{"id":466721,"date":"2026-02-13T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/466721\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:11:11","slug":"the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/466721\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771006271_695_.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3377x1900+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2F66%2F4633226148f7ad3bed1dae29e414%2F24c59b26-479e-487e-aa72-175dc3f35d61.png\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Stained glass window depicting Jesus Christ in the Church of the Assumption in Montpeyroux France.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Stained glass window depicting Jesus Christ in the Church of the Assumption in Montpeyroux France.<\/p>\n<p>                    ROMAIN COSTASECA\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images\/ROMAIN COSTASECA\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                hide caption\n            <\/p>\n<p>            toggle caption<\/p>\n<p>        ROMAIN COSTASECA\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images\/ROMAIN COSTASECA\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for \u2026 Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode: Analyzing the new jobs numbers, how letting in more immigrants could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w34791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reduce elder mortality<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w34702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a> on the return of \u2026 Jesus Christ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Related episodes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/06\/nx-s1-5702772\/just-how-bad-are-these-job-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Just how bad are these job numbers?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/08\/16\/1117780172\/a-market-to-bet-on-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A market to bet on the future<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/28\/1083589726\/whos-going-to-take-care-of-grandma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Who&#8217;s gonna take care of grandma?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">plus.npr.org<\/a>. 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