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Jan 5, 2024 | npr.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Julia Ritchey |Alex Goldmark |Kenny Malone |Jeff Guo

Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197959369/1223261365" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images The U.S. economy added a solid number of jobs, the unemployment rate held steady, and a lot of people got raises.

Dec 29, 2023 | npr.org | Erika Beras |Dave Blanchard |Sarah Gonzalez |Emma Peaslee |Alex Goldmark

SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF COIN SPINNING)NICK FOUNTAIN, HOST: One of the best and worst things about our jobs here at PLANET MONEY are the deadlines. They're relentless, but they keep us honest because while we're being honest, without deadlines, we would work on stories forever - reading that one last paper, doing that one last interview, checking that one last fact. That is, of course, if it weren't for the deadline.

Oct 17, 2023 | npr.org | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Corey Bridges |Alex Goldmark

How a consumer watchdog's power became a liability Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197955919/1206630071" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in 2010 as the legislative response to the Great Recession. It's an aggressive regulator that challenges financial institutions on behalf of consumers.

Oct 13, 2023 | npr.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Alex Goldmark

Junk fees, unfilled jobs, jackpot Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197955835/1205896746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> SAN LORENZO, CA - JANUARY 13: A customer holds a handful of Powerball tickets at Kavanagh Liquors. Dozens of people lined up outside of Kavanagh Liquors in hopes of winning the estimated record-breaking $1.5 billion dollar jackpot.

Aug 30, 2023 | npr.org | Robert Smith |Alex Goldmark |Max Freedman

Summer School 8: Graduation and the Guppy Tank Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1196892437/1196900225" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Congratulations to the Planet Money Summer School Class of 2023! Today, you become masters of business administration... spelled with lower-case letters for legal purposes. Your diploma is waiting for you just across the stage.