- Business
Egg prices have taken a beating. What's behind the drop?
- Scott Horsley
- Mar 13, 2026
A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last,...
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- Business
Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing
- Jennifer Ludden
- Mar 13, 2026
Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as m...
- Business
China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan
- Jennifer Pak
- Mar 13, 2026
China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a...
- Business
Investigate miscarriage of justice and quash Post Office Capture convictions, MPs say
- Mar 13, 2026
The government has been called on by an influential committee of MPs to quash convictions obtained with data from the Post Office's Capture software,...
- Business
Warner Bros looks set for Oscars success - but takeover plans have created uncertainty in Hollywood
- Mar 13, 2026
One Battle After Another and Sinners are two films set for big wins at the Oscars this weekend - but with the studio behind them potentially facing a...
- Business
Zero growth in January as economic outlook clouded by war-linked inflation threat
- Mar 12, 2026
The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January but with zero growth that month, according to official figures, as the prospects ahead are...
- Business
Oil rebounds above $100 as market counts cost of attacks on energy
- Mar 12, 2026
Iran's targeting of Middle East energy has driven oil prices back above the $100 a barrel level again, with market experts expressing increased alarm...
- Business
How the Iran war is disrupting air travel -- and advice if you're planning a trip
- Bill Chappell
- Mar 11, 2026
The war in Iran is roiling jet fuel prices and airlines are beginning to hike prices, unsettling travelers far from the Middle East. If you're booking...
- Business
Countries agree to historic release of stockpiled oil to ease the global disruption
- Camila Domonoske
- Mar 11, 2026
Members of the International Energy Agency have announced a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil in an attempt to counter the...
- Business
Frozen proceeds of Abramovich's Chelsea FC sale 'investigated in Jersey'
- Mar 11, 2026
The frozen proceeds of Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea are being investigated in Jersey over whether they "amount to the proceeds of crime", accord...
- Business
2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
- Michael Copley
- Mar 11, 2026
Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual l...
- Business
'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies
- Greg Rosalsky
- Mar 10, 2026
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter round...