Within the next few days, the United States must lift the debt ceiling above $14 trillion. Who owns all those promises for future payment?

When buying and selling homes, there is no national record of who owns a property, who has a title to it. The Planet Money team has the story of a new kind of villain trying to exploit that system.

For instance, a typical reserve requirement in China is 16%. Therefore, if $100 was deposited, the bank keeps $16 (in reserve), while the left-over $84 can be used for loans and credit products.

Congress in 2021 passed the Corporate Transparency Act. Under this act, and a regulation issued thereunder by the U.S. Treasury Department, most commercial companies active in the U.S., beginning this ...

Who owns Walmart? The Walton family is still the major shareholder of Walmart Inc. The children of Walmart founder Sam Walton own about half of all Walmart shares , according to official company ...