Predicting next year's economic storylines
The Indicator from Planet Money
NPR
4.7 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Tell us who won by submitting your vote to Planet Money's Instagram or email us with "Family Feud" in the subject line. Voting ends Dec. 31 at midnight, and we'll announce the winner(s) on our Jan. 5 episode.
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. Last Friday I duked it out with two Planet Money co-host on which indicator captured the |
| 0:17.8 | zeitgeist of 2023. That economic marker that really told the tale of our economy from January through December. |
| 0:26.5 | I am here again with our two co-host, Jeff Guo and Kenny Malone. |
| 0:30.5 | Hey guys! |
| 0:31.5 | Hey! Now we are still tallying the votes for indicators of 2023 |
| 0:35.0 | but I have a good feeling at least one of us will win right right? |
| 0:40.0 | Most of us will lose |
| 0:41.0 | two-thirds of us exactly will lose. Two-thirds of us, exactly, will lose. |
| 0:44.2 | Luckily for us, today we have a second chance at glory. |
| 0:48.0 | That's right, it's another edition of Family Feud. a family feud. Let's do this. |
| 0:57.0 | Yes, today we are competing with each other to figure out the indicator we think will be the leading economic story in 2024. |
| 1:05.0 | We will look into our crystal balls to figure out what economic forces could shape the year ahead. |
| 1:10.9 | So stick with us, we'll be right back after the break. |
| 1:18.0 | This message comes from NPR sponsor Betterment. |
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| 1:35.0 | Family feud, chapter two. |
| 1:37.0 | Here are the rules. |
| 1:39.0 | We invited Jeff Guo and Kenny Malone from Plant Money back on the show |
| 1:42.0 | and each of us prepared something for indicator of the year. |
| 1:46.0 | We will make our case in 60 seconds or less and in the end you the listener will once again vote |
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