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WWE, a very expensive banana, and a quiz contestant
It's time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics that we've covered on The Indicator.
Today's quiz is an econ…
1 year ago
Bailing out the FAIR plan, broligarchs beef, and CFPB RIP?
What's going on with the FAIR plan in a post-Eaton and Palisades fires California? What's the backstory to the frozen Consumer Financial Protection B…
1 year ago
The gutting of USAID
The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has funneled humanitarian aid to countries around the globe for over six decades. T…
1 year ago
Exposing Charles Ponzi
The name Charles Ponzi immediately recalls the financial scheme that bears his name. But what of the man who helped expose Ponzi's scheme? Today on t…
1 year ago
The U.K.'s tariff balancing act
President Donald Trump has already made noise with tariff threats against the United States' North American trading partners. And soon, the United Ki…
1 year ago
How the memecoin game is played
Memecoins are having a moment, but who's making money off them? On today's show, how a dearly beloved internet squirrel found an afterlife as a crypt…
1 year ago
A 'Fork in the Road' for federal employees
The job security of government employees has been in the spotlight since President Trump took office with big plans to slash the federal workforce. A…
1 year ago
How would a US sovereign wealth fund even work?
What is a sovereign wealth fund? President Trump's executive order calling for a plan to start a U.S. sovereign wealth fund is not a new idea. But it…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump's tariff role model
President Trump speaks fondly of William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was a strong advocate for tariffs. He's credited with helping to prote…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump threatens the grim trigger
President Donald Trump had promised new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. However, after negotiations with both Mexico and Canada on Monday tariff…
1 year, 1 month ago