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Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work
35+ min ago (1452+ words) Ebert Velasquez Ramos (right) works at the drive-through at a McDonald's in Morningside, Md. He doesn't have a car so he sometimes turns to Escalate, a startup that provides Uber vouchers for workers who need last-minute rides among other support. Claire…...
World Tour 6: Currency Chaos in Argentina: Planet Money Summer School
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (445+ words) Just about everyone in Argentina is an expert in inflation and whether they like it or not, economic flexibility. Can we learn from them? Over the years, we at Planet Money have checked in on Argentina as it tried to…...
Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore: The Indicator from Planet Money
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (235+ words) Rage. That’s what consumers are feeling right now. A new survey found consumer complaints hit a record high this year. Another from last year found a huge share of consumers felt ‘rage’ with a product or service problem. Just think…...
The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (946+ words) Move over Monopoly, there's a new economics-themed game in town! Last year, Planet Money partnered with the company Exploding Kittens to create a board game. We've been documenting the whole thing in a podcast series. Well, that game is now…...
Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong?: The Indicator from Planet Money
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (172+ words) The total amount of investors using margin aka borrowing money to help pay for a trade is at an all time high of over $1.5 trillion. Is this something we should worry about? We spoke to Jurrien Tinner at Fidelity Investments....
Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1195+ words) Mabel Lago and her husband Tom on their 50th wedding anniversary. They built their 1,500-square foot retirement home in South Carolina a bit larger than they might have, to include a bedroom for their 39-year-old son. Mabel Lago hide caption Mabel…...
What happens inside a Fed meeting (Planet Money+): Planet Money
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) The Federal Reserve meets this week to decide on interest rates — a move with significant consequences for the economy and consumers. In today's bonus episode, Darian Woods talks with Lael Brainard, a former vice chair at the Federal Reserve, who…...
What is a K-shaped economy?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Let's take a cue from "Sesame Street" now to talk about one…...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite high inflation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady this week. But markets are acting as if higher interest rates are coming, as the central bank tries to curb stubborn inflation. The Federal Reserve is holding its benchmark interest rates…...
Americans continue to spend despite rising prices
2+ week, 3+ day ago (41+ words) NPR Americans continue to spend despite rising prices NPR's Leila Fadel asks Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi about the ways in which Americans are experiencing the high cost of living. Become an NPR sponsor...