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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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
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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
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The "You Say Beeta, I Say Beta" Edition
Slate Money on racial bias in car insurance, Rentberry, and smart beta.
41 min
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The Pour Decisions Edition
Slate Money gets tipsy talking to Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork, about the economics of wine.
64 min
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Vanishing Edition
Slate Money discusses Snap Inc’s upcoming IPO, Airbnb’s future challenges, and The New York Times’ paywall strategy.
45 min
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The Creativity Edition
Slate Money discusses what it takes to produce a hit in today's film, publishing, and music industries.
48 min
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The Cathy's Dream Edition
Slate Money discusses Cambridge Ananlytica, robot lawyers, and statistics in the age of Trump.
45 min
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The Jump Ship Edition
Slate Money discusses Trump's abandonment of the TPP, banks illegally fining homeowners, and Cathy's future plans.
37 min
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The Xi Loves Me Edition
Slate Money reports on the future of China, Britain, and globalism from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
41 min
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The Ballpoint Pen Edition
Slate Money discusses the mysterious history of Bic Cristal pens and Anthony Scaramucci’s new White House role
42 min
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The Pink Collar Edition
Slate Money discusses the growing number of pink-collar jobs, Trump's debt ties, and the shrinking amount of publicly traded American companies.
40 min
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The Craft Beer Edition (Live)
Slate Money talks small breweries and the economics of beer.
63 min
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The Doomed Youth Edition
Slate Money discusses the reality of China’s school systems, online media’s role in spreading ISIS propaganda, and lead poisoning.
43 min
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The Unhealthy Markets Edition
Slate Money discusses attaching health grades to employees, generic drug price fixing, and the Fed's recent rate hike
38 min
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The Up In The Air Edition
Slate Money discusses United's Basic Ecomony fare, Trump's Air Force One plans, and Silicon Valley's rush to make actual things.
38 min
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The Munchkin Edition
Slate Money discusses Trump’s economic team.
36 min
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The Optimism Edition
Slate Money discusses the economics of Philanthropy.
51 min
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The Monopoly Money Edition
Slate Money discusses the economists who promote large-scale mergers, fake news on Facebook and Google, and India's demonetization
44 min
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The Oh Sh*t Edition
Slate Money on post-election markets, Trump’s stimulus plan, and why polling data led us astray.
42 min
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The Live Forever Edition
Slate Money discusses current attempts to finance immortality.
39 min