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Lipstick is economic soup for the stressed soul… And L’Oreal is the Lipstick Effect in real life.Elon dropped a truth bomb: 4M Teslas can’t drive themselves… Up next? Operation Body Shop.Should you ask your boss approve that business trip?... We ran the ROI on Biz Trips.Plus, adu ...  Show more

Spirit Airlines is getting a $500M Gov’t bailout… but once again, we’re pitching Disney Airlines.Chipotle is turning its rewards app into Nintendo… because dopamine daily drives demand.SpaceX just made ANOTHER AI acquisition… Elon’s mission statements are just placeholders.Plus, ...  Show more

Lately we've noticed that something we think about all the time here at Planet Money is having a viral moment: recession indicators!From the more practical (like sales for lipstick going up and men's underwear going down) to the absurd and nonsensical (like babysitter buns coming ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The news to know for Thursday, July 10, 2025! </span>

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We'll tell you why the FBI is now investigating two of President Trump's critics who were once powerful figures in the Obama administr ...

Ben & Jerry in talks to buy back eponymous brand from Unilever (UL). (00:30) Anheuser-Busch (BUD) sees only a limited impact on beer prices from tariffs in 2025. (02:05) META said to apologize for glitch that flooded Instagram Reels with graphic content. (02:56) Episode transcrip ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The news to know for Thursday, July 3, 2025! </span>

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We'll tell you about the verdict in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case and what's next for the former music mogul. </span>

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