The housing crisis is forcing buyers to choose between affordability or safety Many buyers are now forced to choose between affordability and safety, as much of the cheapest property can be found in areas with higher risk of natural disaster.
The cost of this year's Super Bowl snacks While millions of fans will be watching the Super Bowl, others will be more focused on the bowls of chips and dip.
What a recent executive order from Trump means for housing costs President Trump recently signed an executive order targeting large institutional investors that buy up homes. But in some circumstances, those large investors have led to more housing affordability. Nick Fountain
The great data center space race includes a small company in Redmond Elon Musk wants to put AI data centers in orbit. A company in Redmond beat him to it. Joshua McNichols
Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies, Senate Dems say The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen. Maria Aspan
PepsiCo will cut prices on Lay's, Cheetos by as much as 15% The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation. Alina Selyukh
5 papers from the Super Bowl of Economics Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there. Willa Rubin
AI, health insurance stocks drove a bumpy week for markets Tariffs, gold and the AI bubble are just some of the reasons January was a bumpy ride for markets. Maria Aspan
What to know about Kevin Warsh, President Trump's proposed Fed chair President Trump announced he plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council, weighs in. Ailsa Chang
Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates. Scott Horsley
