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On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives the Fed chair power.
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How about $350,000 within hours? The pitches flood small businesses: "No hidden fees, No BS." These financial lifelines are barely regulated and can turn into trip wires.
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President Trump recently signed an executive order targeting large institutional investors that buy up homes. But in some circumstances, those large investors have led to more housing affordability.
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While the parks remain very popular, the costs for families have skyrocketed, pricing out the middle class.
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Economists have found U.S. consumers tend to overbuy in a panicked frenzy before storms like Fern, racing to hoard milk, bread, and canned essential goods, clearing shelves of grocery stores in a storm’s projected path.
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The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.
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The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation.
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Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there.
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Tariffs, gold and the AI bubble are just some of the reasons January was a bumpy ride for markets.
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President Trump announced he plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council, weighs in.
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Warsh has been critical of the current Fed leadership.