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The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

We are back with Indicators of the Week! Today, we'll be digging into why U.S. professional gamblers are worried about their future, why businesses might start investing more in research and development, and why cancelling your subscriptions is going to remain difficult.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:11.8	This is the indicator from Planet Money.
0:13.7	I'm Adrienne Ma.
0:14.7	And I'm Whalen Wong.
0:15.8	Joining us today is...
0:20.0	Whelan, what is that sound?
0:22.1	I don't know.
0:22.9	It sounds like something or someone crashing through the underbrush?
0:27.0	Is that Jeff Guo of Planet Money?
0:29.8	Guys, it's not me.
0:31.2	I pretty sure.
0:34.5	It's the tempestuous beast known as Indicators of the Week.
0:41.4	Oh, few.
0:44.3	Sorry for the case of mistaken identity, Jeff.
0:47.2	Don't worry about it.
0:48.1	It happens all the time.
0:49.8	On this episode of Indicators of the Week, we are taking on one of most unstoppable forces in the economy.
0:56.7	It's got a huge footprint.
0:58.0	We're talking about the government.
1:00.2	The apex predator of the economy for some people, perhaps.
1:04.2	So today we'll be digging into why professional gamblers are worried about extinction,
1:09.0	why businesses might start investing more in research and
	...

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