The Indicator from Planet Money

It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). 

On today’s episode: What happened to Trump’s proposed Strait of Hormuz fee?; China’s pollution takes a dip … and maybe solves a mystery?; IMAX is expensive. But BIG. (For our eyes and theater owners.) 

Fact checking by Julia Ritchey and Cooper Katz McKim. 

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—The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets

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Over 100 years ago, Pope Leo XIII wrote a seminal letter encouraging workers to unionize in the face of industrialization. The current Pope Leo XIV in his seminal letter warned of an economic disruption from today that threatens workers - Artificial Intelligence.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— Jobs numbers, immigrants in healthcare, and ... Jesus Christ?

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Many Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates are diversifying away from oil, but how do you actually measure that? After China resumed buying American soybeans, what are farmers doing now? And is your neighbor paying less for their car than you? Today on the show, we explore YOUR listener questions.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez & Emma Ferrara. 

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— What do farmers do in a trade war?

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AI summaries are gaining traction and making the potential for a “zero click web” increasingly real. What does that mean for the internet as we know it today?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— AI is pumping out books. Are they any good?

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About one in 20 car loans made to young people are in serious delinquency. That’s the highest rate since the global financial crisis. Today on the show, former FDIC chair Sheila Bair answers young listeners' car buying questions. 

Sheila Bair’s book is How Not to Lose a Million Dollars: A Young Person's Guide to Avoiding the Tricks and Traps of Our Financial System 

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. 

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— Why this former banking regulator is writing kids books 

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