I happened to look at the Case-Shiller house price index, and I was struck by something that seems to be getting very little ...

After a burst of softening, the count of major metros seeing year-over-year home price declines has stabilized over the past ...

A few weeks ago, we asked our readers for ideas and questions for future Planet Money newsletters and podcasts. We got a bunch of great submissions, including an intriguing one from Karl Baumgartner. ...

Inflation "cooled" in June, but prices still rose. Here's why inflation rates don't always reflect the pain at the checkout ...

Even amidst high prices, consumers are still spending. It’s something small businesses are continuing to bet on. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s closely watched PCE price index rose 4.1 percent in ...

America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is at less than 330 million barrels and falling like a rock. That’s a problem because, at least for now, the US is surviving by drawing heavily on the SPR ...

President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to look into gas prices and accused energy companies of price gouging. President Donald Trump has his sights set on U.S. retail gasoline, calling ...

Based on our analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index, U.S. home prices—including single-family and condos—rose 0.8% between May 2025 and May 2026. That pace is about the same as it was a year ago, ...