Planet Money

Earth can sustain life for another 100 million years, but can we? This episode, we partner... more

The deal seemed too good to be true. There's a website that's been selling top quality dia... more

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: g... more

Note: This original episode ran in [2020] (https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/799345159/episod... more

Tupperware is the stealthy star of our modern homes. These plastic storage containers are ... more

If you cut every single federal job President Donald Trump wants to cut, how much money wo... more

In some ways, starting a bank is a lot like starting any other business. Who will you hire... more

Memecoins are having a moment. Everyone from Hawk Tuah to President Donald Trump to animal... more

What do Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, social media sensation Hawk Tuah, and the President of t... more

Last year, Tyson Foods shuttered a meat processing plant in Perry, Iowa. The company said ... more

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