Erika Beras

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The moment the steel industry changed in the U.S.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Last year U.S. Steel announced it would be sold to Nippon Steel, a Japanese steel company. U.S. Steel's journey from its perch as the biggest company in the country to this moment started decades ago.

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'Planet Money': A lawsuit for your broken heart

Friday, February 23, 2024

The team from Planet Money looks into obscure laws that allow a spouse to sue someone for contributing to the breakup of their marriage.

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The 'Planet Money' team took on a challenge: making an economics podcast for children

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Our Planet Money team regularly explains the financial world to adults. But recently they gave themselves the challenge of explaining the complex workings of the economy... to kids.

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Why turkey prices drop at Thanksgiving — when the demand is highest

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Typically, when demand for a product goes up, so does the price. But at Thanksgiving, when demand for turkeys is at its highest, turkey prices drop. Our Planet Money team looks into this mystery.

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An economic mystery at the all-you-can-eat buffet

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

All-you-can-eat buffets highlight an economic idea known as the flat rate pricing bias. To explain how it works, our Planet Money team went to the buffet capital of America: Las Vegas.

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A Uruguayan physicist cracked a major code for renewable energy

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

In an unlikely country, Uruguay, a particle physicist figured out how to convert energy grids to renewable energy. We tell the story of how he did it.

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Which parent does a school call first? 'Planet Money' has the answer

Friday, August 04, 2023

New economic research has found that schools are much more likely to call a mom than a dad when they need to reach a parent.

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Our Planet Money team creates a record label to follow the money to music creators

Thursday, March 30, 2023

How do artists get paid for a song in the age of streaming? Our Planet Money podcast team decided to become a record label and release a song to find out.

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Planet Money started a record label to release a 47-year-old song about inflation

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

NPR's Planet Money recently got ahold of a 47-year-old song about inflation that has never been released. They decided to start a record label to try to get the song out into the world.

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This song is nearly 5 decades long but its subject still hits home

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

The Planet Money team got a cassette tape in the mail with a 47-year-old song about a timely topic: inflation.

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How does the music industry work? Planet Money started a record label to find out

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Almost 50 years ago, a band made an incredible song about Inflation. Then the song was lost to the dustbin of history. Now, Planet Money is on a mission to make this record a hit.

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Some in Buckhead, the richest and whitest part of Atlanta, want it to be its own city

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Since 2005, 10 communities in the Atlanta area have declared their own cityhood. Some residents of Buckhead, the richest and whitest part of Atlanta, have been pushing to become a separate city.

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Russia is now the most sanctioned nation in the world. How is it coping?

Friday, March 11, 2022

The more than 5,000 sanctions against Russia are tanking the ruble and hurting everyday Russians. There are worries that a recession is looming.

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Startups aim for a piece of the grocery market by delivery orders in about 20 minutes

Friday, February 25, 2022

We go behind the scenes of a "dark store" to see what it takes to get groceries delivered in minutes.

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Big ports are congested, so smaller ports are ramping up their operations

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are the point of entry for more than a third of the goods imported into the U.S. Since they're backed up, smaller ports are helping relieve some of the congestion.

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The 2 largest ports in the U.S. are making progress clearing their cargo

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

NPR's Planet Money team goes to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to find out how they got so big, and why that's led to a bottleneck on consumer goods just when the retail sector is surging.

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Afghanistan's economy is in trouble after the Taliban took control

Friday, October 01, 2021

We've heard a lot about Afghanistan and its varying crises after the Taliban takeover. One of those crises is an economic one dealing with currency. Planet Money explains Afghanistan's money problems.

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What Are Noncompete Clauses? Why Biden Wants To Limit Their Usage

Friday, July 16, 2021

President Biden recently announced an executive order to limit non-compete clauses. Planet Money asks, where did these clauses come from, what do they do, and are they really ruining the job market?

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AMC Flipped What Could Have Been A Faddish Blip Into A Substantial Financial Boost

Friday, June 25, 2021

AMC Theaters is the latest stock to have gotten caught in a meme wave. But this time, the company seems to be taking advantage of the ride.

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August Wilson House

Thursday, December 22, 2016

August Wilson’s work has been a tribute to Pittsburgh, but the city has struggled with how to honor him properly.

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