Ready to combine finances with your partner? You have options First comes love ... then comes money management discussions? Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin discusses three common approaches that couples use to merge their money. Andee Tagle
Boeing buys struggling supplier Spirit AeroSystems to shore up 737 production woes Boeing agreed to buy Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas-based supplier that makes fuselages for the 737 Max jet, in a deal intended to improve quality after a midair door plug blowout. Russell Lewis
The lab grown diamond market is taking over wedding season It's wedding season, and for some people that means diamonds, and increasingly, lab grown diamonds. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with diamond industry analyst Paul Zimnisky about the diamond market. Ayesha Rascoe
A graphite processing plant in Alabama could help the U.S. rely less on China Processed graphite is crucial for making batteries, and a single player dominates the industry: China. Now, one company wants to start processing graphite in Alabama. New tariffs could help. Sally Helm
Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign The rural lifestyle retailer, with stores in 49 states, says it will withdraw its carbon emissions goals, cut its DEI roles and stop sponsoring Pride events after an online outcry from conservatives. Rachel Treisman
Supreme Court just made it harder for federal agencies to regulate in sweeping ruling The decision overturned Chevron v. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 decision that was not particularly controversial when it was announced 40 years ago. Nina Totenberg
A watchdog group targets payday lenders with a ‘2 strikes’ rule to help borrowers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to move ahead with a long-stalled rule to protect borrowers from repeated attempts to collect loan payments from bank accounts with insufficient funds. Scott Neuman
'Planet Money': The movement to make prison phone calls free How did prison phone calls get to be so expensive? The team from The Indicator from Planet Money explains. Adrian Ma
Jury orders NFL to pay billions in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV. The Associated Press
The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. Federal spending is turbocharging a scramble to build more EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. and make them more efficient and eco-friendly too. Camila Domonoske