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The most expensive banana in the world and other indicators

2024/11/22
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W指出，殡葬业存在价格不透明的问题，消费者难以获取价格信息，容易被占便宜。联邦贸易委员会的调查显示，许多殡葬服务商并未遵守价格透明度规定。 A和K未就此话题发表意见。

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The chapter discusses the difficulties in obtaining price information from funeral providers and the impact of the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule.
  • Funeral homes are not known for advertising their prices.
  • The Federal Trade Commission introduced the Funeral Rule to ensure transparency.
  • A recent audit found that only 30% of funeral providers complied with the rule on the first attempt.

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We are back with a pricey Indicators of the Week. Today, we're digging into why it's so hard to get price information from funeral providers, how much a single banana could possibly cost, and just how much richer Elon Musk has become since Donald Trump's election win.**Related episodes:**Why is everyone talking about Musk's money? (Apple) / Spotify)) Artists vs. AI (Apple) / Spotify)) *For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Music by Drop Electric). Find us: TikTok), Instagram), Facebook), Newsletter). *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)