A supermarket beef, a quantum leap, and Christmas trees for cheap
The Indicator from Planet Money
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4.7 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
On today's Indicators of the Week: A messy grocery store breakup, a quantum leap in subatomic computing and an unexpected change to the Christmas tree market.
Happy holidays!
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. |
| 0:02.0 | This is the indicator from Planet Money. |
| 0:13.5 | I'm Darren Woods. |
| 0:14.6 | I'm Waylon Wong. |
| 0:15.7 | And here to spread holiday cheer is Planet Money's very own star at the top of their Christmas tree, one Nick Fountain. |
| 0:23.9 | Oh, Indicators of the Week. Oh, Indicators of the Week. It is Indicators of the Week. |
| 0:33.7 | Now, we have got some Christmas tree-related indicators from you, Nick. |
| 0:38.0 | We're also looking at grocery store wars, |
| 0:40.6 | and I'm going to be diving into some subatomic computing. |
| 0:44.7 | That's what I put at the top of my tree. |
| 0:46.9 | Computer engineers rejoice. |
| 0:50.0 | That's all after the break. |
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| 1:24.1 | Planning ahead is truly one of the best gifts you can give your family. For additional |
| 1:28.4 | information, visit dignitymemorial.com. When it came out in 1843, a Christmas Carol was a sensation, |
| 1:37.7 | and Charles Dickens became a legend. Some people would consider him the originator of Christmas, |
| 1:43.8 | or the inventor of Christmas. |
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