Planet Money

There's this cautionary tale, in the finance world, that nearly any trader can tell you. I... more

So the president can't spend more money than Congress has agreed and voted to spend. But c... more

There has been chaotic uncertainty around billions of dollars allocated by Congress. The T... more

The trip that changed Tigran Gambaryan's life forever was supposed to be short — just a fe... more

The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more tha... more

Americans spend more on scratch lottery tickets per year than on pizza. More than all Coca... more

On Monday, the stock market went into a tizzy over a new AI model from Chinese company Dee... more

When it comes to solar and wind power, renewable energy has always had a caveat: it can on... more

After being sworn into office, President Trump signed a whole host of executive actions an... more

The fires in Los Angeles are almost out. Residents are starting to trickle back into their... more

Donald Trump is just about to begin his second presidency. And it may be safe to say that ... more

(Note: This episode originally ran in [2018] (https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/05/1... more

You know Watergate, but do you know Fedgate? The more subtle scandal with more monetary po... more

The ZIP code is less like a cold, clinical, ordered list of numbers, and more like a weird... more

Ever since free trade opened up between the US and Mexico in the 1990s, trillions of dolla... more