The old adage “the stock market is not the economy” used to hold more weight, but lately, financial markets are reflecting the overall economy a lot more. Today, we look at what Walmart’s stock and AI companies might be telling us about weaknesses in the economy.  Read Jim Paulsen's post on the <a href="https://paulsenperspectives.substack.com/p/the-walmart-recession-signal-suggests"target="_blank" >Walmart Recession Signal</a>. Read the report by the Open Markets Institute and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund: <a href="https://ourfinancialsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Brace-for-Impact-Scherer-Jenkins-OMI-October2026-WEB.pdf"target="_blank" >Brace for Impact: Protecting people and the economy when the AI bubble bursts</a>. Fact checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Your Next Listen –<a href="http://lnk.to/Rtx5vx"target="_blank" >This indicator hasn’t flashed this red since the dot-com bubble</a> –Over 2,000 episodes in <a href="https://app.npr.org/aggregation/510325"target="_blank" >our archive on the NPR App</a> Connect with The Indicator from Planet Money–<a href="https://npr.org/indicatornewsletter"target="_blank" >The Indicator newsletter</a> — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. –<a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/?hl=en"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWlgFyO9hsMut185wEh-5F9YMUF6wqar"target="_blank" >YouTube</a> –Find the <a href="https://lnk.to/i3AukBdDWE"target="_blank" >Planet Money book</a> –Find the <a href="https://shopnpr.org/products/planet-moneys-sell-me-a-sasquatch-board-game?Pmax&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23597731376&gbraid=0AAAABCDc-MlxLoHpn3aB7Cl5X-nVnzyXL&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuJLWBhD_ARIsAIBcRUwrAD7rYHnu5no4C0djeuOI59nR5dW4zDuToOiV0blG0NXSP6pqf5IaAkinEALw_wcB"target="_blank" >Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch</a>, and other merch at the <a href="https://shopnpr.org/search?q=indicator&options%5Bprefix%5D=last"target="_blank" >NPR Shop</a>! Support public media by <a href="https://plus.npr.org/planetmoney"target="_blank" >subscribing to NPR+</a> and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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