This artist’s concept shows what the gas giant planet that orbits the star Alpha Centauri A could look like. R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)/NASA, ESA, CSA, …
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LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. Traditional economics says the market is guided by the forces of supply and demand. Customers decide …
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Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner reflects growing distrust of economists : Planet Money : NPR
Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions – in government, in media, in medical science… and lately, economists are …
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What power did President Trump and CFIUS get in the US Steel golden share deal? : Planet Money : NPR
A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide …
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It’s week three of summer school, government edition. So far this semester we’ve looked at how the government can help make us all richer …
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Ozzy Osbourne, a trailblazer who rose to fame as a founding force in heavy metal music and later became a reality television icon, passed …
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Business & Economy
Can you guess the movie from the business? : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images To cap off our weeklong series on all things Hollywood, we’re going to have …
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Can manufacturing jobs in the U.S. help rebuild the middle class? : Planet Money : NPR
Workers assemble Ford vehicles at the Chicago Assembly Plant on June 24, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott …
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Like Popsicles, sunscreen and swimming holes, it has become a summer tradition. Planet Money Summer School is back. (You can listen to past seasons …
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Business & Economy
What the US garment industry looks like today, and can it grow? : Planet Money : NPR
A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center hide caption toggle caption Garment Worker Center A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker …
