Economy

Economy

Homebuyers are losing big deposits because of rising mortgage rates

4:32pm November 23, 2022

by Chris Arnold

Before mortgage rates rose, many people put down big deposits to buy houses that weren't built yet. Now rates have gone from 3% to 7% and they can't afford to buy the homes they agreed to buy.

Economy

The fallout from FTX's collapse is being felt across the crypto industry

4:32pm November 23, 2022

by David Gura

The fallout from the collapse of the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange is being felt across the crypto industry, raising concerns about contagion.

To retire, or not to retire? A journalist goes on quest to figure out what's next

1:53pm November 22, 2022

by Dave Davies

Independence Day author Steve Lopez turned the issue of retirement into a reporting project, speaking to geriatric experts, a psychiatrist, a rabbi, plus people who have retired and some who refuse.

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Inflation ruffles feathers ahead of Biden's turkey pardoning ceremony

5:07am November 22, 2022

While President Biden observed the tradition of pardoning turkeys, there was a side helping of snipe between the administration and a big farm lobby group over the price of Thanksgiving dinner.

Due to high inflation this year, NPR's Business desk shares cheaper dishes to substitute for Thanksgiving stables.

Economy

Inflation won't win Thanksgiving: Here's NPR's plan to help you save on a meal

5:00am November 22, 2022

Turkey, stuffing, pie — it's all way more expensive this year. But you don't have to let inflation spoil your meal, if you're willing to get creative.

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Economy

Substitutionsgiving: Inflation-friendly substitutes for thanksgiving dishes

4:59pm November 21, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

With the price of a typical Thanksgiving meal up 40% over the last two years, NPR's business desk finds inflation-friendly substitutes for traditional dishes.

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Economy

Thanksgiving dishes are more expensive this year — but there are alternatives

6:56am November 21, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Inflation is coming to Thanksgiving dinner this year. Fortunately, NPR's Business Desk has tips on how to save money on Turkey Day. Call it Substitution-giving.

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A photo illustration shows four images separated by bars. The first image is of money and a Medicare card, the second is an older man sitting in a chair, the third is a closeup of money, the fourth is of a spreadsheet of overpayments totaling over $8 million.

Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans

5:01am November 21, 2022

Taxpayers footed the bill for care that should have cost far less, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. The U.S. government may charge insurers $650 million as a result.

Economy

Life Kit: How to get into credit card points

5:01pm November 19, 2022

by Andee Tagle

Andee Tagle from NPR's Life Kit podcast reports on the best way to accumulate credit card points and put them to good use.

Economy

The rise and fall of FTX

5:01pm November 19, 2022

by Nick Fountain

Nick Fountain, co-host of NPR's podcast Planet Money, reports on the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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