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Warner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it?

Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?

For this Thanksgiving, Planet Money and The Indicator staffers offer economic insights they're grateful for.

Last week, the internet piled on President Trump's proposal for a 50-year mortgage. But maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds.

A new book by the Nobel-winning pioneer of behavioral economics offers some advice we can all use.

The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economic studies.