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BONUS EPISODE: Bloomberg Surveillance in Jackson Hole
Bloomberg Surveillance comes to the Odd Lots podcast! Listen for a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance from the Federal Reserve's annual sympo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Tractor Supply Is One of the Most Interesting Retailers On the Planet
Tractor Supply Co. has grown from a small mail order business set up in the 1930s into the biggest farm and ranch retailer operating in the US. Along…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Four Big Structural Forces Holding Back China's Economy
The Chinese economy is in a slump. Industrial production is down. Retail sales are down. The property industry continues to struggle. The People's Ba…
2 years, 7 months ago
Here's How the New Weight Loss Drugs Could Change Everything
There's a new class of weight-loss drugs in town. GLP-1 medications including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro were created to treat diabetes but have si…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Economic Complexity Explains Which Countries Become Rich
Why do some countries become rich while others stagnate? And can you predict which countries become wealthy in advance of them actually increasing th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Paul Krugman on UFOs, AI and Room Temperature Superconductors
There have been a number of news stories lately that seem straight out of science fiction. We've heard claims before Congress that the government is …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Two Strikes That Ground Hollywood to a Halt
Movie and TV productions have come to a nearly complete stop in Hollywood. Both the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America are on strik…
2 years, 8 months ago
What the UAW Wants From Its Fight With the Big Three
On September 14, the contract between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three carmakers (GM, Ford and Stellantis) is expiring — and the possibility…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Chinese EV Maker That's Selling More Cars Than Tesla
In the US, Tesla remains far and away the dominant maker of electric vehicles. But on a global scale, the situation is much more competitive. Over th…
2 years, 8 months ago
DOJ's Jonathan Kanter on the Bidenomics Approach to Antitrust
A key plank of the Biden administration's "Bidenomics" involves stronger antitrust enforcement and we've seen the White House empower agencies like t…
2 years, 8 months ago