Consumer Protection Bureau Aims To Roll Back Rule For Payday Lending The rule would have protected borrowers from ballooning loans with giant interest rates. Now, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes ripping the rule's teeth out. Daniella Cheslow
Is Amazon too big to trust? One study found that Amazon is one of the most trusted institutions in the country. Joshua McNichols
Hemp steals the show at CannaCon in Seattle In Seattle, cannabis tends to mean marijuana. Carolyn Adolph
Howard Schultz for president?! Starbucks baristas told to change the subject Since he announced a potential presidential run, Howard Schultz has been getting a lot of criticism. Starbucks doesn't want that to affect hourly workers. Casey Martin
What Starbucks' history tells us about Howard Schultz's possible 2020 run Bill Radke speaks to Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn who has studied the coffee giant and its leader for the past two decades. Bill Radke
What the pho? Restaurant closes as landlords on the Ave eye richer tenants "Stressing out." Seattle businesses lose longterm leases...and sleep. Amy Radil
Gates Foundation, heralded for long parental leave, cuts program by half The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will cut its paid parental leave program by half to help the nonprofit run more smoothly. David Hyde
A tale of Sub Pop, the record label that put Seattle on the map The sound of Seattle was shaped in part by a record label called Sub Pop. Thirty years ago, that label was just a fanzine in Olympia called Subterranean Pop. Amina Al-Sadi
Microsoft in the drugstore? Why the tech giant is partnering with Walgreens Kim Malcolm talks with Geekwire's Todd Bishop about why Microsoft is entering a retail partnership with the parent company of Walgreens. Andy Hurst
Washington bans NRA backed insurance Washington state is banning certain National Rifle Association insurance policies. Paige Browning
