• The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

By: NPR
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  • Summary

  • A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.

    Try Planet Money+! a new way to support the show you love, get a sponsor-free feed of the podcast, *and* get access to bonus content. You'll also get access to The Indicator and Planet Money Summer School, both without interruptions. sign up at plus.npr.org/planetmoney
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Episodes
  • The most expensive banana in the world and other indicators

    The most expensive banana in the world and other indicators
    Nov 22 2024
    We are back with a pricey Indicators of the Week. Today, we're digging into why it's so hard to get price information from funeral providers, how much a single banana could possibly cost, and just how much richer Elon Musk has become since Donald Trump's election win.

    Related episodes:
    Why is everyone talking about Musk's money? (Apple / Spotify)
    Artists vs. AI (Apple / Spotify)

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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    9 mins
  • Bond vigilantes. Who they are, what they want, and how you'll know they're coming

    Bond vigilantes. Who they are, what they want, and how you'll know they're coming
    Nov 21 2024
    As Wall Street investors divine what a second Trump administration might mean for markets, there's talk of a new gang in town: the bond vigilantes. On today's show, where they came from, what they want, and how to tell when they're about to spring into action.

    Related episodes:
    Trying to solve the mystery of big bond yields
    What the 'bonkers' bond market means for you

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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    8 mins
  • Third space jam: How Magic Johnson and Starbucks boosted entrepreneurship

    Third space jam: How Magic Johnson and Starbucks boosted entrepreneurship
    Nov 20 2024
    There's been a lot of research showing how third spaces — a place that isn't the home nor the workplace — have brought communities together, even catalyzed revolutions. New research shows that coffee shops in particular could be key to sparking new businesses, too.

    Today on the show, caffeine-fueled entrepreneurship. We go back a few decades for the story of how Magic Johnson partnered to build Starbucks cafes in Black and Latino neighborhoods, and how new research has shed light on how Magic's plan changed entrepreneurship in those communities.

    Related Episodes:
    Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks
    Magic Johnson on basketball, business, and being the face of HIV

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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    9 mins

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