It’s Indicators of the Week. Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.  On today’s episode: the drama behind the Fed Chair nominee’s wealth; the shoe company Allbirds is becoming an AI firm; and a drop in how many people are paying for their Affordable Care Act plans. The Indicator is launching a newsletter! Be among the first and sign-up now: <a href="http://npr.org/indicatornewsletter"target="_blank" >npr.org/indicatornewsletter</a> Come see Planet Money live on stage! 12 cities. Details and tix here: <a href="https://www.planetmoneybook.com/#tour"target="_blank" >planetmoneybook.com/#tour</a> Related episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5675867/one-fed-battle-after-another"target="_blank" >One Fed battle after another</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5646628/the-ghosts-of-obamacare-past-present-and-future"target="_blank" >The ghosts of Obamacare past, present and future</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730695224/allbirds-tim-brown-joey-zwillinger"target="_blank" >Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger</a> 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" >plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez"target="_blank" >Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"target="_blank" >Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"target="_blank" >TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"target="_blank" >Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"target="_blank" >Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money"target="_blank" >Newsletter</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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