Why your neighbor might be paying less for their car

为什么你的邻居可能为他们的车支付更少

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-07-15

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Many Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates are diversifying away from oil, but how do you actually measure that? After China resumed buying American soybeans, what are farmers doing now? And is your neighbor paying less for their car than you? Today on the show, we explore YOUR listener questions. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez & Emma Ferrara.  Your Next Listen — What do farmers do in a trade war? Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter— Buy the Planet Money book— Find our socials, YouTube and more!— For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+  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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  • NPR.

  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

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  • I'm Waylon Wong.

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  • Oh, yeah.

  • We've got a good crop of questions today.

  • And that's a pun that will be relevant very soon.

  • So for today's listener questions, I dig into why there is a soybean bonanza in the U.S.

  • Despite last year's trade war with China.

  • I help find the best economic figure to measure economic diversification in the Gulf states.