Recession, retail, retaliation

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Economic news of the week – from the government's new projections on unemployment and inflation to the latest retail spending numbers. Plus, what's the deal with companies retaliating against union organizers?

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:09.0	This is the Indicator from Planet Money.
0:13.7	I'm Darren Woods.
0:14.7	We're joined here by very special guest, all the way from Planet Money, Erica Barrett.
0:19.0	Welcome to the show.
0:20.0	Thank you.
0:21.0	Thanks for having me on this planet.
0:22.0	Good to have you.
0:23.0	And we also have a course, Whale and Wong.
0:25.0	Hello.
0:26.0	A regular.
0:27.0	That's me.
0:28.0	I'm always here.
0:29.0	What do we have for today's Indicators of the Week?
0:33.0	I've got a big batch of new productions from the Congressional Budget Office.
0:37.0	That's your tax money at work, Darian.
0:39.0	I love what they do.
0:41.0	And Erica.
0:43.0	I do have some numbers.
0:45.0	And it's about our super spendy January.
0:48.0	Okay.
0:49.0	And I will be talking about Tesla and unions to things that are kind of like oil and water.
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