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There are more travel agents than ever… because AI can’t do taste.The biggest IPO of the year so far is Cerebras… this IPO is about wafers and weddings.It’s Fed Chair Jerry Powell’s last day of work… we give him two grades for his 8-year tenure.Plus, Kool-Aid now thinks it’s a we ...  Show more

New apps are cataloging your closet to make and save you money… Hello, wardrobe investing.Lime e-scooters filed to IPO… but says its big risk is potholes (seriously, potholes).There’s an underground stock trading league held in a boxing gym… you bet on betters betting.Plus, MBAs ...  Show more

How do you run a business when a trade war is brewing? As President Trump's tariffs kick in - or are paused or are restarted - businesses around the world are trying to navigate the uncertainty.And, while trade is this big global thing, it is made up of individual farmers and bus ...  Show more

Note: This episode originally ran in 2015.German families in the 60s loved tasty, cheap American-raised chicken that was suddenly coming in after the war. And Americans were loving fun, cheap Volkswagen Beetles. This arrangement was too good to last.Today on the show, how a trade ...  Show more

After the gift exchange comes another great holiday tradition: returns season. Once again, we are joining the fun in our own Planet Money way. We are returning to stories from years past to see what's changed since we last reported them. It's an episode we call The Rest of the St ...  Show more

Memecoins are having a moment. Everyone from Hawk Tuah to President Donald Trump to animal influencers like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo have been turned into cryptocurrency. But what are the costs of all the hype?On today's show — a modern parable. How an orphaned baby rodent became ...  Show more