What happens when an economist becomes prime minister?
Enlarge this image Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference about the US tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 3,…
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What’s so bad about a trade deficit?
Enlarge this image Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump claims a main goal of his crippling tariffs is to…
Tariffied! We check in on businesses
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How states are scooping up federal workers
Enlarge this image Indicator hosts, from left, Darian Woods, Adrian Ma and Wailin Wong. (Julia Ritchey / NPR) Julia Ritchey/NPR hide caption toggle caption Julia…
Why the great vinyl shortage is over
Enlarge this image Peter Nicholls/Getty Images Peter Nicholls/Getty Images There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village…
What $10 billion in data centers actually gets you
Enlarge this image Attendees view an AI data center at the SK networks stand during the MWC (Mobile World Congress), March 3, 2025. MANAURE QUINTERO/Getty…
Should we vote for all judges?
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Overly Friendly Emails and other marketing pet peeves
Enlarge this image Darian Woods Darian Woods Brands trying to be your best bud. Generational labels. Gendered double standards. Today on the show: three advertising…
Missing taxes, spiking copper and Napster’s re-re-rebirth
Enlarge this image Thomas Lohnes/DDP/AFP via Getty Images Thomas Lohnes/DDP/AFP via Getty Images On Indicators of the Week, we look at a huge projected tax…
How nonprofits get cash from your clunker
Enlarge this image Sean Saldana Sean Saldana Many nonprofits accept your used cars as a way to donate. This happens from Make-A-Wish America to Habitat…