How do grocery price increases influence politics? Grocery prices are up nearly 30% since the start of the pandemic, and last month saw the biggest jump in three years.
Trump to place import taxes on drugs, home furnishings and heavy trucks President Trump said he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1. The Associated Press
Could a 'silver tsunami' of aging Americans fix the housing crisis? The "silver tsunami" of aging Americans is often seen as a potential way to alleviate U.S. housing affordability woes. But an influx of empty-nester homes into the market may not have much impact. Wailin Wong
The surprisingly lucrative business of making a list of 500 stocks What even is the business of the S&P 500, and how does it make so much money? Alex Mayyasi
Americans are crazy for shrimp. Much of it came from India — until now India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid President Trump's 50% tariff on imports from the country. Diaa Hadid
Some mobile home owners say they're being priced out by rising lot rent Rent prices for lots in manufactured or mobile home parks are on the rise, according to census data. Some home owners say the increases are pricing them out of the homes they own. Gabriella Paul
Inside the largest gathering of unionized tradeswomen in the world, talk of tariffs Women make up only 4 percent of construction workers on job sites working with tools. Some are worried that tariffs on building supplies will slow down commercial building construction. Ayesha Rascoe
How Publishers Clearing House's bankruptcy is affecting winners NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Publishers Clearing House winner Tamar Veatch, who stopped getting annual payments earlier this year as the company behind the sweepstakes fell into bankruptcy. Scott Simon
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee. Scott Horsley
AI is causing anxiety about the future of the workforce. But are there AI-proof jobs? Can we know which jobs are more or less likely to be "taken" by artificial intelligence? Planet Money looks into what jobs might be immune from a robot takeover. Sally Helm
