The Indicator from Planet Money
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Should personal finance be part of the liberal arts?
Nov 12, 20269 min
So … is the stock market the economy now?
Nov 11, 20268 min
Where did all the sitcoms go?
Nov 10, 20269 min
Why data centers and Musk lost but billionaires won the midterms
Nov 9, 20269 min
Caution: Men NOT at Work
Nov 6, 20269 min
Can Anthropic make enough money to justify its value?
Nov 5, 20269 min
Will AI take my job? Ask an economist!
Nov 4, 20268 min
Is it time to reconsider the adjustable rate mortgage?
Nov 3, 20268 min
How crypto world made inroads in Pakistan
Nov 2, 20268 min
Corporate tax cheats, recession deal eats and costly Halloween treats!
Oct 30, 20269 min
Can Montana end Citizens United?
Oct 29, 20268 min
Is it time to abolish the MBA?
Oct 28, 20269 min
Why Meta is giving you Muse for free
Oct 27, 202610 min
How bots are overtaking humans on the internet
Oct 26, 20269 min
CoreWeave woes, Pokémon foes, and maple syrup lows
Oct 23, 20269 min
Can a "moneyball" system work for campaign funding?
Oct 22, 20268 min
The case for sharing your salary
Oct 21, 20269 min
The gamble of trying to inflate away debt
Oct 20, 20268 min
Why Oracle's debt load could be your problem
Oct 19, 20268 min
Will AI take my job? Ask an economist!
Oct 18, 20262 min
Supercore inflation, Bumble valuation and Pooh's repatriation
Oct 16, 20269 min
How did political campaigns get so expensive?
Oct 15, 20268 min
A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!
Oct 14, 20269 min
How did we get a Nobel Prize in economics?
Oct 13, 20269 min
The echo of the bison (Encore)
Oct 12, 20269 min
SNAP strains, youth baseball's class divide, and Meta's bug bounty
Oct 9, 20269 min
The chilling effect of ICE in hospitals
Oct 8, 20269 min
One economist's answer to data center anxiety
Oct 7, 20269 min
Inside Norway's sovereign wealth fund dilemma to divest from Israel
Oct 6, 20268 min
The proper etiquette of the Venmo nudge
Oct 5, 20269 min
Can we make Social Security better for blue-collar workers?
Oct 2, 20269 min
New college degrees designed to job-proof graduates
Oct 1, 20268 min
Is investing in sports worth it for universities?
Sep 30, 20269 min
What does every business need but not every industry has?
Sep 29, 20269 min
How the rich make money by losing money
Sep 28, 20269 min
Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare
Sep 25, 20269 min
What Doordash, Dell and Palantir all have in common
Sep 24, 20267 min
Why are used cars priced like new cars?
Sep 23, 20269 min
How will the US refill its dwindling oil reserves?
Sep 22, 20269 min
How Hemp-THC businesses are bracing for a near total ban
Sep 21, 20268 min
OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!
Sep 18, 20269 min
Strait talk: Why the oil crisis is getting worse
Sep 17, 20268 min
How the bond market is handling AI risks
Sep 16, 20269 min
How much safer do Flock cameras make us?
Sep 15, 20269 min
A Beautiful Bill, Mamdani's Market, and Stock Subscriptions
Sep 14, 20269 min
Bessent's yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net
Sep 11, 20269 min
Are small town colleges going extinct?
Sep 10, 20268 min
Let's play ... Who Wants To Be a Bank!
Sep 9, 20268 min
Canada fights tariffs with tariffs
Sep 8, 20269 min
Which jobs are future-proofed?
Sep 7, 20268 min