Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps
9 min•14 augusti 2026
It’s Indicators of the Week!
On today’s episode: Retirees get a bump in benefits; credit card debt delinquency at a historically high level; and the dating app Bumble on a serious decline — Men first! IRL events! What will work!
Fact checking by Cooper Katz McKim and Vito Emanuel.
Your Next Listen
— Trying to fix the dating app backlash
Connect with The Indicator
— Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter!
— Buy the Planet Money book
— Find our socials, YouTube and more!
— For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+
Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
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
On today’s episode: Retirees get a bump in benefits; credit card debt delinquency at a historically high level; and the dating app Bumble on a serious decline — Men first! IRL events! What will work!
Fact checking by Cooper Katz McKim and Vito Emanuel.
Your Next Listen
— Trying to fix the dating app backlash
Connect with The Indicator
— Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter!
— Buy the Planet Money book
— Find our socials, YouTube and more!
— For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+
Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
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
Fler avsnitt av The Indicator from Planet Money
Visa alla avsnitt av The Indicator from Planet MoneyThe Indicator from Planet Money med NPR finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.