Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is an NPR correspondent and co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He is the author of the book .
Goldstein's interest in technology and the changing nature of work has led him to stories on UPS, the Luddites and the history of light. His aversion to paying retail has led him to stories on Costco, Spirit Airlines and index funds.
He also contributed to the Planet Money T-shirt and oil projects, and to an episode of This American Life that asked: What is money? Ira Glass called it "the most stoner question" ever posed on the show.
Before coming to NPR, Goldstein was a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford and a master's in journalism from Columbia.
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There are 4 million fewer jobs than there were five years ago. Here's a look at jobs lost (and gained) in manufacturing, health care and other key sectors.
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The leaders of the Federal Reserve just did something that sounds boring but is actually a big deal: They promised to keep interest rates super low until the unemployment rate comes way down. -
Here are two ways of answering that question — along with key numbers from cities around the country.
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National currencies are defunct in the euro zone. So why do receipts still show prices in francs, pesetas and drachma? -
Forcing everyone to use dollar coins would essentially create a voluntary tax on people with extra coins lying around. -
See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.
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The U.S. government may soon owe more money to Japan than it owes to China. Here's what that means for the U.S., China, and the rest of the world.
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A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.
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The market shutdown is a reminder that if human beings can't travel to Wall Street — the actual street, not the metaphor — the financial system can't function. -
Like millions of other people, I stocked up on canned food this weekend. Why didn't grocery stores raise prices to take advantage of the pre-hurricane rush?
