What do McDonald's stores, oil, and nickel have in common?

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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It's another edition of indicators of the week! Today, we take a look at the wide-ranging effects Russia's invasion is having on corporations and commodities.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:03.4	This is the indicator from Planet Money.
0:13.2	I'm Darien Woods and here for Indicators of the Week we have two very special guests
0:17.8	from Planet Money, Sarah Gonzalez and Kenny Vellone.
0:21.0	Welcome.
0:22.0	Hey.
0:23.0	The crossover event of the century Darien.
0:24.0	Guys, I have you guys and what a time to be on the show.
0:26.7	I mean, there is so much going on. There's all kinds of weird and unexpected effects
0:31.3	ricocheting around the global economy right now.
0:33.7	What have we got on the show today?
0:35.1	We got the story of a nickel magnate losing two billion dollars in a bet.
0:40.1	Yeah, and we are now seeing US negotiators looking to make deals with oil producing countries
0:45.8	that would have been unimaginable months ago.
0:48.6	And on top of that, there is this emblem of American capitalism that is packing up and
0:53.7	leaving post-Soviet Russia.
0:56.7	We're going to hear a lot more about that with some old tape after the break.
1:00.3	Good old, old tape teas.
1:01.3	Good old, fashion, old tape.
1:04.3	All right, Indicators of the Week with Kenny Vellone and Sarah Gonzalez.
1:15.9	Kenny Vellone, I'm going to start with you.
1:17.7	What is your indicator of the week?
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