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Six House Republicans joined Democrats to successfully block Trump's Canadian tariffs. And, roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans last year.
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The U.S. job market perked up a bit to start the new year, but revised figures from the Labor Department show hiring was much weaker in 2025 than initially reported.
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Many buyers are now forced to choose between affordability and safety, as much of the cheapest property can be found in areas with higher risk of natural disaster.
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While millions of fans will be watching the Super Bowl, others will be more focused on the bowls of chips and dip.
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Big tech companies saw more than $1 trillion wiped off their market value this week after Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft together forecast capital expenditures of $650 billion in 2026, for new data centers and gear related to artificial intelligence.
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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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