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  • Where the US got $20B to bail out Argentina

    Where the US got $20B to bail out Argentina
    Nov 13 2025

    The U.S. is committed to bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion using a little known mechanism called the Exchange Stabilization Fund. On today’s show, what is this fund, why was it created and does Argentina have any hope of paying it back?

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  • Trump's backup options for tariffs

    Trump's backup options for tariffs
    Nov 12 2025

    The U.S. Supreme Court may soon rule on President Trump’s favorite tariff law. It could render them moot, but that doesn’t mean the end of tariffs. On today’s show, we explain the president’s back-up options for imposing tariffs.

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    Are Trump’s tariffs legal?
    Worst. Tariffs. Ever.
    Three ways companies are getting around tariffs

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  • Who is the World Cup for anymore?

    Who is the World Cup for anymore?
    Nov 11 2025
    The World Cup is coming up, and it’s going to cost a pretty penny if you are hoping to attend. Today on the show, we talk to NPR Senior Business editor and World Cup superfan about why the 2026 World Cup will likely be the most expensive in history and why even finding a ticket is more difficult.

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    Peacock, potassium and other Paris Olympics Indicators

    Why the Olympics cost so much

    You can't spell Olympics without IP

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  • How the French pensions débâcle is a warning to us all

    How the French pensions débâcle is a warning to us all
    Nov 10 2025
    France has one of the most generous pension systems in the world. But several governments there have collapsed over questions about how the government will fund it. All over the world, aging populations are forcing governments to rethink their assumptions.

    Today on the show, what France’s political fiascos teach all of us about the economics of an aging population, and what a retirement expert’s ideal retirement system might look like.

    Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2025

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    What would it take to fix retirement?

    What does the next era of Social Security look like?

    When Retirement Advice Goes Viral

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  • Can air traffic controllers keep calm and carry on — without pay?

    Can air traffic controllers keep calm and carry on — without pay?
    Nov 7 2025

    There’s one job that gets all the attention during a government shutdown: air traffic controllers. Today on the show, we spotlight why this job has taken on outsize political influence and one controller’s experience during the longest shutdown on record.

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  • This indicator hasn’t flashed this red since the dot-com bubble

    This indicator hasn’t flashed this red since the dot-com bubble
    Nov 6 2025

    The “Shiller PE Ratio” is at its highest level since November of 1999. That was at the peak of the online gold rush right before the dot com bubble burst in 2000. Today on the show, we learn what the Shiller PE Ratio is, how it works and whether we should be worried that it’s relatively high right now.

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    What’s a Bubble?
    Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes

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  • Who's propping up Russian oil?

    Who's propping up Russian oil?
    Nov 5 2025
    Russia’s been subject to more than 5,000 sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine. Yet many purported allies of Ukraine are still getting Russian oil — directly or indirectly. On today’s show, how governments are straddling the fence and skirting their own sanctions.

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    How the ‘shadow fleet’ helps Russia skirt sanctions

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  • How Apple's market power blocked ICEBlock

    How Apple's market power blocked ICEBlock
    Nov 4 2025
    Last month, the Trump administration asked Apple to remove an app from its App Store that crowdsourced sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Today on the show, we explain what an ongoing legal battle involving the developer of the video game Fortnite has to do with Apple’s latest move to comply with the Trump administration.

    Related episodes:
    How Fortnite brought Google to its knees
    The DOJ's case against Apple
    Apple v Everybody

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