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Globalization, as we once knew it, is dead ... well, that's according to the UK's new Chancellor of

The U.S. wants to become a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. That will mean a lot of new generatio

It's been a turbulent couple of days for financial markets around the world. Japan's biggest stock m

Jobs numbers came out today and they weren't great: Unemployment hit 4.3% and only 114,000 jobs were

The modern Olympic Games are notorious for saddling host cities with burdensome cost overruns into t

The Federal Reserve has once again opted to leave interest rates unchanged. That appears to be creat

It's time for The Indicator Quiz! We test you, dear listener, on your knowledge of topics that we've

The childcare industry has been having a tough go of it. It's already expensive; pandemic-era progra

Indicators of the Week is BACK, and this time, we're going for the gold! (...In educating our listen

Is AI overrated?

2024/7/25

Are the promises made by AI boosters mostly hype, or are we actually underappreciating the transform

Is AI underrated?

2024/7/24

Are the promises made by AI boosters all hype, or are we actually underappreciating the transformati

Even before the Dune: Part 2 popcorn bucket went viral this year, movie theaters have been trying al

You may have heard some big news this past weekend: Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential electi

It's Indicators of the Week! We cover the numbers in the news that you should know about. This week,

The Supreme Court's decision to quash Chevron deference means countless agency regulations are now m

When the Supreme Court decided Chevron U.S.A., Inc v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 40 yea

The Digital Markets Act is a new piece of European legislation aimed at making markets in the digita

If you regularly listen to The Indicator, you know China's economy is not doing great. Over the last

On Indicators of the Week, we cover the numbers in the news that you should know about. This week, w

There are currently just under 65,000 migrants in New York City's shelter system, stretching the cit