Episodes
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Markets react to the midterms
Markets reacted positively to the prospect of divided government because investors viewed gridlock as predictable and less likely to produce abrupt policy changes.
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Data centers were on the ballot. They lost.
Voters considered more than 40 data-center measures, passed 33 restrictions, and approved only one proposal to allow more data centers.
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The promise and risks of AI for mental health support
The most visible chatbot failures are only one category of risk; Torres says prolonged, emotionally intense relationships with AI may create harder-to-measure harms.
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When it comes to the job market, love the one you're with
Productivity is growing because output is strong while aggregate hours worked are slowing, but workers are not yet receiving the full benefit through real wage growth.
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Why so many men are opting out of the workforce
The U.S. is expected to post a monthly trade deficit of more than $100 billion, and recent tariffs only produced a temporary, limited improvement.
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What are tokenized stocks?
Marriott’s growth is coming less from opening new hotels and more from higher revenue and profitability per existing room because constrained supply gives hotels greater pricing power.
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Behind the scenes of an abandoned cyber-scam compound
Scam operations in Cambodia used fraudulent crypto-trading apps to persuade victims to transfer cryptocurrency into wallets controlled by criminal groups.
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How do AI companies make money?
AI companies commonly make money by selling subscriptions to individuals and AI systems or services to businesses; enterprise sales currently bring in more revenue for the company interviewed than individual subscriptions.
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Why raise money in euros?
The labor market is weakening mainly through fewer hires, slower wage growth and greater fear of job loss, even though the overall economy is still growing.
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How gun policy is changing under Trump
Julia Coronado characterized the labor market as stable and resilient but marked by low hiring, low firing and little overall movement.
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Will business leaders defend the election outcome?
Business leaders in Arizona and Wisconsin are building public campaigns and direct outreach to ensure candidates respect and certify election results, treating election legitimacy as essential to a strong economy.
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What it means when AI helps solve complex math problems
AI-generated mathematical proofs still require human mathematicians to explain why they are true and determine whether they are valuable or interesting.
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Money Horrors III: The Ghost of Purchases Past
Giving a teenager a debit card without close attention to account activity can allow recurring charges—in Rita’s son’s case, $60 a month for two pornography services—to push an account hundreds of dollars into overdraft.
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Spooked investors sink Big Tech stocks
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Haunting the Big Easy
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The link between immigration raids and the housing shortage
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Political pressure could complicate Anthropic's IPO
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Money Horrors II: The Sleep Shopper Strikes Again
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GDP growth comes at expense of consumer savings
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Remembering labor activist Dolores Huerta
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