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NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Michael McFaul, Russia expert at the Hoover Institution, about the Russian government's plans to make the nation's number-one oil producer, Yukos, pay millions in back taxes. The Russian government has frozen Yukos' assets, a move that has disrupted the national economy.

President Bush and Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke have both endorsed the idea of a stimulus package for the economy. Bernanke said at a House Budget Committee hearing that if Congress is going to act, it should do so quickly and make sure its actions are temporary. The president said he'll lay out his plan Friday.

The committee tasked with marking U.S. business cycles says the economy peaked in February and has since been in a recession triggered by the pandemic. But it says the recession could be short-lived.

Economist Robert Reich argues that the economy isn't going to get moving again until we address a fundamental problem: the growing concentration of wealth and income among the richest Americans. He explains his fears for America's economic recovery in Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.

German researchers purchased the robot named Athena, and found a passenger seat was cheaper than shipping her in a box.

In a much-anticipated speech Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke about the "nontraditional" measures he's had to use to boost the economy. The Fed can't use the traditional tool — lowering interest rates — because rates are already so low. At a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Bernanke also warned about the dangers of the stagnant labor market.

Throughout the week, Florida legislators are discussing changes to the state's gambling regulations. Florida's Senate Gaming Committee is reviewing a…

Employers added 75,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department reports. It was the smallest increase since October 2005. At the same time, the nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent, its lowest reading since the summer of 2001.

The app Nookzy, launching in San Francisco, allows people to rent out their urban and suburban nooks: the front porch, backyard, a garden alcove — places you usually want to keep strangers out of.

The app Nookzy, launching in San Francisco, allows people to rent out their urban and suburban nooks: the front porch, backyard, a garden alcove — places you usually want to keep strangers out of.