• The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Indicator from Planet Money

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  • 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
  • America's small GDP bump, China's big stimulus dispersal, and a Monkey King

    America's small GDP bump, China's big stimulus dispersal, and a Monkey King
    Sep 27 2024
    It's time for ... Indicators of the Week! It is our show where we talk about fascinating numbers from the news. On today's episode, America's small GDP increase, a big assist from China's government to its lower income residents, and a high-grossing, centuries-old Monkey King.

    Related Episodes:
    How Red Lobster got cooked and other indicators
    China's luxury liquor indicator

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    9 mins
  • What does the next era of Social Security look like?

    What does the next era of Social Security look like?
    Sep 26 2024
    Peak 65 is here. More than 4 million Americans will turn 65 between 2024 and 2027, representing the largest retirement surge in history. Years ago, older Americans could count on Social Security. But today there is some uncertainty on the program's solvency in the next decade plus. Now, many are entering their golden years with financial insecurity. Today on the show, how did Social Security become a thing? And what could the safety net for the Peak 65 generation and beyond look like?

    Related episodes:
    Iceberg ahead for Social Security (Apple / Spotify)
    What would it take to fix retirement? (Apple / Spotify)
    Social Insecurity

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    9 mins
  • Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers driving up drug prices? (Update)

    Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers driving up drug prices? (Update)
    Sep 25 2024
    A group of obscure yet powerful players in the prescription drug industry are under the microscope. On Tuesday, at a Senate hearing in D.C., the head of pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk blamed the health insurance industry and pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, for allegedly making products like the weight loss drug Ozempic way more expensive in the U.S. than it is in other countries. A few days before that, the Federal Trade Commission sued three of the country's largest PBMs for allegedly using unfair tactics to artificially inflate the price of insulin.

    So what exactly are PBMs and how do they work? In an episode that aired two years ago, we explain how the answer involves secret deals and double agents.

    Related episodes:
    Who can and cannot get weight loss drugs (Apple / Spotify)
    New drugs. Cheaper drugs. Why not both? (Apple / Spotify)

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    10 mins

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