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Pub quiz showdown: Alphaville vs Unhedged
Today on the show, host Katie Martin pits two teams against one another in a historic finance trivia showdown, complete with trash talk, ridiculously hard questions, and strongly-worded protests. In …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand
Reporter Joshua Oliver joins us just hours after the closing arguments of the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX crypto exchange. We talk about why it’s hard to find a smoking gun i…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Why so down, S&P 500?
GDP numbers are strong. Wages are strong. Household debt is relatively low. So why is the stock market so blue? Since July 31, it is down 10 percent – formally a “correction” – and that includes the …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
A massive GDP number
In the third quarter, the US economy, as measured by annualised GDP, grew 4.9%. In an environment of skyrocketing interest rates, that is an extraordinary number. And it’s being powered by an extraor…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Is China a bargain right now?
The CSI 300, which tracks the largest publicly traded companies in China, just fell to pre-pandemic lows, despite aggressive attempts by President Xi Jinping to prop up the market. The drags on equit…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
FTX trial update
Today on the show, FT correspondent Josh Oliver joins us in the New York studio just minutes after leaving the courtroom. Oliver has been covering the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the c…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Japan’s new direction
The Japanese stock market is on a tear, up 20% this year. Some of that may be due to a weakening yen, and maybe a flight to safety, but it is likely largely the result of a serious effort to rethink …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Public problems for private equity
For years, low interest rates let private equity deliver huge returns to investors. But now rates are up, and private equity is struggling. Many PE firms are turning to financial engineering to boost…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Three markets we’re watching
Conflict in the Middle East is dominating the news this week. Today on the show, we’re looking at three markets that traditionally respond to disruption: oil, the yen and gold. Also, we go long train…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Biden scorecard
We don’t really do politics, but with election season underway, candidates are arguing about the American economy. Incumbents say it’s terrific. Challengers say it’s awful. Which is it? Today on the …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago