Slate Money

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.

Business
Investing
476
The Bad Eggs Edition
Slate Money on Anthony Scaramucci, productivity, and Hampton Creek’s eggless mayo
70 min
477
The Fake Loans Edition
Slate Money on private student loan debt, Donald Trump’s ties to Deutsche Bank, and hedge funders evading taxes
45 min
478
The Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
479
The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
480
The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
481
The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min
482
The Scams Edition
Slate Money on rich scams, poor scams, and email scams
46 min
483
The Mayday Mayday Edition
Slate Money on the UK election, the Spanish banking crisis, and Qatar
48 min
484
The Dinosaur Edition
Slate Money on the Paris Agreement, credit scores and Venezuelan bonds
47 min
485
The Bureaucrats Gone Wild Edition
Slate Money on corruption in Brazil, Saudi Arabia’s oil prices, and Paul Romer’s war on bankspeak
47 min
486
The Spinning Wheels Edition
Slate Money on the auto industry, artificial intelligence, and Apple’s new headquarters
39 min
487
The Disappearing Edition
Slate Money on the mortgage interest deduction, the volatility index, and Snap’s first earnings report after going public
48 min
488
The Talking TED Talks Edition
Slate Money on Cathy O’Neil’s TED Talk, what goes on at TED Talk conferences, and the industry of highly paid speeches
47 min
489
The Pointless Vanity Edition
Slate Money on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s substantial payout, Sheryl Sandberg’s new book on grief, and USA Facts.
40 min
490
The Pet Cause Edition
Slate Money on PetSmart’s acquisition of Chewy, Arconic CEO Klaus Kleinfeld’s resignation, and Portland’s decision to end all corporate investments.
50 min
491
The Liquidity Edition
Slate Money on South Africa’s credit rating downgrade, how markets aren’t responding predictably to recent events, and the Minneapolis Fed president’s beef with JPMorgan’s CEO
46 min
492
The "You Say Beeta, I Say Beta" Edition
Slate Money on racial bias in car insurance, Rentberry, and smart beta.
41 min
493
The Pour Decisions Edition
Slate Money gets tipsy talking to Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork, about the economics of wine.
64 min
494
The Thinx Twice Edition
Slate Money on Thinx founder Miki Agrawal’s sexual harassment allegations, Sherpaa’s woes, and venture capitalist J.D. Vance’s investment in Ohio startups
34 min
495
The Scary White People Edition
Slate Money on the future of the European Union, Iceland’s lifting of capital controls, and Blumhouse Productions’ run of smash-hit horror flicks.
41 min
496
The Soft Power Edition
Slate Money discusses State Street’s feminist agenda, Swift’s banning of North Korean banks, and eccentric billionaire Masayoshi Son.
36 min
497
The Hedge Funds Behaving Badly Edition
The panel and Sheelah Kolhatkar, author of Black Edge, discuss the turmoil at Bridgewater Management, how a hedge funder tried to take down Herbalife, and the insider trading allegations covered in Black Edge
43 min
498
The Relatively Non-Evil Edition
Slate Money discusses Uber's continuing public relation woes, Kraft’s attempted takeover of Unilever, and bank fees.
44 min
499
The Vanishing Edition
Slate Money discusses Snap Inc’s upcoming IPO, Airbnb’s future challenges, and The New York Times’ paywall strategy.
45 min
500
The Creativity Edition
Slate Money discusses what it takes to produce a hit in today's film, publishing, and music industries.
48 min