The most expensive banana in the world and other indicators
The Indicator from Planet Money
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🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | NPR. |
| 0:11.6 | This is the indicator from Planet Money. |
| 0:13.8 | I'm Waylon Wong here with Adrienne Ma. |
| 0:16.1 | Good morning. |
| 0:17.8 | Okay, Bella Lagosi. |
| 0:19.8 | And also from Planet Money, we have the inimitable, the formidable, |
| 0:24.1 | the corporeal, Keith Romer. I'm incredibly corporeal today. Hello, I'm glad to be here |
| 0:30.5 | with you and Bella. It is Friday, the end of the week, and with Friday comes indicators of the week. |
| 0:40.2 | Today we'll be digging into how much one banana could possibly cost. |
| 0:45.2 | $10? |
| 0:46.3 | I mean, maybe. |
| 0:47.6 | We'll also talk about why it's difficult to get price information from funeral providers |
| 0:52.5 | and just how much Elon Musk has profited off Trump's election. |
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