How Much Could One Banana Cost? A Lot More!

Inflation is going bananas (unless you’re talking about the actual fruit). Plus, Meta has a cute assistant for you and Kelly Clarkson picks a fight with a niche Brooklyn magic shop.

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This week: Inflation is going bananas (unless you’re talking about the actual fruit.) First up, hosts Felix Salmon , Emily Peck , and Elizabeth Spiers dig into what is causing inflation and why bananas should actually cost more than they do. Then, Meta wants everyone to play with its new A.I. model but is the cuteness covering up something sinister? Finally, why Kelly Clarkson really doesn’t get that Brooklyn magic shop’s whole deal.

‘America’s Favorite Fruit Is Being Bruised by the Iran War’ , from The New York Times

‘What If New York Just Loves a Fancy, Complicated Bird?’ , from Vulture

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers.

Emily Peck is the co-host of Slate Money and a markets correspondent for Axios.

Elizabeth Spiers is Slate’s Pay Dirt columnist. She was the founding editor of Gawker and the former editor in chief of the New York Observer. Prior to Gawker, she was a financial analyst.