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Tuesday April 30, 2019

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How Grocery Shelves Get Stacked

April 30, 2019 • The pay-to-play way your supermarket's shelves work.

How Grocery Shelves Get Stacked

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Is Buying A House Overrated?

April 30, 2019 • The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

Monday April 29, 2019

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Where The Gender Pay Gap Is Widest

April 29, 2019 • A report from Glassdoor reveals which industries have the starkest gender pay gaps.

Keeping Money Secrets From Each Other: Financial Infidelity On The Rise

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Keeping Money Secrets From Each Other: Financial Infidelity On The Rise

April 29, 2019 • As many as 41% of American adults deceive their partners by hiding secret debts or accounts. Therapists say it's increasingly common, and it's both the loss of trust and resources that hurt.

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Friday April 26, 2019

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Why Superman Doesn't Take Over The World

April 26, 2019 • Superman could easily take over the world. But there are some good economic reasons why he doesn't.

Thursday April 25, 2019

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Selling A T-Rex On eBay

April 25, 2019 • On eBay right now: A baby T-Rex. The price? $2.95 million.

Wednesday April 24, 2019

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Is Everything Awesome In The Economy?

April 24, 2019 • The first few months of 2019 looked troubling. But now we seem to be on the upswing.

Tuesday April 23, 2019

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What Happened To U.S. Workers?

April 23, 2019 • The share of people aged 25 to 54 in the labor force has fallen in the past couple of decades. What happened?

What Happened To U.S. Workers?

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Monday April 22, 2019

Darius Rafieyan

The Traffic Tariff

April 22, 2019 • New York will soon charge drivers to enter the most crowded parts of the city. Congestion pricing: Does it work? Who's doing it? And is it coming to a city near you?

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt

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Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt

April 22, 2019 • The senator's higher-education proposal for her 2020 presidential run goes further than just free college and would forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in existing loans.

Thursday April 18, 2019

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Planet Money

A Brief History Of Income Taxes

April 18, 2019 • Taxes have been around forever. But the income tax? In the U.S., it's relatively recent.

Wednesday April 17, 2019

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Planet Money

Why Do Introverts Get Paid Less?

April 17, 2019 • There's a gap in career earnings between introverts and extroverts.

Tuesday April 16, 2019

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Planet Money

Why Do We Still Use QWERTY Keyboards?

April 16, 2019 • The story behind the first six keyboard letters are driven by economics.

Monday April 15, 2019

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The Cost Of Measles

April 15, 2019 • The cost of a measles outbreak - to individuals, families, communities, and the country - is high.

Sunday April 14, 2019

Understanding Changes To The Tax Code

April 14, 2019 • Kay Bell, a writer for the Don't Mess With Taxes blog, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about changes in the tax code this year.

Understanding Changes To The Tax Code

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