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The Indicator from Planet Money - Ad targeting gets into your medical file

More doctors' offices are ditching clunky clipboards and embracing digital records and online check-ins. But some patients may be unaware that their sensitive health data could be accessible to more than just their health care provider. Today on the show, how ad targeting has moved into the doctor's office, why that's rubbing some patients the wrong way, and why health companies say it can lead to better care.

Related Episodes:
The hidden market for your location data (Apple)
This is your brain on drug ads
This ad's for you

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Five reasons why Americans and economists can’t agree on the economy

One of the most puzzling developments for economists in recent months is the disconnect between positive traditional economic data and how people say they feel negatively about the economy. Add to that, people's behavior tracks with what economists would normally expect for happy times. So what's going on?

Today on the show, we turn to something economists have tracked for decades called the misery index. Right now, it says America shouldn't be so miserable, but as we've covered before, surveys say otherwise. We identify five reasons that explain the disconnect.

Related Episodes:

Americans don't like higher prices but they LOVE buying new things (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - How much money do the ?Ndrangheta mafia make?

The ?Ndrangheta are one of Italy?s biggest and most dangerous criminal gangs. One piece of research suggested they have an annual turnover of ?53bn - more than McDonalds and Deutsche Bank combined.

But is that number realistic? Professor Anna Sergi and Professor Francesco Calderoni help us figure out what kind of number makes sense.

Reporter: Perisha Kudhail Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results

The U.S. economy added a solid number of jobs, the unemployment rate held steady, and a lot of people got raises. But, today we ask whether fewer temporary workers could mean recession, and whether higher wages might cause interest rates to stay high.

Related episodes:
The Indicator of the Year (Apple / Spotify)
Predicting next year's economic storylines (Apple / Spotify)
The money illusion

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The Indicator from Planet Money - WTF is a bitcoin ETF?

On today's show, we find out what the buzz is around something called a "spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund." Despite a volatile year for cryptocurrency companies, U.S. federal regulators are expected to approve this new financial product. So WTF is a bitcoin ETF?

Related episodes:
The spectacle of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial (Apple / Spotify)
A former teen idol takes on crypto (Apple / Spotify)
The rise and fall of FTX
The aftermath of the cryptocurrency crash
The promise and peril of crypto for Black investors

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