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Trump and truckers, Poland prospers, and a booming ant biz : The Indicator from Planet Money It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). It’s our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today’s episode: The Trump administration cracks down on immigrant truck drivers, Poland becomes a top-twenty economy, and the booming business of … ant smuggling?
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Trump and truckers, Poland prospers, and a booming ant biz
A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) warden displays some of the syringe cartridges modified to carry live ants at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport law courts in Nairobi on March 17, 2026. Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP via Getty Images/Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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