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The Indicator from Planet Money

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A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less. Sign up for our newsletter. Support public media by joining NPR+…

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The Indicator from Planet Money

An inflation scare, workers get their fair share, and Nvidia’s billion-dollar affairs

Should personal finance be part of the liberal arts?

So … is the stock market the economy now?

Where did all the sitcoms go?

Why data centers and Musk lost but billionaires won the midterms

Caution: Men NOT at Work

Can Anthropic make enough money to justify its value?

Will AI take my job? Ask an economist!

Is it time to reconsider the adjustable rate mortgage?

How crypto world made inroads in Pakistan

Corporate tax cheats, recession deal eats and costly Halloween treats!

Can Montana end Citizens United?

Is it time to abolish the MBA?

Why Meta is giving you Muse for free

How bots are overtaking humans on the internet

CoreWeave woes, Pokémon foes, and maple syrup lows

Can a "moneyball" system work for campaign funding?

The case for sharing your salary

The gamble of trying to inflate away debt

Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem

Supercore inflation, Bumble valuation and Pooh's repatriation

How did political campaigns get so expensive?

A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!

How did we get a Nobel Prize in economics?

The echo of the bison (Encore)

SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bounty

The chilling effect of ICE in hospitals

One economist's answer to data center anxiety

Inside Norway's sovereign wealth fund dilemma to divest from Israel

The proper etiquette of the Venmo nudge

Can we make Social Security better for blue-collar workers?

New college degrees designed to job-proof graduates

Is investing in sports worth it for universities?

What does every business need but not every industry has?

How the rich make money by losing money

Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare

What Doordash, Dell and Palantir all have in common

Why are used cars priced like new cars?

How will the US refill its dwindling oil reserves?

How Hemp-THC businesses are bracing for a near total ban

OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!

Strait talk: Why the oil crisis is getting worse

How the bond market is handling AI risks

How much safer do Flock cameras make us?

A beautiful bill, Mamdani's market, and stock subscriptions

Bessent's yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net

Are small town colleges going extinct?

Let's play ... Who Wants To Be a Bank!

Canada fights tariffs with tariffs

Which jobs are future-proofed?

Are job hoppers better at their jobs?

Does Planet Money’s game pass the shelf test? We go undercover to find out

For a lot of Gen Z, gambling is investing

A Treasury showdown with the bond market

How ICE arrests are creating 'economies of fear'

The teacher pay penalty, Meta's major settlement, and a footwear flop

Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break

What Mark Cuban REALLY thinks of Medicare for All

Medicare for All is not Medicare for All

Could politics put your city's funding at risk?

EV sales slow, US Treasury yields grow, 'Niu Lai' has impressive box office mojo

Is bankruptcy really all that bad?

Have a bad manager? Science explains why.

Trump versus Capital One

Did you know companies can vote in Delaware?

Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps

C is for C-shaped economy

Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore

Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong?

Why is Trump paying to stop wind farms?

I'm just here for the health benefits

Following the Chipotle playbook for the cyclospora crisis

How ending TPS is squeezing workers, businesses and (soon) consumers

Why we're short on blood, water and helium

Who is a music industry plant? And does it matter?

Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks

Trump’s new Truth Social plan: pay $100K

Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech

You had housing questions. An economist answered them