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Why are college coaches paid so much?
If you had to guess, would you say the president of a university usually makes more money than the football coach? Well, you may be wrong. A college'…
9 months, 1 week ago
How to build abundantly
Why is building affordable housing so hard these days? We talk to author Derek Thompson about his new book with Ezra Klein, Abundance, about what the…
9 months, 1 week ago
The dawn of search engines
Today on the show, we bring you a special episode from the Understood feed at CBC podcasts. It's an excerpt from a series called Who Broke the Intern…
9 months, 1 week ago
Target, Klarna and Sesame Street's new addy
Can you tell me how to get... how to get to Indicators of the Week? This week's econ roundup looks at Target's sagging sales, Klarna's pay-later prob…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How Trump is making coin from $TRUMP coin
Just before Trump began his second administration in January, he and his business partners launched the $TRUMP coin. It's a meme coin that quickly ra…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The old trade war that brought foreign carmakers to the U.S.
President Donald Trump wants more products made in America, and he's not afraid of a few trade wars to make it happen. Back in the 80s, a different t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The rise of the credit card airport lounge
We are back to answer your questions, listeners. Today on the show, we tackle three big questions: Are airport lounges worth it for credit card compa…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Art of the Deal ft. Beyoncé
All of us negotiate — whether it's accepting a job offer, buying a house or working out who does the dishes. Economist Daryl Fairweather has a new bo…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Brain-controlled iPhones, a Japanese asset buy-a-thon, and Trump tax cut debt
It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today's episode: Japanese asset b…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Bond market nightmares
In early April, the bond market gave people a scare. Investors began selling off their historically secure U.S. Treasuries in large quantities. It re…
9 months, 3 weeks ago