Big furniture companies have relied on a century-old model for selling desks and chairs. It doesn't work in the age of the home office.
It feels like cash has disappeared. But there's more paper money out there than ever. That might be a problem.
One America is living in a housing boom. The other needs support from the government or family for an affordable place to live.
Why people are buying their own firetrucks.
COVID-19 and tariffs are reconfiguring trade. And companies are reevaluating how and where their products get made.
In-person service jobs, which have been hit hard by the pandemic, are disproportionately done by women. Yet the unemployment rate is only part of the story.
COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.
Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.
The debate over liability and the coronavirus.
Restaurants are getting squeezed. How many will survive? And what should we do about it?
As America experiences a coin shortage, Planet Money takes a look at the value of the penny.
Cheap beer sales are surging but are still losing ground to craft beer. Yet craft breweries are still suffering. What is going on?
