A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!
A labyrinthine rebate process. Shrinking cereal boxes. Mystery rental car charges. Cockroaches?! We share listener tales of Consumer Rage and…
How did we get a Nobel Prize in economics?
This year's Nobel Prize for Economics went to American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford! Their research focused on…
Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare
This week’s indicators: Rent is squeezing middle-income earners, the Trump admin is squeezing ACA enrollees, and GLP-1s are squeezing employers.Fact…
OpenAI’s waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!
This week’s indicators: Tracking your pain at the gas pump in real-time; OpenAI’s IPO hard-launch tug-of-war; one unexpected ingredient is…
A Beautiful Bill, Mamdani’s Market, and Stock Subscriptions
It’s time for another Indicator Quiz! For today’s quiz, we’re testing the Indicator knowledge of a brilliant mathematician. Will we…
Bessent’s yen bet, cold Argentine data centers set, and the summer box office net
This week’s indicators: Is The U.S. Treasury Department futzing with financial markets?; Is Patagonia’s pretty picturesque setting … for data…
Are job hoppers better at their jobs?
People with jobs are not always eager to leave them … but there are exceptions. Call them job hoppers. While…
A Treasury showdown with the bond market
Why is the U.S. Treasury planning to buyback at least double the number of long-dated government bonds it usually does?…
The teacher pay penalty, Meta’s major settlement, and a footwear flop
This week’s indicators: The teacher pay penalty; Meta’s massive settlement; Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods are struggling. Fact checking by…
Could politics put your city’s funding at risk?
The Trump administration recently admitted to pulling grants over politics. This practice could become more common. How do cities use…