“When you get a fixed-rate mortgage, it's like buying insurance against inflation, and you're paying for that insurance over the whole life of the mortgage,” one expert told us.
The Texas suburbs have been a major driver of home building, but new housing construction in the state has slowed and single-family housing permits are down 8%.
The pawpaw fruit is native to North America — but hard to get your hands on. Researchers and farmers weigh in on what the future of pawpaws might look like.
It’s not a story about wonky statistics. It’s about America’s reliability as a borrower of trillions of dollars, something that underpins our global economy.
We'll discuss what to make of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on jobs and inflation, as well as the doubts cast on BLS under the second Trump administration.
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Missy Stults, the director of Sustainability and Innovation for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, leads a program that will supplement current electrical infrastructure and aid energy reliability and affordability citywide.
As inflation accelerates, the job market is slowing. That leaves the Federal Reserve in a dilemma over its dual mandate of stabilizing prices and maximizing employment.
Sammy's Law would require social media apps to allow access from third-party software that lets parents check children's online profiles and direct messages for signs of cyberbullying, illicit drug use and other online harms.
Raising prices to account for higher costs comes at, well, a cost. Plus: a fantasy author’s economic reality, the “double tax” faced by Black women, and falling bond yields.
In her new book, author and PhD student Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman looks at how both gender and race cost Black women — and how policy can help address those costs.
They aren’t just worried about upsetting their customers. Many face a number of other obstacles to raising prices, even as their costs have increased this year.
Julie Leong talks about the financial challenges of being an author full time, and how that led to her decision to go back to a job in the tech industry.
A survey from the National Federation for Independent Businesses showed companies are feeling better about the health of their businesses. But concerns about labor persist.
From the BBC World Service: President Donald Trump is calling on the European Union to hit China and India — two major buyers of Russian oil — with tariffs of up to 100%.
Craig Grannell, tech reporter at Wired, says the new iPadOS 26 gives the tablet the ability to function more like a desktop. He tells us what it was like to replace his Mac with the latest iPad for a week.
The reports produced by the BLS can save the government tons of money. Plus, preliminary jobs revisions, federal data lesson plans, and falling mortgage rates.
From the BBC World Service: France's push to get a grip on its debt problem is expected to result in the ousting of another prime minister, François Bayrou.
The U.S. may begin to lag in manufacturing advancements if it severs ties with China. Plus, three small business owners share updates and the largest employer in Altadena, California, partially reopens.
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal speaks with Craig Sloane, general manager of Altadena Town & Country Club, about reopening and their plans for rebuilding the clubhouse.
Recent spending cuts to rural safety net programs have some bracing for financial hardship, in light of what they went through during the Great Recession.
From the BBC World Service: Markets in Japan have reacted positively to the departure of the country's leader, Shigeru Ishiba, despite a recent U.S. trade deal.
