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The Indicator from Planet Money · September 18, 2026 · 9m

OpenAI's waiting game, gas pump pain, and severe sulfur strain!

The Indicator from Planet Money covers three distinct economic topics: new ways to track real-time pain at the gas pump, a debate over OpenAI's IPO strategy and whether to pursue a hard launch, and a surprising ingredient—sulfur—that is making fertilizer and potentially groceries more expensive.

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Real-Time Gas Pump Pain Tracking
The episode discusses new methods to track consumer pain from gas prices in real-time.
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OpenAI's IPO Hard-Launch Tug-of-War
OpenAI faces a tug-of-war over whether to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) with a hard launch.

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