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Lunch with the man who coined TACO
Despite presidential saber rattling and huge tariff threats, the U.S. stock market keeps reaching record highs. Why?
Today we sit down with the man wh…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Your tinned fish obsession is helping resurrect a lost industry
Once upon a time, the states had a thriving tinned fish market. Like a lot of U.S. manufacturing though, that's been lost. But sardines are having a …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus episode: The Indicator plays... movie business trivia!
To cap off our weeklong series on all things Hollywood, we're going to have a little fun! Tune in to hear Adrian, Darian and Wailin battle it out as …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Are you not entertained ... by our movie-related indicators?
The movies come to Indicators of the Week. We dig into why one film is letting you reserve tickets a whole year in advance, what ticket prices might …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
When is cosplay a crime?
Cosplay—or dressing up as your favorite character from pop culture—is fun! But it can fall into a legal gray area when it comes to companies' intelle…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The story of China and Hollywood's big-screen romance
No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office each year ... that is, until China came along. The US and Chinese …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA?
Despite being, ya know, Hollywood, more and more movies and TV shows are shooting outside of Tinseltown.
Dozens of U.S. states and many countries off…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Before La La Land, there was Fort Lee, New Jersey
Hollywood, baby! The glitz! The glamour! The ever-changing business models! This week, The Indicator is going to the movies. Starting today with the…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Red tape indicators: sports betting, R&D and click-to-cancel
We are back with Indicators of the Week! Today, we'll be digging into why U.S. professional gamblers are worried about their future, why businesses m…
7 months, 3 weeks ago