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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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Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Disney Dreamers AcademyWhile the parks remain very popular, the costs for families have skyrocketed, pricing out the middle class.
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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. -
The number of visitors to Las Vegas in 2025 dropped by nearly 8% compared to the year before, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Officials say a drop in international tourists and concerns about the economy are to blame. -
Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates. -
As tensions simmer between the European Union and the U.S. over the Trump administration's trade policies and its play for Greenland, we've been hearing about the EU's economic "bazooka." What is it?
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President Trump has been pressing the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates more aggressively, but the central bank voted to hold rates steady for now, as it tries to bring down inflation.
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The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautious about additional rate cuts.
