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Amazon's outage, anxious retirees, and LA brings the Heat, too

Amazon's outage, anxious retirees, and LA brings the Heat, too

Update: 2025-10-24
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It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: the Amazon global internet outage, Americans plan to siphon their Social Security checks early, and Mann, we love some Heat 2. 

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Amazon's outage, anxious retirees, and LA brings the Heat, too

Amazon's outage, anxious retirees, and LA brings the Heat, too