Ricky Mulvey

I'm Cooper Katz McKim.

And I'm Ricky Mulvey.

You guys, it's already been a rollercoaster of a week.

The Fed hiked interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, and if that's how Hump Day was handled, one can only assume that this will be quite an eventful Indicators-

I'm Paddy Hirsch.

And I'm Ricky Mulvey.

On today's show, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, what it is, why it's in the news, and how it might change the game in the war with Iran.

It's Straight Talk from The Indicator, coming up after the break.

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[door closing] Hey, Ricky.

Hey, Waylon.

Tell me, what could you do if you wanted to invest 100 bucks in Apple stock, but you only had $50?

Hello, and welcome to Planet Money.

I'm Waylon Wong.

And I'm Ricky Mulvey.

Investing behavior is changing a lot.

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I'm Ricky Mulvey.

And I'm Weilin Wong.

Flock cameras can help police departments find stolen vehicles and violent criminals.

I'm Wei Lan Wang.

And I'm Ricky Mulvey, and this is The Indicator Quiz.

We test your knowledge of topics that we've been covering on the show, and you, dear listener, can play along too.

Yeah, we're trying to keep your mind sharp in these dog days of summer, and today we have listener Daniel Kane, who works as a professor and just got back from a little vacation.

I'm Waylon Wang.

I'm Ricky Mulvey.

And I'm just excited to be here.

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I'm Waylon Wong.

I'm Ricky Mulvey.

But Waylon, this isn't The Indicator.

What? This

Uh, I'm @ricksoslick also.

LinkedIn is a good place to find me, Ricky Mulvey there.

Thank you, and we will see you next week with a special guest.

Take care.