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What people might picture when they think of "Made in America" ... might not look like the "Made in America" we have today.The U.S. does have a domestic manufacturing industry, including a garment manufacturing industry. In today's episode: We buy a garment made by factory worker ... Show More

Government. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as being independent from political influence. But Nobel laureate, Simon Johnson, says that influence has been there since the birth of economics. Call it political economy. Call it government and bu ... Show More

If we think about the economic effects of President Donald Trumps big taxing and spending and domestic policy bill, we can roughly sum it up in one line. It goes something like this: We will make many big tax cuts permanent and pay for those tax cuts by cutting Medicaid and a few ... Show More

Whether you’re a TikTok fanatic, or the app’s K-hole-inducing stream of content has forced you to delete it from your phone, its influence on music is undeniable. In 2020 the platform bragged that over 70 artists on the platform signed with major labels. TikTok’s success was link ... Show More

This week we interview Tai Verdes to talk about how he rose to fame on TikTok and build an fan base for his music. We caught up with Tai a week before he headlined Lollapalooza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

On TikTok, pop stars — Halsey, FKA Twigs, and Florence Welch among them — have been complaining a lot lately about their labels forcing them to make TikToks. As people spent the early part of the pandemic staring at their phones instead of flocking to concerts, the short-form-vid ... Show More

Jennie of BLACKPINK, Doja Cat, and Rihanna were just some of the few artists that stepped out for fashion’s biggest night out at the 2023 Met Gala. Seventeen charts five songs on Hot Trending Songs and are taking over the top spot. The guys of ENHYPEN chatted with Billboard News’ ... Show More

TikTok became successful by being the app for watching viral dance videos. But with global downloads of the app recently topping three billion, it’s also increasingly a place where users are also going to find news - though not any old news.While traditional media organisations a ... Show More

Apple is reporting earnings today, but it’s about to lose its spot as the #1 most valuable company in the world — Because Microsoft caught 3 critical tailwinds.DINK (“Double-Income No Kids”) isn’t just a lifestyle, it’s an economic force — Federal Reserve data shows that DINKs ha ... Show More

Machine Gun Kelly started his music career as a rapper, but it was his latest #1 punk album Tickets to My Downfall that launched the hard-edged musician to superstardom. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with the artist to talk about that move to punk af ... Show More

Last year, TikTok Shop officially launched in the US. It’s the latest commercial venture from ByteDance Ltd., the parent company that owns the social media app. By creating its own marketplace — where users can find and buy products without leaving the app — TikTok hopes to compe ... Show More

Mikayla Jane Nogueira is a beauty badass and a TikTok superstar. She discovered TikTok one year ago and now has 5 million followers and 227.7 million views. I talk to her today about her newfound fame and what it takes to constantly stay on top of her game. She tells us about her ... Show More