What grocery aisle gossip can tell us about the economy
Make Me Smart
Marketplace
4.6 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The latest survey data from the University of Michigan shows consumer sentiment in the U.S. is at a six-month low. We’ll unpack the numbers and get into what they can and can’t tell us about what’s really going on in the economy. And, a plan to split up U.S. Cellular between T-Mobile and Verizon is in the works. It’s part of a larger fiasco brewing at the Federal Communications Commission. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- Consumer Sentiment Index from the University of Michigan
- “T-Mobile, Verizon in Talks to Carve Up U.S. Cellular” from The Wall Street Journal
- “A solar storm could produce northern lights in US” from AP News
- “Apple is revamping Siri with generative AI to catch up with chatbot competitors, report says” from Business Insider
- “McDonald’s Will Offer a $5 Meal Deal to Lure Customers Back Into Stores” from Yahoo Finance
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, |
| 0:03.0 | listeners. |
| 0:04.0 | If you're hearing this, I'm going to assume you're at least interested in money |
| 0:08.0 | and understanding the economy and finances. |
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| 0:49.4 | Let's get it going. |
| 0:54.0 | get it going. |
| 0:58.0 | Hello everyone, I'm Novasopo. |
| 1:00.0 | Welcome back to Make Me Smart, where we make today makes sense. |
| 1:03.4 | It's Friday, May 10th. |
| 1:05.6 | Kai and Kimberly are both out today, |
| 1:07.6 | and I've got an extra special guest host joining me, |
| 1:10.6 | making her economics on tap debut, Marketplace's director of |
| 1:14.1 | podcasts and host of our kids money show million bazillion our very own |
| 1:19.2 | Bridget Bodner. |
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