Evander Reed:Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds

2025-05-01 05:56:57source:Oliver James Montgomerycategory:News

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

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