Money
How we make and spend money, and how economics influences the world around us.
The 3 big lessons we’ve learned since “Liberation Day.”
The 3 big lessons we’ve learned since “Liberation Day.”
Learning Resources, an Illinois toy company, says it paid more than $10 million in tariffs.
An AI doom scenario so compelling, it shaved billions off the stock market.
There are three camps: The judicial supremacists, the GOP partisans, and Amy Coney Barrett.
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AI is sending stocks soaring, rich people are spending big, and hiring is at a crawl. Here’s why.
A brief history of credit card debt.
How will Trump get countries to do what he wants without tariffs?
The Court just did Trump a huge favor. Will he take it?
Trump loses, and the Democratic justices didn’t need to concede anything.
From Venezuelan oil to the Board of Peace, Trump is constantly looking for new sources of cash he can control.
The data is solid. The vibes are atrocious. What gives?
The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.
The tech is improving rapidly. But it won’t remake the economy overnight.
The February jobs report is not the “blockbuster” triumph President Trump imagines.
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.
The surprising embrace of prenuptial agreements by millennials and zoomers, explained.
The surprising truth about corporate investment in housing.
From getting to pick your seat to boarding in a better zone, airlines have turned “premium” add-ons into big profits.
Trump’s attempt to bully the Federal Reserve got an icy reception from the justices.
How public opinion on crowdfunding soured, explained in one chart.
The Trump administration is cracking down on borrowers who have fallen behind on payments.
The Fed is the final frontier of his quest to dominate every economic institution.
Why Trump is making a bid to control the US economy.
Chief Justice Roberts owes Powell an apology.
Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.
What Katie Wilson thinks national Democrats should learn from her win.
I quit podcasts for a month and discovered a new reality.
It’s a key reason the economy felt so, so bad this year.
The global debt crisis works like your credit card — but much, much worse.
2025 was the year China showed it could go toe-to-toe with the US in an economic war.
The real cause of America’s “vibecession.”
If you care about happiness, well-being, or growth, you should care about GDP.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
Both parties have turned their backs on traditional economic advice. Is the country paying the price?
The end of the SAVE plan, briefly explained.
The affordability crisis is a growth crisis.
The Dells’ $6 billion gift just legitimized Trump accounts.
The entire stock market, and therefore the entire economy, depends on it maintaining pretty impossible growth metrics.
From Trader Joe’s totes to Starbucks Bearista cups, low-end items carry more meaning in the affordability era.
What could go wrong when Black Friday shopping meets an affordability crisis?
They hardly ever fall. When they do, it usually means serious trouble.
And what, if anything, should be done about it?
