Will Sage Astor:Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds

2025-05-07 03:58:49source:Charles Langstoncategory:Invest

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

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