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A logo for Hornbeck Offshore Services, the company from which Team Indicator bought two junk bonds last year. Derick E. Hingle /Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Mustafa Nuur, 27, stands outside of his family's food stand in Lancaster City, Pa. Cardiff Garcia /NPR hide caption
A stockpile of salt for de-icing roads and sidewalks. ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Ruja Ignatova, founder of OneCoin OneCoin Official hide caption
The Greek poet Hesiod, who lived in the 8th century B.C. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Solar panels on a roof of one of the largest apartment complexes in New York City, installed by private equity firm The Blackstone Group. Darius Rafieyan /NPR hide caption
Planet Money interns James Sneed and Brittany Cronin. Alex Goldmark/NPR hide caption
The ratio of the unemployment rate of black workers to white workers in the U.S. is two to one. Darius Rafieyan /NPR hide caption
Producer Darius Rafieyan holds his betting slip after placing a bet on the Oscars' Best Picture category in Atlantic City, N.J. Darius Rafieyan/NPR hide caption
Two workers at a General Electric plant in 1980. GE is one of many American companies that used to strive for pristine bond ratings but today gets by with a barely passing grade. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption
A happy David Blanchflower after catching a big fish. Blake Matherly /David Blanchflower hide caption
