The origins of competitive gaming are rooted in college campuses going back to the early 1970s. Now a globally popular industry, esports is at the center of many questions about long-term financi...
https://npr.org/2024/04/24/1197964043/the-boom-and-bust-of-esports
(Note: This episode originally ran in 2023 .) Union membership in the U.S. has been declining for decades. But, in 2022, support for unions among Americans was the highest it's been in decades....
Gaming provides entertainment and community for billions of people worldwide. However, video games haven't always been accessible to those with disabilities. But this is changing. Today, in the ...
The raging debate over how to juggle kids and work.
People used to pay one standard price for their favorite games in a one-off transaction. But now, many game companies are offering their games for free, supported by in-game purchases. This is ca...
https://npr.org/2024/04/22/1197963994/indicator-from-planet-money-live-service-games-warframe
It's highs and lows in this edition of Indicators of the Week! The surprisingly high amount of electricity needed for artificial intelligence, basketball star Caitlin Clark's surprisingly low bas...
https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1197963913/cailtin-clark-ticketmaster-artificial-intelligence
For the last year and a half, the story of FTX has focused largely on the crimes and punishment of Sam Bankman-Fried. But in the background, the actual customers he left behind have been caught i...
https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1197958783/ftx-bankruptcy-claims-sam-bankman-fried
After the financial crisis of 2008, regulators around the world agreed banks should have more of a cushion to weather hard times. Now, U.S. regulators are once again looking to update minimum cap...
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1197963905/basel-iii-endgame-banking-regulations-capital-requirements
What's going on with consumers? This is one of the trickiest puzzles of this weird economic moment we're in. We've covered a version of this before under the term "vibecession ," but it's safe to...
https://npr.org/2024/04/17/1197958773/consumer-sentiment-grocery-prices-inflation
When an insurance company can't cover all of its claims, it actually has its own insurance. This is called "reinsurance." How does that work and why do reinsurers look at their risk pool differen...
https://npr.org/2024/04/17/1197963898/profiting-off-greater-risk-the-reinsurance-game