Fed chair, health care, and AI shoe repair

美联储主席、医疗保健和人工智能鞋修

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-04-17

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It’s Indicators of the Week. Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.  On today’s episode: the drama behind the Fed Chair nominee’s wealth; the shoe company Allbirds is becoming an AI firm; and a drop in how many people are paying for their Affordable Care Act plans. The Indicator is launching a newsletter! Be among the first and sign-up now: npr.org/indicatornewsletter Come see Planet Money live on stage! 12 cities. Details and tix here: planetmoneybook.com/#tour Related episodes: One Fed battle after anotherThe ghosts of Obamacare past, present and futureAllbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Darian Woods, joined by Waylon Wong.

  • Hello!

  • And we have our very special guest, Mary Childs.

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  • Indicators of the Week!

  • That's right, Darian, Mary, we are going back to our favorite Friday activity.

  • We're highlighting numbers from the news.

  • We're going to have some fun and make sense of what's happening in the economy.

  • Today, we're looking at just how rich Trump's nominee is for Federal Reserve chair.

  • We're going to talk about how Allbirds, the shoe company, became an AI firm.

  • And we're going to talk about why so many people with an Affordable Care Act plan did not pay their first monthly bill.

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