David Bowie, Financial Genius
The late, great David Bowie was not just one of the most influential musicians of the past 50 years. He was also brilliant at hedging financial risk. In her book An Economist Walks Into A Brothel: And...
11 Aug 20202min
Disney’s Streaming Surprise, Telemedicine Mergers, and Operation HOPE
Disney’s streaming service gets the job done. Wayfair crushes expectations. Arista Networks sells off despite beating expectations. Square gets a boost from the Cash App. Teladoc and Livongo Health en...
7 Aug 202039min
Making Solomon’s Paradox Work for You
Solomon’s Paradox, the ability to think more sensibly about other people’s problems than our own, is common. In her book Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World, Olga Khazan shares h...
4 Aug 20202min
Revenge of the Big Tech Stocks
Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all rise on their latest earnings reports. Alphabet 2nd-quarter makes history, but not in a good way. PayPal and Teladoc Health hit all-time highs, while Visa and Mastercar...
31 Jul 202039min
The Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
Scott Galloway is a professor at NYU Stern and author of the best-selling book The Four: The Hidden DNA of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. As the CEOs of those four businesses get ready to head t...
28 Jul 20203min
Intel’s Drop, Microsoft’s Record, MercadoLibre’s Future
Intel plunges on chip delays. Microsoft declines despite a record quarter. Twitter pops on strong user growth. Chipotle serves up strong digital growth but slips on closed restaurants. Coca-Cola’s CEO...
24 Jul 202039min
Michael Lewis on the Two Men Who Changed Our Minds
Other than their fields of study Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky could hardly be more different. In The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds, best-selling author Michael Lewis shares ...
21 Jul 20202min
Twitter’s Hack, Silicon Valley’s Changing Landscape
The FBI investigates a major Twitter hack. Netflix sells off on earnings. Domino’s serves up strong sales growth. Banking software company nCino has a big Wall Street debut. Pepsi gets a boost from sn...
17 Jul 202039min
