Is Homer Simpson still America's economic everyman? When the Simpsons first aired in 1989, the show depicted a typical American middle-class family. NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money investigates whether that remains true in 2022.
How much will Canada's block on foreign buyers help its housing crisis? The average home price in Canada has skyrocketed to over $800,000. Globe and Mail real estate reporter Rachelle Younglai tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how parliament hopes to address the crisis.
Boeing finally docks a capsule to the space station With only a test dummy aboard, Boeing's astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts. The Associated Press
Stocks are down, home prices are up and inflation continues Americans' buying habits are changing as we move into a new phase of the pandemic. Some big retailers are having trouble keeping up, with their stocks taking a beating this week. Scott Horsley
A N.C. cattle farmer describes inflation's impact on his operations Scott Simon speaks with Tommy Porter, a farmer in North Carolina, about how inflation is affecting the operation of his livestock and poultry farm. Scott Simon
Stocks entered a bear market. Here's what that means The S&P 500, one of the broadest stock market indexes, entered a bear market during Friday's trading. That means it had fallen a stunning 20% from a recent high in January. David Gura
Art values are booming as New York auctions make billions of dollars in sales Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips total sales have hit more than $2.5 billion for 2022 already, led by works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pablo Picasso. Robert Griffiths
Ford is recalling about 39,000 SUVS after 16 catch fire under the hood The company is urging those with affected vehicles to park their cars outside and away from structures. Rina Torchinsky
Gay Gordon-Byrne: Why do big manufacturers prevent you from repairing your own stuff? Manufacturers intentionally make their products hard to fix. Right-to-repair advocate Gay Gordon-Byrne fights for laws to stop companies from monopolizing repairs and let people fix their own stuff. Katie Simon
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli has been released from prison Shkreli, a former pharmaceutical executive known for raising the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000%, was sentenced to seven years in prison in for securities fraud in 2018. Rina Torchinsky