Mar 13th, 2008 · Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. Now he's been rediscovered by young white rockers.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The auto repossession industry is big business. Two million cars were repoed last year. A report from the National Consumer Law Center says most of those are done without the involvement of courts or police. These so-called self-help repos have caused at least six deaths in recent years. From Michigan Radio, Tracy Samilton reports.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The electronic publishing revolution is underway, and for consumers, it could mean paying less than ever for books. But publishers think that lower prices could spell the end of the industry.
Mar 5th, 2010 · Two small-business owners discuss whether the tax incentives included in President Obama's jobs bill would be incentive enough to hire new workers. Andy Hann of Fountain Hills Door and Supply in Arizona says until the construction industry rebounds, he's not going to be able to hire any workers. Meanwhile, Simone Wilker of the printing shop AlphaGraphics in Paramus, N.J., says the incentives might just be the push she needs to take on another sales person.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Unintended acceleration problems that put Toyota in headlines have cut across the auto industry, according to complaints consumers have filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An NPR News investigation finds that companies such as Volkswagen, Volvo and Honda have had high rates of complaints in some model years.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Haiti wants to build its t-shirt manufacturing business. But t-shirts being sold by the fashion industry to support Haiti were made in Peru.
Feb 27th, 2010 · Bolivia is the third largest coca-producing country in the world. Although the illegal drug trade has given coca a bad reputation, indigenous people have used it for centuries as medicine, food and a symbol of their culture. Bolivia's president is a former coca farmer, and the country is trying to rebrand the coca leaf and create a legal industry from the controversial crop.
Feb 25th, 2010 · After weeks of recalls and stumbles, the scion of the Toyota family spoke directly to the American people about the company's greatest crisis in the United States. Auto industry observers say he did a good job conveying his concern for customers but left other critical questions unanswered.