Kate Concannon

Seattle, Washington

Senior Supervising Editor at Planet Money

Senior Supervising Editor at The Indicator from Planet Money

Mum, news addict, stranger in a strange land, Senior Supervising Editor, @TheIndicator from @planetmoney on @NPR and founding Editor, Mountain West News Bureau

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Articles

Why the 30-year bond matters

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Paddy Hirsch |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

Last week, the U.S. Treasury held an auction for 30-year bonds. Some were worried no one would show up to buy these things! That didn't happen, but the 'long bond' isn't exactly thriving at the moment. Today on the show, we look back at why we have such a long maturity bond and why it might be a good idea to start paying attention to it going forward. Related episodes:Bond market nightmares (Apple / Spotify) Bond vigilantes.
Mixing family business with US trade policy in Vietnam

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Adrian Ma |Corey Bridges |Kate Concannon

Last month, Eric Trump, executive vice president at The Trump Organization, attended a ceremony in Vietnam to break ground on a $1.5 billion residential development and golf course. This comes as Vietnam's government is in trade talks with the administration of Eric's father, President Donald Trump. Today on the show, we look at how the Trump family's business projects in Vietnam are raising red flags when it comes to government ethics.
The secret to Nintendo's success : The Indicator from Planet Money

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Corey Bridges |Ella Feldman |Kate Concannon

3 hours agoAmrita Ahuja shares how the fintech giant is leveraging AI and real-time data to empower underserved customers, reshape financial access, and respond to market volatility with product velocity. One stock recently impacted by a whirlwind of volatility is Block—the fintech powerhouse behind Square, …
Trump's parade, FEMA phase out, and Warner Bros. Discovery divorces ... itself?

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Wailin Wong |Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi |Kate Concannon

It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today's episode: the monetary cost of Trump's military parade, looks like FEMA could be phased out, and another change to Warner Bros. Discovery. Related episodes: Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery (Apple / Spotify) Gilded Age 2.0? (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Trump's parade, FEMA phase out, and Warner Bros. Discovery divorces ... itself? : The Indicator from Planet Money

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Darian Woods |Wailin Wong |Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi |Kate Concannon

15 hours agoSocial Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of the population, says Jack Smalligan, senior policy fellow at the Urban Institute. But this spring, something different happened, he says: an unexpected surge in the number of …
The hidden costs of healthcare churn

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Lillian Karabaic |Wailin Wong |Angel Carreras |Kate Concannon

Healthcare churn—when people switch insurance plans—is particularly bad in the US. In today's episode, why Americans switch healthcare plans so much, and how that can cost a lot in money ... and in health. Related episode: How doctors helped tank universal health care (Apple / Spotify) Healthcare And Economic Despair For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric.
What's a revenge tax?

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

For four decades, the US has maintained a consistent policy position: money should be fairly free to come and go in and out of the country. That's changing. Two sections in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would add friction. First is a 3.5% tax on immigrants sending money home, commonly known as remittances. Second is what's known as Section 899 or, colloquially, the 'revenge tax'. This one is making Wall Street wary.
What's a revenge tax? : The Indicator from Planet Money

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

3 hours agoWall Street is getting more and more worried about the potential loss of America's superpower status. Now its CEOs are cycling from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression. Since President Trump started unveiling his chaotic tariffs this spring, sparking waves of panic among global …
Gilded Age 2.0?

3 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Darian Woods |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

To hear President Trump tell it, the late 1800s, i.e. the Gilded Age, was a period of unparalleled wealth and prosperity in the U.S. But this era was also marked by corruption and wealth inequality. Sound familiar? On today's show, is history repeating itself? Related episodes: Trump's tariff role model (Apple / Spotify) Worst. Tariffs. Ever. (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
An indicator lost: big disaster costs

3 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon

The U.S. government has tallied the economic impact of major natural disasters going back to 1980. State and local governments used this data for budgeting and planning. But last month, the administration retired its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters disaster database. Today on the show, we speak to Adam Smith, the architect of the program, on the work he did and what might be next. Related episodes:How much is a weather forecast worth?