Segments From This Episode

• Taxpayers aren’t the only ones disappointed with taxes this year

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Federal tax revenue is coming in short while the debt ceiling remains unresolved. The problem was signaled by meager refunds.

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• Clawing back unspent COVID funds might contribute to a debt ceiling solution — but not much

  by Henry Epp

  

  The exact amount left from pandemic spending bills could be as little as $30 billion — a fraction of this year’s federal deficit.

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• Banking crisis may be fueling the rise of so-called “shadow banks”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  Hedge funds and private equity loans might lend like banks, but they’re not regulated like them.

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• When’s the best time to buy plane tickets?

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Google’s piloting a new, free price drop guarantee. Why, and how useful is it?

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• A lifeline — with limitations — for rural hospitals

  Some rural hospitals are facing closure now that pandemic-related aid has dried up. Marketplace’s Elizabeth Trovall looks at a new federal program that aims to keep them open.

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