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Episode Notes
Fast food prices are soaring, but chains will lose money to attract customers. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the economics of the new value meal trend. Millennials are also taking secret “quiet vacations” and volatile geopolitics is impacting the bond market. In the plus segment, Yankee Stadium is now card-only for payments. Do Americans have the right to use cash?
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The podcast is produced by Jared Downing and Cheyna Roth.
