The Indicator from Planet Money

Most workers can’t start collecting full Social Security benefits until age 67. But a new ... more

What do influencing, AI and health sciences have in common? They’re all degree programs co... more

Universities spend millions of dollars every year on their athletics programs. But does th... more

What rhymes with "snakes" and helps the government classify economic activity? NAICS — or ... more

Decades ago, rich Americans used to pay taxes as high as 40% on their investments. Nowaday... more

This week’s indicators: Rent is squeezing middle-income earners, the Trump admin is squeez... more

President Trump and his money managers made more stock trades since his second term starte... more

The used car market is out of control and there doesn’t seem to be an easy fix for high pr... more

Whether it’s oil from Venezuela or somewhere else, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve ne... more

Follow us to Tennessee where hemp farmers are already pivoting in the face of a state ban ... more

This week’s indicators: Tracking your pain at the gas pump in real-time; OpenAI’s IPO hard... more

A vital artery for Saudi oil exports is under siege and it’s not the Strait of Hormuz. Tod... more

Big tech companies are borrowing billions of dollars to finance the build-out of AI data c... more

Flock cameras promise to reduce crimes like car theft. But these automated license plate r... more

It’s time for another Indicator Quiz! For today’s quiz, we’re testing the Indicator knowle... more

This week’s indicators: Is The U.S. Treasury Department futzing with financial markets?; I... more

Our favorite entry on the regional economy from the latest [Beige Book] (https://www.feder... more

Why do so many fintech companies — like Square and Mercury — want to be banks? And what do... more

The era of friendly diplomacy has fallen to the wayside once again as the U.S. - Canada tr... more

With AI disrupting the workplace, is your job going to exist in ten years? The Bureau of L... more