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This episode discusses the proposed fee for the Strait of Hormuz, China's pollution reduction, and the economic implications of IMAX.

It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube !). On today’s episode: What happened to Trump’s proposed Strait of Hormuz fee?; China’s pollution takes a dip … and maybe solves a mystery?; IMAX is expensive. But BIG. (For our eyes and theater owners.) Fact checking by Julia Ritchey and Cooper Katz McKim. Your Next Listen — The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter — 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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Topics covered

• Strait of Hormuz
• China pollution
• IMAX economics
• business indicators
• environmental issues

Keywords

• Strait of Hormuz
• China
• pollution
• IMAX
• business
• economics
• indicators

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, IMAX

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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