After very high inflation, the United States is finally feeling some relief in the form of "disinflation." But, why exactly has inflation slowed down?
Three Planet Money hosts try to answer that question while competing to be the winner of our very own reporting challenge: Econ Battle Zone!
It's economics journalism meets high-stakes reality TV competition! Will our contestants be able to impress our celebrity judges? How will they manage to incorporate their mystery ingredients? Who will take home the championship belt? Tune in for the inaugural episode of...Econ Battle Zone!
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CBS News Roundup - 01/19/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition
Alec Baldwin indicted in movie set shooting, the prosecution thinks there is enough to move forward on involuntary manslaughter. Winter weather in the east, roads are still covered in ice or snow.
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Consider This from NPR - Zingers and Gaffes: A Look At the Utility of Presidential Debates
The presidential debate has been a right of passage for both primary and general election candidates for more than thirty years.
Now in the midst of another election season, it looks like this well-established tradition might be fading away. But do debates inform voters, and do they change minds?
We take a look at how the modern presidential debate came to be, and what their absence would mean for candidates and voters.
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Consider This from NPR - Zingers and Gaffes: A Look At the Utility of Presidential Debates
The presidential debate has been a right of passage for both primary and general election candidates for more than thirty years.
Now in the midst of another election season, it looks like this well-established tradition might be fading away. But do debates inform voters, and do they change minds?
We take a look at how the modern presidential debate came to be, and what their absence would mean for candidates and voters.
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Consider This from NPR - Zingers and Gaffes: A Look At the Utility of Presidential Debates
The presidential debate has been a right of passage for both primary and general election candidates for more than thirty years.
Now in the midst of another election season, it looks like this well-established tradition might be fading away. But do debates inform voters, and do they change minds?
We take a look at how the modern presidential debate came to be, and what their absence would mean for candidates and voters.
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Now in the midst of another election season, it looks like this well-established tradition might be fading away. But do debates inform voters, and do they change minds?
We take a look at how the modern presidential debate came to be, and what their absence would mean for candidates and voters.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Walmart scams, expensive recycling, and overdraft fees
It is Friday. And Indicators of the Week is back — Plastics Edition. Today, we dig into how fraudsters have used Walmart gift cards to scam consumers out of more than $1 billion. We also find out why recycled plastic is actually more expensive now than newly produced plastic. And we learn how overdraft fees might be going way down.
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The Gist - Putin Loser, Times Disagrees
Our brave and heroic Congress has done the incredible ... again ... passing legislation to temporarily keep the government running until February. Great, um, job. In the interview, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale's school of management joins us to explain why Putin in hurting economically and why reporters don't get the story. Also on the show, Pakistan and Iran have nice things to say to each other despite those missiles.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Jan. 19, 2024
Continued freezing temperatures add another challenge to housing migrants. Car insurance rates are on the rise. And Illinois releases new assault weapons registration rules after only a fraction of eligible gun owners registered their weapons with the state. Reset breaks down these stories and more with Ravi Baichwal anchor at ABC 7 News, Stephanie Zimmermann, consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and
Paris Schutz, reporter and anchor, WTTW.
This Machine Kills - 311. Selling Pickaxes for the AI Gold Rush
We take a deeper look at Nvidia, a company that has — compared to software firms like OpenAI — flown under the radar for both investigative and critical analysis of AI. We discuss their meteoric rise and the monopolistic control they have over the hardware for artificial intelligence through their business for GPUs but also how they have solidified that control through the closed, proprietary CUDA system for AI development. We also get into the journalistic style of great man + myth making + ironic distance that structures how these powerful companies and their “visionary” leaders are covered by the media. Finally, we end with one word: Gooniverse.
••• How Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Is Powering the A.I. Revolution https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/04/how-jensen-huangs-nvidia-is-powering-the-ai-revolution
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Motley Fool Money - The Cointucky Derby
Big-time institutions are jumping into newly-approved Bitcoin spot ETFs, and that could create trouble for some of the bigger players in crypto.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- Why there’s so much cash sitting on the sidelines right now, and why it may or may not work back into the market.
- Blackrock and Fidelity getting in on the newly available Bitcoin spot ETFs, and how they could create problems for Coinbase.
- Earnings updates from industry leaders Prologis, Taiwan Semiconductor, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
(19:11) Best-selling Author Dan Pink takes ideas from his books and applies them to the modern topics of AI, employee motivation, and what the modern office is really for in an increasingly hybrid world.
(32:12) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Globus Medical and RPM International.
Stocks discussed: IBIT, FBTC, COIN, PYPL, PLD, TSMC, MS, GS, RPM, GMED
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Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Dan Pink, Shannon Jones
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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