Polymarket bots, lithium found: lots!, marathon shoe thoughts

It’s Indicators of the Week (now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank">YouTube</a>!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. <br /><br />On today’s episode: who wins and loses their <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6443103" target="_blank">Polymarket bets</a>, an American lithium motherlode, and the economics of lightweight running shoes. <br /><br /><strong>Related episodes: <br /></strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/1224776146/the-race-to-produce-lithium" target="_blank">The race to produce lithium</a> <br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/01/03/793488868/episode-962-advanced-fairness-at-the-marathon" target="_blank">Advanced Fairness At The Marathon</a> <br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>.</em> <em>Fact-checking by Julia Ritchey and Sierra Juarez. </em><em>Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/indicator?utm_source=audio" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em> <br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>