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 Cash Offer Edition
Slate Money on going cashless with Visa, coding boot camps, and Warren Buffett
46 min
577
The White Collar Crime Edition
Slate Money on The Chickenshit Club, sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, and Hobby Lobby
45 min
578
The Methodologically Problematic Edition
Slate Money on Google’s antitrust violations, Italian banks, and Seattle’s minimum wage
39 min
579
The Independent Directors Edition
Slate Money on Uber, Amazon buying Whole Foods, and ICOs
62 min
580
The Scams Edition
Slate Money on rich scams, poor scams, and email scams
46 min
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The Mayday Mayday Edition
Slate Money on the UK election, the Spanish banking crisis, and Qatar
48 min
582
The Dinosaur Edition
Slate Money on the Paris Agreement, credit scores and Venezuelan bonds
47 min
583
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
584
The Spinning Wheels Edition
Slate Money on the auto industry, artificial intelligence, and Apple’s new headquarters
39 min
585
The Disappearing Edition
Slate Money on the mortgage interest deduction, the volatility index, and Snap’s first earnings report after going public
48 min
586
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
587
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
588
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
589
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
590
The "You Say Beeta, I Say Beta" Edition
Slate Money on racial bias in car insurance, Rentberry, and smart beta.
41 min
591
The Pour Decisions Edition
Slate Money gets tipsy talking to Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork, about the economics of wine.
64 min
592
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
593
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
594
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
595
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
596
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
597
The Vanishing Edition
Slate Money discusses Snap Inc’s upcoming IPO, Airbnb’s future challenges, and The New York Times’ paywall strategy.
45 min
598
The Creativity Edition
Slate Money discusses what it takes to produce a hit in today's film, publishing, and music industries.
48 min
599
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