Lotteries And Happiness
We assume that winning the lottery will make us happier. In some ways it does, in others — not so much.
Economy
Caught Between Trump's Tariffs And Tax Changes, Soybean Farmers Face Uncertain Future
A daunting trifecta is threatening many Midwest farmers' profit margin: wet fields, stubbornly low crop prices exacerbated by a trade war with China — and some twists from the new tax law.
Planet Money: Netflix And Amazon Stream In India
Amazon and Netflix are trying to take India's streaming market. But so far, success in the country has proved elusive.
Trump Aims To Lower Some U.S. Drug Spending By Factoring In What Other Countries Pay
An administration proposal would link what Medicare pays for certain drugs administered in hospitals and doctor's offices to the prices paid in Europe and other advanced economies.
Difficulty With The Deficit
The deficit normally shrinks when the economy is strengthening, but not now.
Asian Markets Fall After Sharp Losses On Wall Street
The U.S. market wiped out its 2018 gains on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index sank sharply on the open but leveled off, regaining some lost ground.
Nasdaq Sees Biggest Single-Day Loss In 7 Years
U.S. stocks moved sharply lower in later afternoon trading on Wednesday. The Dow lost more than 600 points. The major U.S. indexes are all negative on the year now.
Home Sales Are Dropping — Could The Housing Market Finally Be Cooling Off?
Sales of new U.S. homes fell 5.5 percent in September, marking a new two-year low and the fourth consecutive monthly drop. The changes suggest that the housing market is weakening.
The Rise Of The Machines
In just six years, robots could achieve parity with humans in the workplace, with machines working the same number of hours as people.
Immigration's Impact On U.S. Jobs
How do immigrants really affect the U.S. economy? Ethan Lewis, a labor economist at Dartmouth College, cuts through the rhetoric in a conversation with NPR's Steve Inskeep.