Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore... more
For the last year and a half, the story of FTX has focused largely on the crimes and punishment of... more
What's going on with consumers? This is one of the trickiest puzzles of this weird economic moment we're in. We've... more
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This episode originally ran in 2015.About one hundred years ago, a scientist and statistician named Francis Galston came upon an... more
Last month, Japan's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. That is a really big... more
In 2019, Mike Ketchmark got a call. Mike is a lawyer in Kansas City, Missouri, and his friend, Brandon Boulware,... more
There's been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should continue to financially... more
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2020.)In the restaurant game, you need to make the most of every table every... more
It is rare that a new e-commerce company has such a meteoric rise as Temu. The company, which launched in... more
Steel manufacturing was at one point the most important industry in the United States. It was one of the biggest... more