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Why an aggressive rate cut could backfire on Trump
The Federal Reserve is expected to make a modest cut to interest rates this week of about a quarter or half a percentage point. President Trump, howe…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why beef prices are so high
Beef is getting more expensive, and it doesn’t look as though that’s going to change any time soon. That’s the view of the Federal Reserve Bank of Da…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: the concept of cap…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
We read your mail on AI-proof jobs and how to fix crime labs
We’ll never leave your messages unread. On today’s show, we open the inbox to hear from Indicator listeners about why seasoned software developers mi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Can shareholders influence Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package?
Tesla’s board of directors recently proposed a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could pay him about a trillion dollars if he meets certain goals. …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The cost of saving a species
Animals are going extinct at an alarmingly fast rate, largely due to human activity. Same for plants. This is bad for all kinds of reasons, not least…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Teamwork actually does make the dream work
Behavioral scientist Jon Levy’s new book — Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius — argues that, in the workplace, leaders…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why moms are leaving their paid jobs
Moms are quitting — or getting pushed out. Workforce participation for mothers in the U.S. has been dropping for most of this year, and the reasons a…
6 months ago
How much is AI actually affecting the workforce?
There’s been a lot of big talk about how artificial intelligence is going to replace white collar workers. But what data do we actually have around A…
6 months ago
So long, farewell, super cheap tariff-free shopping
In late July, President Trump signed an executive order to get rid of de minimis, a kind of a loophole where packages valued less than $800 could com…
6 months ago