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A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and business. Monday through Friday, in 10 minutes or less.Copyright 2015-2021 NPR - For Personal Use Only Economía
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  • Argentina's bailout, a new way to cool data centers, and a cold holiday hiring season

    Argentina's bailout, a new way to cool data centers, and a cold holiday hiring season
    Sep 26 2025
    It’s Indicators of the Week! It is that show where we parse the most fascinating financial numbers in the news and bring them to you.

    On today's show: Argentina needs a bailout, Microsoft’s new way to cool data centers, and retail hiring is not looking like it’s in the holiday spirit.

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    A radical plan to fix Argentina's inflation

    What $10 billion in data centers actually gets you

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    8 m
  • No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines

    No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines
    Sep 25 2025
    Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior says doctors are pushing vaccines onto their patients in order to make profits.

    Healthcare in the US is a business … but does that mean that doctors actually make money on vaccines?

    Today on the show, we talk with doctors who explain the financial reality behind vaccines and how RFK Jr’s words and actions could harm public health.

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    More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc

    What is a 'freedom economy'?


    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Tyler Jones. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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    9 m
  • Why are so many public schools closing?

    Why are so many public schools closing?
    Sep 24 2025
    Faced with declining enrollment, public school districts across the country are rethinking how many schools they can run. Fewer students often means less government funding, forcing schools to cut services. Yet school closures can disrupt communities and have negative effects on learning. On today’s show, the tough calculus parents and schools confront.

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    Why ‘free’ public education doesn’t always include school supplies

    A food fight over free school lunch

    The evidence of school vouchers that’ll please nobody

    For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

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This podcast is fantastic, a fun bit of current events news programming. I highly recommend it as a shower timer. 10 mins every time!

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