Kacper Sobieski-Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds

2025-04-28 19:29:05source:Databeccategory:Stocks

It's Indicators of the Week — our weekly look under the hood of our global economy. Today we look at why cocoa prices are Kacper Sobieskisoaring, whether India's electoral bonds are bad for democracy and how a typo sent Lyft shares soaring.

Related:
Cocoa prices hit a 47-year high before Valentine's Day
Can India become the next high-tech hub? (Apple / Spotify)
Lyft going public: The dual-class share dilemma
Big donors and pay-to-play politics

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

More:Stocks

Recommend

Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say

Pilots at Southwest Airlines can sock away more for retirement, thanks to a new retirement plan bene

Migrant boat sinking off Greek island leaves 3 dead, 2 missing, 8 rescued

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A search and rescue operation was underway Monday after a dinghy carrying migr

Afghanistan earthquake relief efforts provided with $12 million in U.S. aid

The United States is providing $12 million in "immediate humanitarian assistance" for Afghanistan fo