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We are living in a kind of golden age for online fraudsters. As the number of apps and services for

On today's episode, we ride through the streets of San Francisco with a long-time junkman, Jon Rolst

By one estimate, 40 percent of American workers get laid off at least once in their careers. And whe

Last month, the world narrowly avoided a cyberattack of stunning ambition. The targets were some of

In the past few months, the price of gold has gone way up – even hitting a new high last month at ju

Karen McDonough of Quincy, Mass., was enjoying her tea one morning in the dining room when she saw s

Why do video game workers offer labor at a discount? How can you design a video game for blind and s

Today on the show, the story of the modern consumer movement in the U.S. and the person who inspired

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About thirty years ago, Yagya Kumar Pradhan woke up to the news that the temple he and his clan used

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For the last year and a half, the story of FTX has focused largely on the crimes and punishment of S

What's going on with consumers? This is one of the trickiest puzzles of this weird economic moment w

TikTok, and other apps like it, are filled with financial advice. Some of it is reliable, some... le

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Last month, Japan's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. That is a rea

In 2019, Mike Ketchmark got a call. Mike is a lawyer in Kansas City, Missouri, and his friend, Brand

There's been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should cont

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It is rare that a new e-commerce company has such a meteoric rise as Temu. The company, which launch