Legacy admissions, the Russian Ruble and Final Fantasy XVI

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

On today's edition of Indicators of the Week, we cover the numbers behind stories relating to the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action, the Wagner rebellion's effect on the Russian currency, and some huge 2023 sales numbers for the video game industry.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:12.0	This is the indicator for planet money.
0:13.4	I'm Adrian Ma.
0:14.4	And I'm Patty Hirsch.
0:15.4	And this is Indicators of the Week.
0:19.9	That's right.
0:20.9	As always, we've got three numbers from the news, which have caught our eye.
0:24.3	My indicator today is related to the Supreme Court's decision in the affirmative action
0:28.7	case on college admissions.
0:30.4	I will be talking about how the recent Wagner rebellion did something to the Russian
0:33.7	Rubell that we haven't seen in nearly 15 months.
0:36.5	And lastly, we'll be joined by a special guest who's going to bring a little fun.
0:40.4	And tell us about a big video game release this year and what it says about the billion
0:44.4	dollar video game industry.
0:46.3	I'm hoping that he's going to talk a little bit about Pac-9 Adrian or my favorite space
0:49.9	invaders.
0:50.9	Wow, a throwback, Patty.
0:51.9	I'm kicking at old school over here.
0:53.8	We'll have all of that after the break.
0:56.6	All right.
0:57.6	Indicators of the Week, Adrian, you've got our first.
0:59.6	That's right.
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