Alina Selyukh
Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.
Before joining NPR in October 2015, Selyukh spent five years at Reuters, where she covered tech, telecom and cybersecurity policy, campaign finance during the 2012 election cycle, health care policy and the Food and Drug Administration, and a bit of financial markets and IPOs.
Selyukh began her career in journalism at age 13, freelancing for a local television station and several newspapers in her home town of Samara in Russia. She has since reported for CNN in Moscow, ABC News in Nebraska, and NationalJournal.com in Washington, D.C. At her alma mater, Selyukh also helped in the production of a documentary for NET Television, Nebraska's PBS station.
She received a bachelor's degree in broadcasting, news-editorial and political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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They call it Christmas creep. Retailers have long tried to get people shopping for holiday gifts earlier and earlier — and this year, as early as October. The pandemic has had something to do with it.
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House Democrats recommend Congress look at ways to force the companies to split off some of their businesses, saying the tech giants have exploited their power to benefit themselves and hurt rivals. -
Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that, for tax purposes, Subway bread had too much sugar to qualify as bread. The case raises questions about changing tastes, niche tax law, and what is bread anyway?
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Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.
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Need to replace a major appliance, and you may be completely out of luck: The coronavirus pandemic both changed consumer spending and led manufacturers to scale back their production numbers.
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A 1938 law created "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs and should be phased out, marking a new milestone in the debate over "sheltered workshops," the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says. -
But U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July, after extra federal jobless benefits expired and families faced a confusing back-to-school season. -
Malls are saving another retailer. J.C. Penney is the fourth bankrupt chain this year getting sold to a venture with its landlords, including the biggest U.S. mall company.
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Walmart+ will cost $98 a year, offering free delivery of groceries and items from nearby stores, a discount on gasoline and mobile checkout. -
The lawsuit says Black franchisees were steered toward neighborhoods where sales are lower while costs are higher. The franchisees ended up with less money and faced harsher scrutiny, it says.