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Tale as old as time: Indicators of the Week

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Whalen Wong. And I'm Daryl Woods. And you're listening to Indicators of the Week. And today we are joined by our colleague from Planet Money, Keri Malone. It is I. I am here. I am here. I am here. There's a cloud of smoke that emerged around you when you've walked in t...

Is this a bank?

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. This is the Indicated from Planet Money. I'm Darian Woods. And I'm Wayland Wong. So the other day I was thinking of all the places where I have money squirreled away. You know, not just my regular bank account, but the small balances I have on Venmo and PayPal and Cash App. Right, so the digital equivalent of mon...

A night at the museum of the economy

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. I love museums. These places that condense tens or hundreds of years of human history into these potent little bite-sized bits. And while there are lots of museums about art and science and history, there are hardly any museums dedicated to another subject that I love, which is, of course, economics. Why is that?...

Return of the crab twins

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. During the first year of the pandemic, something remarkable happened. The number of people starting new businesses searched. At a time when a lot of people were afraid and stuck at home, some brave souls were willing to take this huge financial risk to start something new. It was pretty fun to see. Here at the in...

What could break next?

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. This is the Indicator from Planet Money. I'm Darian Woods. And I'm Wayland Wong. We have just been loving the good economic news recently. The Federal Reserve staff is no longer forecasting a recession, GDP is healthy 2.5%, and after months on the lookout for a possible recession, now it's almost like we can brea...

Farm Jobs Friday

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. It's Jobs Friday. That day each month when we check in on the latest government jobs report. Today's report shows that last month, the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. And at the same time, the economy added a not so great but not terrible number of jobs. 187,000 jobs. Some economists are dialing down the r...

An economic argument for heat safety regulation (Encore)

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. Around the globe and here in the US, it has been a summer of record-breaking heat. And for those who have to work in the heat, whether it's outside on a farm or a construction crew or inside in a kitchen or a warehouse, extreme heat is a growing threat. Just a few days ago, President Biden addressed the issue. Th...

Hiking the last mile on inflation

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. This is the indicator from Planet Money, I'm Whalen Wong. And I'm Paddy Hirsch. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met today an increased interest rates by a quarter percent. That no one was particularly surprised by this. Inflation fell to 3 percent in June, which is good, but it's still not good enough f...

Trucks, transfers and trolls

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Darren Woods, here with Aegean Ma. What's up? We've also got married child from Planet Money. Also what's up? And the theme of this week's indicator is the week is the good, the bad and the ugly. Now I'm not going to say which is which, you beat the judge. Indicators o...

A first-class postal economics primer

The Indicator from Planet Money

NPR. DARREN. Do you have any postage stamps in your house? I have some of my wallet right now. Oh yeah, what kind? Just getting some out. This one is a summer fun edition, so somebody's playing baseball. Which is very undere... Any kind of sports feels like an undereen choice. choice. I have watched one baseball game...

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