The Slate Money team discuss the economics of the Star Wars franchise, how the FED hiked interest rates for the first time in almost a decade, and the future of junk bonds.

The Slate Money team discuses the biggest mergers of the year, including Dow Chemical and DuPont.

On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by Planet Money’s Adam Davidson

On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann share the financial odds and ends they’re most thankful for this year, including: • Insurance (Cathy) • Index Fund

On this episode of Slate Money, financial writer Gregory Ip joins Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann to discuss: • Greg’s new book Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Dange

On this episode of Slate Money, Nando Vila of Fusion joins Felix Salmon (also of Fusion), Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann in a battle of wits to discuss: Student loan debt (and whether we should do away with

After this episode of Slate Money you'll finally understand hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity.

Slate Money on payday loans, postal banking, and prepaid debit cards.

Slate Money is coming out on Tuesday this week. Stay tuned!

Slate Money on the Yum Brands split, money for egg donors, and forgiving student loans.

Slate Money on the end of tipping, Theranos' shortcomings, and this week's mega mergers.

Slate Money with special guest Bethany McLean discuss Fannie and Freddie, high rents, and whether our co-host Jordan should buy a home.

Slate Money talks loan discrimination, Jack Dorsey's Twitter and Square, and distressed debt.

Slate Money talks prescription drug price-gouging, the VW scandal, and Kickstarter's amazing new business decision.

Slate Money talks Venmo scams, Tom Hayes' financial conspiracy, and the Fed's hold on interest rates.

Slate Money talks fantasy sports, a potential Department of Justice crackdown, and a new art museum model.

Slate Money talks lending on Facebook, in medicine, and in Atlantic City.

Columbia economist Suresh Naidu joins Slate Money to talk migrants, refugees, and work visas.

On this episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:  Hitting the wall, and then climbing the wall, at Amazon  The state of unpaid internships

On this episode of Slate Money, author of the upcoming book Trekonomics, Manu Saadia, joins host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann to discuss: • How the universe of Star Trek fu

Jenny Anderson joins Slate Money to discuss the economics of weddings, chores, and adultery.

Zephyr Teachout joins us to talk money in US campaigns, money in Puerto Rico, and money in Hillary's speech.

This week on Slate Money, we review the last week's outing of adulterers, evil banks, and one money-hungry media company.

Slate Money on the Eurozone backstory, Greece's failures, and what it means to have unsustainable debt.

Slate Money discusses this week's outage on Wall Street, the crash of the Chinese Stock Market, and the restaurant reservation industry.