Polymarket bots, lithium found: lots!, marathon shoe thoughts

About this episode

The episode discusses economic indicators including Polymarket bets, lithium discoveries, and the economics of running shoes.

It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube !). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s episode: who wins and loses their Polymarket bets , an American lithium motherlode, and the economics of lightweight running shoes. Related episodes: The race to produce lithium Advanced Fairness At The Marathon 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 Julia Ritchey and 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

Topics covered

• economic indicators
• Polymarket
• lithium production
• running shoes
• weekly news

Keywords

• Polymarket
• lithium
• running shoes
• economic indicators
• weekly news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, Polymarket, Drop Electric

Products: lithium, running shoes

Places: America

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