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The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 8 January 2025

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Summary

The online financial website Investopedia compiles an annual list of the top ten financial terms that drew the most interest from their audience. The 2024 list covers familiar concepts like inflation and tariffs, as well as more niche terms like moneyline bets and stock splits. Today, we visit the highlights of 2024 in economic terms.

The 2024 Investopedia Terms of the Year

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:11.6	This is the indicator from Planet Money.
0:13.4	I'm Adrienne Ma.
0:14.3	And I'm Waylon Wong.
0:15.5	You know, there are lots of ways to gauge how people feel about the economy.
0:19.4	We've got different indices of consumer confidence.
0:22.4	The New York Fed measures household financial expectations. The list goes on. But we are here to talk
0:27.7	today about one particular glimpse into the American economic psyche. It's an indicator that
0:33.1	really speaks to our nerdy wordsmith hearts, and that is Investopedia's top terms of the year.
0:40.1	That's right. Every year, the online glossary rounds up the 10 financial words and phrases that drew the most interest from its audience.
0:47.5	It's a window into what economic topics people were super curious about.
0:51.7	And this 2024 list has a bit of everything.
0:54.4	Macroeconomics, corporate finance, cryptocurrency, and even sports betting.
0:59.5	So today on the show, Investopedia's editor-in-chief walks us through 2024 in econ vocab.
1:17.2	What's in store for the music, TV, and film industries for 2025?
1:21.8	We don't know, but we're making some fun, bold predictions for the new year.
1:25.7	Listen now to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR.
1:32.0	Investopedia has over 14,000 terms on its website.
1:36.5	So to make the top 10 list for the year, a word really has to stand out.
1:40.9	It has to be something that drew a lot of website traffic and in a sustained way.
1:45.3	The fascinating thing about Investopedia and our readers is that everybody comes in through a different door.
1:46.2	Caleb Silver is editor-in-chief at Investopedia.
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