Podcast:The Indicator from Planet Money Published On: Fri Mar 21 2025 Description: It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. On today's show, we welcome back co-host Adrian Ma.We also have the price of gold going up, German defense stocking up, and U.S. mergers and acquisitions slowing down.Related episodes:NPR's Adrian Ma remembers girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, who died in D.C. plane crashEurope's NATO members take an economic hit (Apple / Spotify)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. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy