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. Hadeel Al-Shalchi
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
Expect beef prices to keep rising for a while Rising feed prices, drought and parasites have squeezed cattle farmers, driving up beef prices. But there's also the underlying cycle of prices because of the time it takes to raise a cow. Wailin Wong
Facing Trump's pressure, the Federal Reserve cuts rates for the first time this year The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time this year, but President Trump is demanding bigger rate cuts. Steve Inskeep
What effect will the Fed's interest rates cut have and what could happen next NPR talks with Stacey Vanek Smith, a reporter at Bloomberg, about the effect the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates could have. Leila Fadel