Robert Smith http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101217&ft=1&f=2101217 Robert Smith is a correspondent for NPR's Planet Money where he reports on how the global economy is affecting our lives. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Robert Smith http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101217&ft=1&f=2101217 Translating The Coca-Cola Experience For 60 years, Myanmar was officially without Coca-Cola. Now, Coke is back, and the new Myanmar bottle says a lot about the challenges of re-establishing a brand. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/189260873/translating-the-coca-cola-experience?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/189260873/translating-the-coca-cola-experience?ft=1&f=2101217 For 60 years, Myanmar was officially without Coca-Cola. Now, Coke is back, and the new Myanmar bottle says a lot about the challenges of re-establishing a brand.

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]]> How To Sell Coke To People Who Have Never Had A Sip Coca-Cola is returning to Myanmar after 60 years. They'd been kept out of the country by international sanctions. This week they officially opened their new plant outside of Yangon. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/189184092/how-to-sell-coke-to-people-who-have-never-had-a-sip?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/07/189184092/how-to-sell-coke-to-people-who-have-never-had-a-sip?ft=1&f=2101217 Coca-Cola is returning to Myanmar after 60 years. They'd been kept out of the country by international sanctions. This week they officially opened their new plant outside of Yangon.

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]]> In A Single ATM, The Story Of A Nation's Economy In Myanmar — a country that's been cut off from the world for decades — it's still a surprise when money pops out of the ATM. That may soon change. Tue, 28 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/29/186948398/In-Myanmar-Reforms-Come-With-Long-Awaited-ATMS?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/29/186948398/In-Myanmar-Reforms-Come-With-Long-Awaited-ATMS?ft=1&f=2101217 In Myanmar — a country that's been cut off from the world for decades — it's still a surprise when money pops out of the ATM. That may soon change.

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]]> Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon? A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/24/186275257/can-this-man-bring-silicon-valley-to-yangon?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/24/186275257/can-this-man-bring-silicon-valley-to-yangon?ft=1&f=2101217 A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.

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]]> Why (Almost) No One In Myanmar Wanted My Money Like people in other countries that have gone through economic turmoil, people in Myanmar want U.S. dollars that look like they just rolled off the presses. Fri, 10 May 2013 03:12:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/10/182309623/why-almost-no-one-in-myanmar-wanted-my-money?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/10/182309623/why-almost-no-one-in-myanmar-wanted-my-money?ft=1&f=2101217 Like people in other countries that have gone through economic turmoil, people in Myanmar want U.S. dollars that look like they just rolled off the presses.

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]]> The Trick To Selling Fancy Wine From New Jersey: Don't Say It's From New Jersey Instead, say it's from the "Outer Coastal Plain." (It's part of a plan to kick the state's reputation for making cheap wine.) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/03/29/175603136/the-trick-to-selling-fancy-wine-from-new-jersey-dont-say-its-from-new-jersey?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/03/29/175603136/the-trick-to-selling-fancy-wine-from-new-jersey-dont-say-its-from-new-jersey?ft=1&f=2101217 Instead, say it's from the "Outer Coastal Plain." (It's part of a plan to kick the state's reputation for making cheap wine.)

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]]> A Computer Fit For The Amish The key selling point is all the things it <em>doesn't</em> do. No Internet, no video, no music. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:39:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/25/172886170/a-computer-fit-for-the-amish?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/25/172886170/a-computer-fit-for-the-amish?ft=1&f=2101217 The key selling point is all the things it doesn't do. No Internet, no video, no music.

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]]> At A Trade Show, Power Tools Fit For The Amish The Amish don't drive and don't connect to the electrical grid. Yet a growing number of Amish people are leaving farming for manufacturing. That means they need tools — and power. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:45:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/22/172626089/inside-an-amish-trade-show?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/22/172626089/inside-an-amish-trade-show?ft=1&f=2101217 The Amish don't drive and don't connect to the electrical grid. Yet a growing number of Amish people are leaving farming for manufacturing. That means they need tools — and power.

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]]> Should The U.S. Import More Doctors? "We should think of doctors the same way we think of shirts," an economist says. "If we can get doctors at a lower cost from elsewhere in the world then we could save enormous amounts of money." Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:28:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/15/172108835/should-the-u-s-import-more-doctors?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/15/172108835/should-the-u-s-import-more-doctors?ft=1&f=2101217 "We should think of doctors the same way we think of shirts," an economist says. "If we can get doctors at a lower cost from elsewhere in the world then we could save enormous amounts of money."

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]]> A Union Vote For Chinese Workers Who Assemble iPhones Unions in China are typically controlled by management and the government. A union run by democratic vote of the workers would be a huge shift. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:52:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/04/171057430/a-union-vote-for-chinese-workers-who-asemble-iphones?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/02/04/171057430/a-union-vote-for-chinese-workers-who-asemble-iphones?ft=1&f=2101217 Unions in China are typically controlled by management and the government. A union run by democratic vote of the workers would be a huge shift.

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]]> Obama Speaks To Newtown's Grieving Families President Obama issued a challenge to the nation on gun violence Sunday night. He was speaking to grieving families of the school shooting in Newtown, Ct. And the president said when it comes to protecting children, the country isn't doing enough. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/17/167428000/obama-speaks-to-newtowns-grieving-families?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/17/167428000/obama-speaks-to-newtowns-grieving-families?ft=1&f=2101217 President Obama issued a challenge to the nation on gun violence Sunday night. He was speaking to grieving families of the school shooting in Newtown, Ct. And the president said when it comes to protecting children, the country isn't doing enough.

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]]> Shooter's Family Connections Begin To Emerge Audie Cornish talks to Robert Smith about the latest on the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/14/167301856/shooters-family-connections-begin-to-emerge?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/14/167301856/shooters-family-connections-begin-to-emerge?ft=1&f=2101217 Audie Cornish talks to Robert Smith about the latest on the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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]]> Police Cordon Off Conn. Shooter's Mother's House Robert Siegel talks to Robert Smith about the scene in Newton, Conn., after a deadly elementary school shooting. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:47:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/14/167295628/police-cordon-off-conn-shooters-mothers-house?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/2012/12/14/167295628/police-cordon-off-conn-shooters-mothers-house?ft=1&f=2101217 Robert Siegel talks to Robert Smith about the scene in Newton, Conn., after a deadly elementary school shooting.

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]]> Will A $1.9 Billion Settlement Change Banks' Behavior? For punishments to work, they need to be both swift and meaningful. The HSBC settlement may be neither. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:28:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/12/13/167089673/will-a-1-9-billion-settlement-be-enough-to-change-banks-behavior?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/12/13/167089673/will-a-1-9-billion-settlement-be-enough-to-change-banks-behavior?ft=1&f=2101217 For punishments to work, they need to be both swift and meaningful. The HSBC settlement may be neither.

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]]> Hurricane Sandy Victims Vote Amid Storm Chaos It was a not an easy day for voting in parts of the Northeast. Communities hit hard by last week's Hurricane Sandy saw long lines and confusion at polling places. Some voters had to fill out emergency ballots. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:32:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/07/164576364/sandy-victims-vote-amid-storm-chaos?ft=1&f=2101217 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/07/164576364/sandy-victims-vote-amid-storm-chaos?ft=1&f=2101217 It was a not an easy day for voting in parts of the Northeast. Communities hit hard by last week's Hurricane Sandy saw long lines and confusion at polling places. Some voters had to fill out emergency ballots.

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