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Why hasn't the Russian economy collapsed?
How has Russia’s economy not completely collapsed after four years of war, sanctions and billions in debt?
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The multimillion dollar Saturday Night Live UK gamble
Live from London, it’s Saturday Night? Saturday Night Live made its UK debut over the weekend after a well-hyped promotional campaign.
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Trump and truckers, Poland prospers, and a booming ant biz
It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
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How Iran is wasting American resources
Iran is using an affordable strategy to even the playing field in the war with the U.S. It’s using drones that cost in the thousands of dollars to combat American missiles that…
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How much is the Iran war costing us?
It’s really hard to estimate the total cost of war in the middle of one. Over the first six days of the Iran war, an estimated $11.3 billion was charged to the public purse.
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A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock
The U.S. and Israel war with Iran is causing a shock to the economic system. Gas prices are higher, diesel too, and even fertilizer is being affected.
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Can anything save the news biz?
If you were in the business of making a bunch of money in 2026, you probably wouldn’t pick journalism.
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A lot of gas trapped, oil reserves tapped, and Live Nation gets a (tiny) cap
It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!), our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
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Should colleges accept money from bad people?
At a dinner in 2010, physicist Sean Carroll is handed a phone. On the other end: A wealthy patron looking to potentially fund his research.
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The shadowy world of merchant cash advances
During the pandemic, mostly unregulated lenders went after struggling restaurants and music venues, charging at times sky high rates.
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Will Trump’s shipping insurance plan work?
More than a thousand ships are stranded outside the Strait of Hormuz, bobbing in the water. A big reason? Insurance.
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No healthcare premiums? In this economy?! Here's how.
It turns out healthcare in America CAN be cheaper. If your employer wants it to be. Today on the show, we speak with a Canadian-founded startup that has unusually generous benefits…
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Why are fewer Americans working the night shift?
The night shift isn’t for everyone, but it often means a boost in pay and a foot in the door. Yet a smaller share of Americans are working the graveyard shift than in decades past.
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Want a 2.5% mortgage? Buy it.
Remember those juicy mortgage rates from back in 2021? You don’t actually need a time machine to get one today.
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The anxiety rattling China’s youth
China will soon unveil its economic blueprint for the next five years, including a target for economic growth.
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Why Paramount went looney tunes for Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance is making a $110 billion play for Warner Bros. Discovery, and with it intellectual property like Harry Potter, Batman, and subsidiaries HBO and CNN.
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Should the families of organ donors be compensated?
Two economists get into the business—and stakes—of organ donation, and they argue why the government should financially compensate their families.FYI, we are going on a book tour!
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ICE is bad for business, heat is bad for coffee, and sci-fi is bad for markets
It’s … Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!), our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
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How your favorite fish sticks might be funding Russia's war
Russia exports billions of dollars worth of fish a year across the world. But after the invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. banned imports of Russian fish.
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What an Epstein recording reveals about how elites get jobs
What do the latest batch of documents tell us about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and elite networking? Quite a bit.
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Do traders who place big bets make big money?
We’re going whale watching today. No, not orcas or great blues, but financial traders that place big bets on something called options.
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Why there are roving rotisserie chicken mobs
You asked, we answered. On today’s show, we tackle questions from our dear listeners on whether AI interviewers are biased, what the heck M2 money supply is, and what’s up with the…
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Can I get my tariff money back now?
The Supreme Court struck down a bunch of President Trump’s tariffs yesterday. The Trump administration originally used an emergency economic powers law to justify the tariffs.
