Episodes (Page 9)
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For over 25 years, fresh American potatoes were barred from freely entering Mexico despite NAFTA, representing a major gap in US-Mexico free trade.
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AI translation technology is rapidly improving but hasn't yet fully replaced human translators despite industry predictions
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Planet Money revisits past stories to update listeners on major economic developments including zombie mortgages, student loan forgiveness, and Argentina's economy under its new president.
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Despite positive economic indicators in 2024 (inflation down, unemployment stable, three Fed rate cuts), overall economic sentiment among Americans remained pessimistic.
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Mauricio Serna is developing biodiversity credits as a financial instrument to fund habitat restoration on his family's Colombian land, El Globo
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Sports gambling evolved in the 1980s when computers and statistical analysis entered sportsbooks, mirroring changes that occurred simultaneously on Wall Street.
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Three economists won the Nobel Prize for explaining global inequality through the power of institutions and economic systems
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The Smoot-Hawley Tariffs of the Great Depression era explain why Congress delegated tariff authority to the executive branch, a decision with modern relevance.
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Windell Curole, a Louisiana flood protection official, built unauthorized levees to protect his community after Hurricane Katrina raised questions about Army Corps of Engineers reliability.
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In 1992, George Soros' hedge fund, led by the future Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent, executed a legendary trade betting against the British pound.
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Data breach notification letters recommend protective steps, but their actual usefulness in preventing harm is questionable and worth examining
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Furniture design and trends are determined years in advance by decision-makers in High Point, North Carolina, before consumers think about purchasing.
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Real estate developer Gina Leto discovered a critical problem $800,000 into construction when her lawyer revealed her property title had been compromised.
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The episode examines economic consequences of mass deportations by reviewing a prior US immigration crackdown intended to help the economy.
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German farmers in the Osing region participate in a centuries-old lottery called Osingverlosung that randomly redistributes communal farmland every ten years.
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Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) is a breakthrough technology that enables production of the world's most advanced microchips used in AI and other applications.
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Market signals following the 2024 election reveal what investors are betting on regarding Trump's economic policies, including tariffs, regulation, taxes, and spending.
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The federal government tested whether housing vouchers allowing people to move from high-poverty to low-poverty neighborhoods could improve jobs, earnings, and education.
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Military veteran Ray Queen and tens of thousands of others were stranded on the brink of foreclosure due to errors in the VA's COVID forbearance program.
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Data breaches affecting hundreds of millions of people, including incidents at Ticketmaster, AT&T, and Advance Auto Parts via Snowflake cloud services, raise questions about personal data security.