This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral. Greg Rosalsky
Why Trump's tariff promises will be hard to keep President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others. Danielle Kurtzleben
Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages. The Trump administration has promised mass deportations on an unprecedented scale. We asked Nebraskans what that could mean. Jasmine Garsd
Some economists say Trump's promises on tariffs may be impossible to keep President-elect Donald Trump is making a lot of promises about the economy — and many of those involve tariffs. But those tariff promises may be hard – or even impossible – to keep. Danielle Kurtzleben
What are the pros and cons of investing only in the U.S.? The U.S. stock market has been on a tear and has been a global standout for years. Yet the standard advice is to diversify investments globally. We look the pros and cons of investing only in the U.S. Darian Woods
How about them apples? WA Congresswoman proposes legislation to block Trump trade war Washington Congresswoman Suzan DelBene wants to make it impossible for President-elect Donald Trump to impose the broad tariffs he's promised without getting approval from Congress. Monica Nickelsburg
Inflation remains stubbornly high for many Americans. Could it get worse under Trump? Consumer prices rose 2.9% in December from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive monthly uptick in annual inflation. Rafael Nam
The L.A. fires are hurting service workers who cared for homes Among the hardest hit labor sectors in Los Angles are service workers, many of whom cleaned and maintained the homes destroyed by fire in wealthy areas. Saul Gonzalez
This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism A skateboarder presented an unusual paper at this year's big meeting of American economists. Greg Rosalsky
NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive. Alina Selyukh