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The stock market has been on a wild ride lately. Today, the Indicator looks at what's going on and whether we should worry for the economy.

We talk turkey with the American Farm Bureau about changes in the price of Thanksgiving Dinner.

The minimum wage is a contentious issue. Some claim it's a job killer. But what does the research show?

Wondering whether we're poised to tip into a recession? The jobs market may point the way.

Are we heading into a recession? The Conference Board's Leading Indicator has ten ways to tell.

Australia hasn't had a recession in 27 years. Good policy? Or just good luck?

The decline in the oil price since the end of October has been stunning in its depth and speed, and follows more than a year of climbing. What changed?

The next global economic downturn could be even harder to reverse than the last one.

Short sellers — investors who bet against companies — get a bad rap, but research suggests they help keep markets running smoothly.

You may not know it, but companies are silently scoring you... and using that score to figure out how to treat you.

We answer questions from our listeners and issue a couple of mea culpas.

Taxes get a bad reputation, but they were central to the formation of representative government, says financial historian William N. Goetzmann.

Wage growth has (finally) been accelerating, but what else are companies doing to bid for workers?

One of our youngest listeners asked us why Ecuador changed its currency to U.S. dollars, so we found out!

China is piloting a new social credit system, calculated from financial transactions and daily behavior. NPR's The Indicator learns what it's like to be on the country's list of untrustworthy people.

Horror movies are good business. Scary good. They are more likely to be profitable than any other kind of movie. Today on the show, we look at why.

China is testing a new plan to make it easier for citizens do business, but also to help them trust each other more. It's called the social credit score.

China is trying a bold experiment to help people trust each other more: The social credit score. Will it work? Does it go too far?

We assume that winning the lottery will make us happier. In some ways it does, in others — not so much.

Amazon and Netflix are trying to take India's streaming market. But so far, success in the country has proved elusive.