Slate Money

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


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Business
Investing
501
The Anna's Air Quotes Edition
Slate Money on Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy, the new startup Loftium, and sukuk bonds
48 min
502
The Homicidal Sexbots Edition
Slate Money on Equifax, SoFi, and sex robots
43 min
503
The Peripatetic Headquarters Edition
Slate Money on concert ticket scams, the sale of legacy media brands, and Amazon’s new headquarters
48 min
504
The Rebuilding Edition
Slate Money on Hurricane Harvey, construction productivity, and tax reform
47 min
505
The Bet the Farm Edition
Slate Money on passive investing, strawberries, and bananas
47 min
506
The Only Way Is Ethics Edition
Slate Money on the CEO council disbanding, companies’ responsibilities to shareholders, and impact investing
57 min
507
The Disney World Edition
Slate Money on pink slime, Disney’s Netflix deal, and open seating plans
46 min
508
The Shared Values Edition
Slate Money on the stock market, index composition, and Etsy
42 min
509
The Bad Eggs Edition
Slate Money on Anthony Scaramucci, productivity, and Hampton Creek’s eggless mayo
70 min
510
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
511
The Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
512
The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
513
The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
514
The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min
515
The Scams Edition
Slate Money on rich scams, poor scams, and email scams
46 min
516
The Mayday Mayday Edition
Slate Money on the UK election, the Spanish banking crisis, and Qatar
48 min
517
The Dinosaur Edition
Slate Money on the Paris Agreement, credit scores and Venezuelan bonds
47 min
518
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
519
The Spinning Wheels Edition
Slate Money on the auto industry, artificial intelligence, and Apple’s new headquarters
39 min
520
The Disappearing Edition
Slate Money on the mortgage interest deduction, the volatility index, and Snap’s first earnings report after going public
48 min
521
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
522
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
523
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
524
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
525
The "You Say Beeta, I Say Beta" Edition
Slate Money on racial bias in car insurance, Rentberry, and smart beta.
41 min