Darian Woods
Stories
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Congress wants to stop corporations from buying up too many single family homes
It is getting harder and harder to buy a home in the U.S. Congress believes one solution is to put restrictions on corporate ownership of single family homes. Will it really help?
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Why are oil prices affecting the U.S. if we are a net oil exporter?
The U.S. produces more oil and gas than any country in the world. So why are prices at the pump 30% higher than they were last year? The Indicator (and brand new Indicator newsletter) explains!
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Why Pokemon cards are one of the hottest speculative booms right now
If you collected Pokemon cards as a kid, here's hoping you held onto them. The Japanese franchise has been popular for decades, but it's become the latest speculative boom.
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'Fuel hedging' once kept airline prices down. Now passengers bear the brunt
Airlines used to do some financial magic to keep airfare down as oil prices increased, a strategy called "fuel hedging." But they stopped. Now fliers are on the hook for a lot of the difference.
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How the Iran war is wasting American resources
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A look at the economic cost of the war in the Middle East
The team from NPR's The Indicator podcast takes a look at the economic costs of the war in the Middle East.
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Amid surge in ICE hiring, experts question training methods
As more ICE agents hit U.S. city streets, law enforcement experts are raising concerns about their training.
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The 'doom loop' helps explain why the global economy is growing bleaker
How come it feels like it's all bad news in the global economy these days? According to one economist, something he calls the "doom loop."
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How beef made its way to the top of the food pyramid in the U.S.
The American diet has had a roller coaster relationship with beef, but new dietary guidelines from the U.S. government puts beef back on top of the food pyramid. How did it get there again?
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We've been hearing about the EU's economic 'bazooka.' Here's what it is
As tensions simmer between the European Union and the U.S. over the Trump administration's trade policies and its play for Greenland, we've been hearing about the EU's economic "bazooka." What is it?