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Student loans, savings accounts, and goodbye to artificial red dye
It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating numbers from the news.
On today's episode, we examine three measures…
1 year, 1 month ago
Who's on the hook for California's uninsurable homes?
The Southern California wildfires are devastating large swathes of Los Angeles, destroying homes and businesses and displacing thousands. In the stat…
1 year, 1 month ago
The race to produce lithium
Lithium is one of the hot commodities of the 21st century: needed for electric vehicles, semiconductors needed for AI, and grid-scale batteries. Whil…
1 year, 1 month ago
How batteries are riding the free market rodeo in Texas
If you want to build a grid-scale battery project in Texas, be prepared to ride the free-market rodeo. On our second episode of this week's battery s…
1 year, 1 month ago
How batteries are already changing the grid
Renewable energy, when it comes to solar and wind power, has always had a caveat: it can only run when the wind blows or the sun shines. The idea of …
1 year, 1 month ago
What's going on with men's labor force participation?
It's the first Jobs Friday of the new year, and there's good news!
The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.1%, and the economy added 256,000 …
1 year, 1 month ago
What's a moneyline bet anyway?
The online financial website Investopedia compiles an annual list of the top ten financial terms that drew the most interest from their audience. The…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why Netflix spent billions for WWE
Last night, after years on cable, WWE's flagship show, Monday Night Raw, made its debut on Netflix. It's another example of live sports programming m…
1 year, 2 months ago
The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.
There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry. Tod…
1 year, 2 months ago
President Jimmy Carter's economic legacy
On this edition of Indicators of the Week, we discuss the economic legacy of former President, Jimmy Carter. Today on the show, we detail some of his…
1 year, 2 months ago