Podcasts · The Indicator from Planet Money
Are U.S. defense contractors lavishing their investors too much?
· 9:26
Episode Are U.S. defense contractors lavishing their investors too much?
In early January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening bans on defense contractors paying dividends or buying their stock back. Today on the show, we learn about the Trump Administration’s frustrations with the weapons supply chain, find out what a defense industry investor makes of the move, and ask whether this reflects the state tightening its grip on the industry that arms the U.S. military. Related episodes: Are we overpaying for military equipment? Can Just-In-Time handle a new era of war? How to transform a war economy for peacetime For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. See 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
Links in the notes 11
- https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1197961492/are-we-overpaying-for-military-equipment
- https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1197961507/can-just-in-time-handle-a-new-era-of-war
- https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1197961524/how-to-transform-a-war-economy-for-peacetime
- https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez
- https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney
- https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/
- https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney
- https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
- https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy
Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.