The Panic Edition

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money on a new documentary about the financial crisis, the state of business and finance news, and a look at the duopoly.

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Why the Fed was right to hike

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Felix

In the 50 years before the financial crisis, the real Federal Funds rate was positive more than 80% of the time.

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Axios Edge: Impunity — Chutzpah — Derisking

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Felix

“Corporations are people,” said Mitt Romney in 2011, famously, but if they are, they seem to have an impressive degree of impunity.

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The Liquid Assets Edition

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money on Huawei and the trade war, ride-share companies and IPOs, and Harvard stocking up on water.

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Robinhood’s new checking account runs into legal trouble

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Felix

It looks like a new checking account that pays 3% interest is not going to fly.

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Axios Edge: Trade war — UltraJunk — Chinese zombies

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Felix

You might have missed the huge market rally last week.

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The Yellow Vests and Golden Passports Edition

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money on Facebook in Europe, Sandberg and Harvard Business School, the “Yellow Vest” protests in France, and a look at the yield curve.

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Zuckerberg’s new enemy: European lawmakers

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Felix

Mark Zuckerberg this year reportedly told Facebook officials that the company is at war. He’s right.

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Axios Edge: A win at the G20 — Earnings beats — Capitalism vs. democracy

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Felix

The G20 summit in Buenos Aires exceeded all expectations.

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The Car Talk Edition

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money on GM’s plant closures, Carlos Ghosn in hot water, Trump trash-talking the Fed, and whether or not we should care about Apple and Microsoft’s market caps.

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The American car is becoming obsolete

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Felix

Welcome to the modern car industry, which is full of bad news.

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Axios Edge: Gifts — Japanese scandals — Stock market good news

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Felix

This Tuesday, I’ll be giving to the Committee to Protect Journalists, whose work is more urgent than ever.

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The Cryonics Special Edition

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Felix

Two of the world’s experts on sovereign debt talk about the past, present, and future of debt default.

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Axios Edge: Brexit chaos — Facebook’s executive trainwreck — GE deflates

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Felix

If you tried to put together a deal guaranteed to appeal to absolutely no one in the U.K., you could hardly do better than the 535-page draft agreement unveiled on Wednesday between Britain and the EU.

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The Helipad Edition

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money talks Amazon’s new headquarters, mayhem with Brexit, and Steve Cohen getting more billions.

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The More Like Canada Edition

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money talks about all the ramifications of this week’s midterm elections, Maxine Waters and big banks, Puerto Rico, minimum wage, and cannabis.

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Coming soon: Democrats vs Deutsche Bank

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Felix

Deutsche Bank has every reason to be worried that the Democrats now control the House.

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Axios Edge: Enjoy the sunshine while you can — Taxing the tech giants — Workers fight back

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Felix

Americans are enjoying year-on-year wage gains above 3% for the first time in over a decade.

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The Don’t Be Evil Edition

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money talks about Brazil’s big election, Google employees walking out, Netflix employees getting fired, and leveraged loans.

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Axios Edge: Saudi Arabia — Tesla — Student loans

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Felix

1 big thing: Saudi agonistes

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The Brexit Special Edition

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money talks everything Brexit—the ideological shift, the economic ramifications, and the greater effect on Europe.

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Axios Edge: Dangerous insurers — Deserted conferences — Nick Clegg

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Felix

The most likely cause of a future financial crisis isn’t the banks, it’s the non-banks.

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The Prudential Management Edition

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Felix

Slate Money on the death of Sears, the Robinhood high frequency trading scandal, and the retreat of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

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My uses this nerdout

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Felix

I should listen to my wife more often.

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Axios Edge: Volatility — Amorality — Verticality

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Felix

You might have noticed that the stock market was volatile this week, and also fell quite a lot.

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