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The Strait of Hormuz no-fee, China cuts down on pollution and IMAX's economic Odyssey
10 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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It’s Indicators of the Week (now on YouTube!). 

On today’s episode: What happened to Trump’s proposed Strait of Hormuz fee?; China’s pollution takes a dip … and maybe solves a mystery?; IMAX is expensive. But BIG. (For our eyes and theater owners.) 

Fact checking by Julia Ritchey and Cooper Katz McKim. 


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