Buying a bond is usually like going for ice cream (to a regular ice cream place): You pick your flavor, you pay, you enjoy a nice, predictable payoff. Lately though, that's not the deal.

Michael Bumpus and Stacy Rost give their instant reaction to the Seattle Seahawks reportedly agreeing to terms with quarterback Sam Darnold.

Stacey Vanek Smith is the co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. She's also a correspondent for Planet Money, where she covers business and economics. In this role, Smith has followed ...