This is the story of how Guinness got into the business of record-breaking, and how one Planet Money intern broke a world record involving the president of Georgia.

It feels like cash has disappeared. But there's more paper money out there than ever. That might be a problem.

One America is living in a housing boom. The other needs support from the government or family for an affordable place to live.

Why people are buying their own firetrucks.

COVID-19 and tariffs are reconfiguring trade. And companies are reevaluating how and where their products get made.

In-person service jobs, which have been hit hard by the pandemic, are disproportionately done by women. Yet the unemployment rate is only part of the story.

COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.

Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.

The debate over liability and the coronavirus.

There was once a time when there were only occasional federal taxes, no 9-to-5 jobs and farmers markets as far as the eye could see.

Restaurants are getting squeezed. How many will survive? And what should we do about it?

Federal agencies say a life is worth $10 million. This is the story of how they got that number.

As America experiences a coin shortage, Planet Money takes a look at the value of the penny.

Cheap beer sales are surging but are still losing ground to craft beer. Yet craft breweries are still suffering. What is going on?