Latest from Erika Beras

• Oct 5, 2018

  DOT loosens rules for driverless trucks

  The Department of Transportation said in its new autonomous vehicle guidelines Thursday that a human driver doesn’t necessarily have to be in the driver’s seat of a commercial motor vehicle. That means an artificial intelligence system could potentially drive a truck. What could this mean for the trucking industry? Click the audio player above to hear the […]

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• Oct 4, 2018

  Out-of-pocket expenses increase with health care hikes

  Health care costs keep going up and businesses are passing some of those costs down to their employees. A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that employers are paying on average about $20,000 a year for each employee’s family health plan — that’s a 5 percent increase from last year. We look into how those increasing […]

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• Oct 3, 2018

  Amazon is increasing wages. How should big corporations spread their wealth?

  

  Starting next month, Amazon will pay its more than 350,000 U.S. workers $15 an hour. The company is now worth more than a trillion dollars. So what obligations do corporations have when they get this big?  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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• Oct 2, 2018

  After NAFTA overhaul, Canada and Mexico turn to hammering out metal tariff deal

  

  The newly inked trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico resolves issues regarding pharmaceuticals and dairy — but that still the leaves the separate, unresolved feuds around steel and aluminum tariffs. How will the three countries use the NAFTA negotiations to influence how they figure out a metal tariff deal? Click the audio player […]

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• Sep 29, 2018

  Few student borrowers working in the public sector are finding loan forgiveness

  About year ago, the U.S. Department of Education started accepting applications from public servants to have their student loan balances wiped away. Twenty-eight thousand borrowers applied for forgiveness in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; 96 were approved. To qualify, applicants must spend at least 10 years working for government agencies or certain kinds of nonprofits […]

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• Sep 28, 2018

  Real estate tech firm Opendoor gets cash infusion from SoftBank

  Here’s a very different way to sell a home from the usual: Go to a website. Plug in your address. Answer a few questions about the house. And wait about 24 hours to see if you get a cash offer. A handful of companies are buying up houses this way, including Zillow. The biggest player […]

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• Sep 13, 2018

  What happens when the government declares a state of emergency?

  

  How declaring a state of emergency allows states to prepare for natural disasters.

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• Sep 13, 2018

  How states unlock money to meet hurricane expenses

  

  Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall later this week.

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• Sep 11, 2018

  A new option for cash-strapped borrowers

  

  It's called Simple Loan, and it could hint at a change in American borrowing.

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• Sep 10, 2018

  An IRS commissioner at last?

  

  After months of waiting, Charles Rettig could be confirmed this week as Internal Revenue Service commissioner. It’s been nearly a year since the Trump administration passed the sweeping tax overhaul. If Rettig is confirmed, he will have his work cut out for him. The agency is underfunded, undermanned and overburdened. And the countdown clock to April […]

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