Slate Money

Hosts Felix Salmon of Fusi on, Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, discuss: America’s about-face on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and what that means for the country.  How Citigroup and Wells Fargo were caught giving homeowners “the runaround.”Cathy’s announcement that she’ll be leaving Slate Money soon (yes, we’re as sad...

This week’s Slate Money comes to you from the World Economic Forum in Davos! Hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by Adrian Monck, head of communications at the WEF, and Rana Foroohar, the soon-to-be Associate Editor of the Financial Times .  They discuss: China’s President Xi Jinping and his support of globalization Britain's role in the world, pos...

Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion , Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss: - The mysterious history of the Bic Cristal Ballpoint pen  - Bond investing in a rising-rate environment - Hedge fund founder Anthony Scaramucci’s new White House role Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatem...

Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss: - The growing number of pink-collar caregiving jobs, which men often don’t want - Trump's dicey debt ties - How the number of American publicly-traded companies is steadily shrinking Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply....

Today’s episode comes to you live from Brooklyn’s Union Hall! Hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by: Steve Hindy -- Brooklyn Brewery Founder Dan Kenary -- Harpoon Brewery Founder Rob Burns -- Night Shift Brewing Founder and President of the Massachusetts Brewers Guild Katie Marisic -- Federal...

Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:  America’s growing lead poisoning problem  The actual effectiveness of China’s educational system  How some of the Pulse nightclub victim’s families are suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for their roles in spreading ISIS propaganda   Ch...

Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss: The hidden consequences of attaching health grades to employees The Fed’s recent rate hike   How states are suing generic-drug companies over price-fixing allegations Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemon...

Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann devote the whole episode to aviation and discuss: United Airlines’ new Basic Economy fare Trump’s plan to personally renegotiate Boeing’s Air Force One bid Silicon Valley’s shift from producing ones and zeros to actual stuff, including drones Come...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discus Trump’s economic team. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump's choice for Treasury -Carrier whose $7 million tax break to keep jobs in state was celebrated by Trump -Wilbur Ro...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction , Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann and special guest, Laura Arnold the Co-Chair of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation discuss the economics of Philanthropy. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Criminal-justice data and algorithms -The responsibil...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion , Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weisman are joined by ProPublica financial reporter Jesse Eisinger to discuss: - The practice of paying economists large sums to promote mergers - Facebook, Google and fake news - India's demonetization Come have a beer with us! Slate Money goes l...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weisman, summarize where we are post election.  Topics discussed on today’s show: Why markets didn’t crash Trump’s proposed stimulus plan and how it might affect the country. This year’s polling data and why predictions were so far off.  Come have...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann breakdown the cost of living forever. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Buying immortality: would you put your body on ice for $36,000 ? -Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic venture to cure all dise...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion , Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction , and Recode ’s Edmund Lee breakdown the breakups and mergers in business and finance news this week. Topics discussed on today’s show include:AT&T’s plan to buy entertainment and news giant Time Warner Wallonia formally approves EU-Canada, CETA trade deal Buzzy...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of   Weapons of Math Destruction ,  Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weisman breakdown how things are heating up with the HFC deal, proposed NYC Airbnb regulations, and the Volcker Rule. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -The  hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) deal  to phase down global climate-...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion , Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of   Weapons of Math Destruction ,  Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talks to English economist and author of  Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives , Tim Harford. Topics discussed on today’s show include:  - Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives  by Tim H...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion ; Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of   Weapons of Math Destruction ; and  Time  correspondent Haley Sweetland Edwards talk about Haley’s new book on shadow courts, the current plight of active managers, and congestion pricing. Topics discussed on today’s show include: - Shadow Courts: TheTribunals That Rule Global Trade  by Hale...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of   Weapons of Math Destruction , and  Wall Street Journal  reporter and host of   WSJ Heard on the Street  Miriam Gottfried talks the highs and lows of this week’s business and finance news. Topics discussed on today’s show include: The  Wall Street Journal ’s  college rankings list The state of...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and   Ryan Avent, author of  The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century   discuss how jobs are changing in the robot economy, Wells Fargo’s unnecessary banking products, and shifty Amazon pricing algorithms. Topics discussed on today’s sh...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion ,  Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at  Business Insider , Linette Lopez ( @lopezlinette ). Topics discussed on today’s show include: -What the  lending firm, Point , is pitching to homeowners.  -A new  Census report that shows a 5.2% jump in 2015 U.S. median household incomes . -Why  Bayer,...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and   Slate  Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann dive into Cathy’s new book, “Weapons of Math Destruction.”  We discuss the worst math how algorithms can fail us, breakdown examples from criminal justice and insurance, and talk about “the way forward” when it comes to regulation, t...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and Slate Moneybox columnist, Jordan Weisman, discuss:  Apple’s overseas tax problem .How the university  Harvey Mudd transformed its Computer Science department  to encourage an unprecedented number of female majors. How the struggling clothing chain  Aéropostale is b...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of  Fusion ,  Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at  Business Insider , Linette Lopez ( @lopezlinette ).  Topics discussed on today’s show include:Why the brokerage firm  Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC. says passive investing is worse than Marxism .What the  makers of the anti-allergy shot EpiPen ar...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and   Slate ’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk the economics of 21st century products with Paul Ford ( @ftrain ), writer and co-founder of the digital product studio  Postlight . We break down Google search, the iPhone, and Amazon Prime.  Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email...

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming,  Weapons of Math Destruction , and Josh Barro, Senior Editor at Business Insider, discuss hedge funds, declining US productivity, and technological innovations for vaginas. Topics discussed on today’s show include:Why are  hedge fund returns stagnating ?Why has  US productivity declined  for the las...