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Thursday January 31, 2019

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Lights Out For PG&E?

January 31, 2019 • How the once fairly-stable business of public utilities is changing.

Wednesday January 30, 2019

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How To Price A Government Shutdown

January 30, 2019 • The Congressional Budget Office estimated the economic impact of the longest shutdown in history.

Fed Says U.S. Growth Is 'Solid,' Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

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Fed Says U.S. Growth Is 'Solid,' Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

January 30, 2019 • The labor market continues to get stronger and the economy is growing at a solid rate, the Federal Reserve said. The central bank also said it will be patient as it decides on future rate increases.

Tuesday January 29, 2019

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A Bond Is Born

January 29, 2019 • How the invention of the government bond saved a bunch of mid-level politicians from certain death and became one of the most important pieces of financial technology the world has ever seen.

Monday January 28, 2019

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Globalization At Davos: What Happened?

January 28, 2019 • The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is supposedly an unabashed celebration of globalization. Not this year.

Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever

Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever Stamp has increased 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

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Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever

January 28, 2019 • The cost of a Forever Stamp has gone up by 5 cents as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send, too.

Friday January 25, 2019

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Planet Money

The End Of The Shutdown?

January 25, 2019 • The shutdown is over... for now. Today on the Indicator, we talk to one of the 800,000 formerly-furloughed federal employees about his experience of the shutdown.

Thursday January 24, 2019

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Planet Money

HAIL To College Access

January 24, 2019 • An economics experiment that streamlines the application and financial aid process for low-income students.

Wednesday January 23, 2019

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Planet Money

When Tariffs Hit Home

January 23, 2019 • How the trade war with China is playing out on one peanut farm in Georgia.

Tuesday January 22, 2019

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Planet Money

Shooting Bambi To Save Mother Nature

January 22, 2019 • The number of hunters in the U.S. is falling, which is bad news for wildlife conservation.

Sunday January 20, 2019

National

Disruptions Expected As Furloughed IRS Workers Called Back To Work Without Pay

January 20, 2019 • Thousands of IRS workers have been called back to work without pay. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Danny Werfel, acting IRS commissioner during the 2013 shutdown, about a shutdown's effect on operations.

Disruptions Expected As Furloughed IRS Workers Called Back To Work Without Pay

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Saturday January 19, 2019

National

During Government Shutdown, Many Federal Workers Can't Afford To Miss A Paycheck

January 19, 2019 • The federal government's failure to pay its workers during the shutdown has caused hardship for many. Economist Joseph Stiglitz tells NPR's Melissa Block why so many have no savings to fall back on.

During Government Shutdown, Many Federal Workers Can't Afford To Miss A Paycheck

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Friday January 18, 2019

What Keeps Economists Up At Night? And Other Stuff

Echo Wang

Planet Money

What Keeps Economists Up At Night? And Other Stuff

January 18, 2019 • We armed The Indicator's producers with your questions, and they unleashed them on a roomful of economists at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association.

Thursday January 17, 2019

R.I.P. Jack Bogle, Democratizer Of Investing

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