- Courtney Dorning
Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor

Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now, workers at four additional U.S. locations are also pursuing union votes.
- Alina Selyukh
Kraken fans and Amazon parents: a few reasons some downtown Seattle shops feel hopeful

Amazon just had its best Black Friday weekend ever. Meanwhile, brick and mortar retailers in downtown Seattle are hoping holiday sales will help them recover from a bad year. With a modest increase in foot traffic downtown, there's reason for optimism.
- Joshua McNichols
Every Michigan driver will get $400 for each vehicle they own, the state says

The money comes from a projected $5 billion surplus held by a non-profit that reimburses auto insurers for very high personal injury medical costs.
- Bill Chappell
Everyday people can buy a house with cash with this new type of loan

A new breed of lenders are helping everyday people make cash offers to buy houses. Cash offers carry clout and sellers are more likely to accept them over offers from people who need a mortgage.
- Chris Arnold
San Francisco moves to delay its cannabis business tax to give legal dealers a boost

Supporters of the ordinance said the cannabis industry is experiencing a drop-off in business following a boom early in the COVID-19 pandemic and that a tax hike would result in higher prices.
- Joe Hernandez

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