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On today’s episode: the effects of pay transparency, Meta’s big win, and freaky flies and beef.
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Are we entering a new dawn for antitrust enforcement?
Why beef prices are so high
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On today’s episode: the effects of pay transparency, Meta’s big win, and freaky flies and beef.
Related episodes:
Are we entering a new dawn for antitrust enforcement?
Why beef prices are so high
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 Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:
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