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A couple years ago, Gina Leto, a real estate developer, bought a property with her business partner.

Mass deportations. What would actually happen—economically—if the President-elect follows through on

Every ten years, a group of German farmers gather in the communal farm fields of the Osing for the O

This is the story behind one of the most valuable — and perhaps, most improbable — technologies huma

On the day after the election, Wall Street responded in a dramatic way. Some stocks went way up, oth

Back in the 90s, the federal government ran a bold experiment, giving people vouchers to move out of

Ray and Becky Queen live in rural Oklahoma with their kids (and chickens). The Queens were able to b

If you... exist in the world, it's likely that you have gotten a letter or email at some point infor

There's something strange going on in hospitals. Cheap, common drugs that nurses use every day seem

On today's show, we have two stories from The Indicator, Planet Money's daily podcast. They just lau

Over the past two decades, there's been a sort of tectonic economic shift happening under our feet.

(For our story on this year's Nobel in Economics, check out our daily show, The Indicator!)Let's fac

Even in our modern world with planes and jets and drones, the vast majority of goods are moved aroun

Recently, the state of Washington embarked on an ambitious new plan to combat climate change. Taking

The lawyer commercial is almost an art form unto itself. Learned practitioners of the law doing what

(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.)Back in 2016, things were pretty bad in Ven

"Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy."That is the bold promis

Next week, JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in the only confirmed vice presidential debate ahead

Table saws are extremely dangerous. The government estimates that injuries from table saws send some

People often say that money can't buy you happiness. Sometimes, if you ask them to tell you more abo