Americas News
Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered?
- Business
- Camila Domonoske
- Jan 20, 2026
- US
Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.
They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania
- Business
- Bobby Allyn
- Jan 17, 2026
- US
Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the...
It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Abigail Spanberger is now at Virginia's helm
- Business
- Margaret Barthel
- Jan 16, 2026
- US
Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wanted her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.
December board game update
- Business
- Alex Goldmark
- Jan 16, 2026
- US
This is a short update on the Planet Money Board Game project.
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
- Business
- The Associated Press
- Jan 16, 2026
- US
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.