Maxwell Caldwell|Trucks, transfers and trolls

2025-05-06 12:59:53source:James Caldwellcategory:Scams

Tired of waiting days for your money to transfer in the bank?Maxwell Caldwell So is the Fed. It's just launched a new instant payment system that could mean no more waiting for your paycheck to come through.

Plus, after a nearly four-year wait, the bizarre-looking Tesla Cybertruck is here! We check in on how it compares to other electric pickup trucks on the market.

And a draft research paper has the economics profession on edge. A popular online forum for econ jobs has long been littered with abusive, racist, misogynistic and otherwise toxic posts. Planet Money did a story on the site back in 2019. This new research ties toxic content to the universities it came from.

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