The Indicator from Planet Money

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Can breaking the law be good for business?

Does breaking the law ... make financial sense? Paying future fines and settlements at the risk of harm to people and the environment? Some legal scholars argue that's just the cost of doing business.Today, we ask whether a company's duty is to the law ... or to its shareholders. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  What a cabinet maker can teach us about interest rates

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  Is the federal debt REALLY that bad?

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  Taxing the final frontier

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  Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

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  Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees

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  The boom and bust of esports

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  Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible

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  Forever games: the economics of the live service model

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  Ticketmaster's dominance, Caitlin Clark's paycheck, and other indicators

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  Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations

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  Profiting off greater risk: the reinsurance game

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  What is a 'freedom economy'?

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  Why is insurance so expensive right now? And more listener questions

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  What Subway's foot-long cookie says about inflation

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  The IRS wants to do your taxes for free. Will it last?

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  Why the EU is investigating China's wind turbines