Big tech companies saw more than $1 trillion wiped off their market value this week after Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft together forecast capital expenditures of $650 billion in 2026, for new data centers and gear related to artificial intelligence.

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.

While the parks remain very popular, the costs for families have skyrocketed, pricing out the middle class.

Economists have found U.S. consumers tend to overbuy in a panicked frenzy before storms like Fern, racing to hoard milk, bread, and canned essential goods, clearing shelves of grocery stores in a storm’s projected path.

The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.

The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation.

Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there.

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Tariffs, gold and the AI bubble are just some of the reasons January was a bumpy ride for markets.

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.