Keith Romer

NBA teams are 'tanking' to get better draft picks. Here are some possible solutions

Keith Romer

This NBA season has featured an epidemic of "tanking" -- teams intentionally losing games to try to secure a higher pick in next year's draft. Planet Money considers possible solutions.

NBA teams are 'tanking' to get better draft picks. Here are some possible solutions

Keith Romer

This NBA season has featured an epidemic of "tanking" -- teams intentionally losing games to try to secure a higher pick in next year's draft. Planet Money considers possible solutions.

AI data centers use a lot of electricity. How it could affect your power bill

Keith Romer

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills.

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Combo meals and new hairstyles: Do informal recession indicators line up with data?

Kenny Malone, Keith Romer

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch.

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Trump wants to change the way the White House handles government regulations

Keith Romer

A new Trump executive order remakes the way the White House handles government regulations. NPR's Planet Money tries to make sense of what this new idea will mean.

NPR's 'Planet Money' team asks: Can cap and trade work in the U.S.?

Keith Romer

In Washington state, a ballot initiative could affect climate policy nationwide. It asks voters to repeal the state's cap-and-trade program — one that other states might seek to replicate.

Why enforcing tariffs on Chinese goods is harder than you might think

Keith Romer

Putting tariffs on Chinese goods has become a go-to strategy for both Republicans and Democrats. Making sure those tariffs are enforced is harder than it looks.