The Make Something New Edition

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Felix

James Ledbetter of the Inc. Uncensored podcast joins Slate Money to talk about in vitro fertilization, Verizon’s purchase of AOL, and this week’s art auctions.

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I told you to sell your stocks, and then stocks went up. Was I wrong?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Felix

I took great pains to make it as clear as I could that I had no idea whether stocks were going up or down, but that they were more likely to go up than down.

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The Shaking Things Up Edition

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Felix

Slate Money asks: How bad are U.S. airports, what just happened in the U.K. election, and what exactly are Elizabeth Warren and David Vitter trying to do to the Fed?

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One chart you need to check before choosing a college

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Felix

Fusion’s Lifetime Earnings Calculator is an invaluable tool for anyone trying to get a grip on the costs and benefits of different kinds of college and different kinds of degree.

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Plutocrats Gone Wild

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Felix

At high-minded conferences like the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the parties seem to be usurping the panels. But is that a bad thing?

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Why Facebook should buy Twitter

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Felix

Twitter would start being personal again.

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The Celebrations Edition

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Felix

Rob Cox of Reuters Breakingviews joins Slate Money to discuss the economics of music festivals, GE, and Jordan’s wedding day.

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If Black America were a country

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Felix

The Economist has put together an astonishing infographic.

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Disequilibrium in Global Debt

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Felix

Another panel I moderated at the Milken Global Conference 2015

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Digitizing Wall Street: How Technology Is Changing the Future of Finance

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Felix

A panel I moderated at the Milken Global Conference 2015

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America is getting richer, but you aren’t: The only chart that matters

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Felix

Capital is winning out over labor.

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The Trying to Be Clever Edition

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Felix

Author and “Sketch Guy” columnist Carl Richards joins Slate Money to talk about financial planning, billionaire whimsy, and the flash crash.

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Brocoin: Why Bitcoin’s male domination will be its downfall

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Felix

The lack of women in Bitcoin isn’t just an issue of equality. It’s a fundamental weakness of the currency itself.

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Is there any such thing as a career in digital journalism?

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Felix

My working hypothesis is that the answer is no.

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Felix’s mailbag: Can shareholders persuade oil companies to burn less carbon?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Felix

My reply to Malcolm Atkinson

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The end of journalism as a career?

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Felix

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The Warren Buffett Edition

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Felix

Slate Money on the man, the fortune, and the future of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Cooper Union: Will Jamshed Bharucha go quietly?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Felix

If Bharucha cares at all about Cooper Union, it’s pretty obvious that at this point he should resign.

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Why divesting from fossil-fuel companies is a matter of basic ethics

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Felix

If the purpose of your existence is to make the world a better place, why would you invest billions of dollars in the companies which make the greatest contribution to global climate change?

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The most depressing presidential campaign of your lifetime began today

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Felix

Maybe it’s time to just turn off your TV and move to New Zealand for the next 19 months.

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The Lemons Edition

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Felix

Slate Money on why college is so expensive, the economics of the California drought, and letters from listeners.

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Argentina’s fight with America’s courts: Sympathy with the vultures

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Felix

Before I interviewed Argentine ambassador Cecilia Nahón, I dropped in on Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence at American University’s School of International Service, and a vocal opponent of Argentina’s tactics in this case.

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Fusion’s interview with Argentine ambassador Cecilia Nahón: The full transcript

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Felix

The full transcript of the interview which took place at the Argentine embassy in Washington on March 26.

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Argentina’s fight with America’s courts: The view from inside the embassy

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Felix

In a rare interview, Argentina’s ambassador to the US says that her country is not in default, rails against Argentina’s “predatory” creditors, and says that a US court order is itself illegal.

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Why being a newswire media CEO is an impossible job

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Felix

In any organization, power tends to reside in close proximity to where the profits are.

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