Economics

A monastic brewery in East Germany says it's created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it'll froth up, complete with a foamy head and full flavor. The result promises massive savings on transport, because it can be shipped at 10% of the weight.

A tax on high-end real estate transactions in the city starts on April 1.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law designed to shield young people from the addictive platforms.

This new study uncovers what the most common home buying mistakes Americans are, the things that need repairing first in the home and the cost attached.

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How do people around the world consume their music, and how are these consumption habits changing as technology evolves?

With the help of a highly specific band camp and a legendary California studio, Daisy Jones & the Six evolved from a fictional 1970s group to a real 2023 band.

Taylor Swift is not the first artist to be at the center of controversy over Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s domination of the live entertainment industry. In...

No two state tax systems are the same; this report provides detailed analyses of the features of every state tax code.

Seventeen people die every day waiting for organ transplants in the U.S.

Prices are rising. A major bank has collapsed. And the Fed is left holding the hose trying to put out these fires. The question of whether to raise interest rates or not just got even more challenging.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Five years ago, both diners and restaurant workers pushed back against efforts to go tip-free — efforts that could play out differently in a post-pandemic world

Employers pay tipped workers $2.13 an hour. Why? Reconstruction-era racial discrimination.

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With ticket prices surging at some North American tour locations, fans have decided their money is better spent on a trip and a show.

Love to sing, play, or write music? It could become your life’s work. Read this article to learn how to rock a career in music.

As the world faces multiple mounting crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War, and the severe e...

This graphic shows the percentage of Americans that are monthly music listeners for each service. Which online music service is most popular?

50 years in music has seen consumption change from vinyl and cassettes to CDs and streaming. This video highlights sales of music formats over time.

This chart shows the rise in LP sales in the United States.

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As recorded music formats repeatedly changed during the past 50 years, we saw the progress that creative destruction can create.

Eggs have gotten too expensive for Dollar Tree.

There's cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. Benevolence is about 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic and life evaluations from 2020 to 2022 have been "remarkably resilient," the report says.