Economy

A student pilot and flight instructor prepare to take off on a training flight outside of Phoenix.

Proposals would ease standards, raise retirement age to address pilot shortage

2:38pm August 10, 2022

by David Schaper

Airlines blame a shortage of pilots for widespread cancellations and reduced service. Would allowing pilots to keep flying past age 65 and reducing the 1,500-hour flight training requirement help?

Economy

Families are continuing to have to deal with the effects of inflation

5:19am August 10, 2022

Falling gasoline prices are expected to put a dent in the latest inflation rate. But other costs, such as housing, continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.

Fast-growing green jobs pay more, Wake Forest economist says

5:37pm August 09, 2022

by Paul Garber

New research by Wake Forest University economist Mark Curtis finds that jobs in the renewable energy sector have tripled in the last 15 years, a figure that could grow with the recent passage of th

President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. The legislation is aimed at boosting the domestic production of semiconductors.

Biden signs semiconductor bill into law, though Trump raid overshadows event

4:43pm August 09, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.

Nikki Cox faced possible eviction this summer after her work hours were cut, and then she lost three weeks of pay after getting COVID-19.

'We have nowhere to go': Many face eviction during a crisis in affordable housing

12:21pm August 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Most Americans say a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live. An NPR poll also finds nearly twice as many Black renters as white faced an eviction threat in the past year.

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Economy

Hot econ summer: The soundtrack to Planet Money Summer School

6:30am August 09, 2022

by Greg Morton

It's a summer of macro at Planet Money. Celebrate hot econ summer with our playlist.

Economy

Poll: As costs rise, Black and Hispanic renters struggle the most

5:11am August 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

According to a new poll, a majority of Americans said a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live, and many fear eviction.

White adults receive the most financial help from older relatives, poll shows

7:46pm August 08, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or other elders. It helps explain America's persistent racial wealth gap.

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With a COVID program ending, some 6,000 people living in motels need to move

4:59pm August 08, 2022

by Vanessa Rancaño

California's program to house people in motels in order to get them off the street during COVID is ending. But it's unclear where the more than 6,000 people living in these facilities are headed.

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Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower costs in multiple areas of the economy

7:22am August 08, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about the Senate passing a major climate, health care and tax bill. Deese discusses what's in it and what isn't.

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