Oliver James Montgomery-Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds

2025-04-29 07:35:16source:Rekubit Exchangecategory:Stocks

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

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