Oct 10, 2018

Register to vote or die

We're a couple weeks away from the midterm elections, and it's crunch time for voter registration. Political organizations and campaigns have spent millions on voter registration efforts targeting young and diverse voters, but will it work? Also on today's show: Amid trade tensions, the value of the Chinese yuan has been falling against the dollar, which has both the United States and China worried. Plus: How YouTube is changing parenting and the entertainment industry for children.

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Here are some reasons why China's currency is sinking

by Tracey Samuelson

Oct 10, 2018

One U.S. dollar today is worth about 9.92 Chinese yuan. That’s down nearly 10 percent from where it was last spring. That drop has the attention of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who said Wednesday he wants to make sure China is not doing “competitive devaluations.” That’s when a country seeks an advantage by making its […]

An employee counts 100-yuan notes at a bank in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province on July 23, 2018.

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Why rock is still king on the concert circuit

by Kai Ryssdal

Oct 10, 2018

Hip-hop/R&B is America's most popular genre, according to Nielsen, but rock concerts still rake in revenue.

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U.S. tightens foreign investment rules

by Janet Babin

Oct 10, 2018

Some sensitive industries — everything from technology to defense firms — will face tougher federal scrutiny under new regulations formalized Wednesday. The Committee of Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, announced its pilot program will take effect in 30 days. The announcement has some innovation, defense and tech companies scrambling to comply so they […]

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We’re a couple weeks away from the midterm elections, and it’s crunch time for voter registration. Political organizations and campaigns have spent millions on voter registration efforts targeting young and diverse voters, but will it work? Also on today’s show: Amid trade tensions, the value of the Chinese yuan has been falling against the dollar, which has both the United States and China worried. Plus: How YouTube is changing parenting and the entertainment industry for children.