Segments From This EpisodeSpencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhat happens with the producer price index often impacts the consumer price index.

"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal explains the difference between the price of crude oil and the price of the refined products of that oil, and why it’s important.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBanks are making money on the AI and stock market boom, whether by directly financing companies, facilitating stock trades, or managing IPOs.

Scott Olson/Getty ImagesWith the CPI at 4.2% in May, some economists think inflation is near its peak. But structural pressures could keep prices elevated longer.

Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images“They always take these videos and photos in really exotic locations, and they basically say, ‘I've made all of this money, I took my private jet to this island somewhere,’” said Jason Koebler at 404 Media.

Music from the episodeThe TeamKai Ryssdal HostNancy Farghalli Executive ProducerWill Storey Supervising Senior ProducerMaria Hollenhorst Producer IIAndie Corban Producer ISarah Leeson Producer ISean McHenry Director & Associate Producer IISofia Terenzio Associate ProducerJordan Mangi Associate Digital ProducerLivi Burdette Assistant Producer