Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps | The Indicator

Retiree benefits bump, credit repayment slump, and a dating app in the dumps | The Indicator

It’s Indicators of the Week! On today’s episode: Retirees get a bump in benefits; credit card debt delinquency at a historically high level; and the dating app Bumble on a serious decline — Men first! IRL events! What will work!  Fact checking by Cooper Katz McKim and Vito Emanuel. Your Next Listen  — Trying to fix the dating app backlash (https://lnk.to/dkPYymWE) Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s weekly newsletter (https://npr.org/indicatornewsletter) ! — Buy the Planet Money book (https://lnk.to/i3AukBdDWE) — Find our socials, YouTube and more (https://linktr.ee/indicator_npr) ! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ (https://plus.npr.org/) Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org (http://plus.npr.org/) . See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy (https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy)