Saab Automobile: Jet Engineers, the Elk Test and GM's Blocked China Sale
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Svenska Aeroplan AB, the source of the Saab name, was founded in 1937 to build military aircraft...
18 Okt 24min
The Color White: D65 Noon Daylight, X11 Ghost White and 315 Paint Shades
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The episode argues that pure white is a convention rather than a fixed fact: screens and printer...
18 Okt 17min
Payday Loans at 400% APR: Rollovers, Texas Hot Checks and Wonga's Fall
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Payday loans are secured by first claim on a borrower's next paycheck, once through a post-dated...
18 Okt 20min
Ferruccio Lamborghini: A Tractor Maker's Racing Ban and the Secret Miura
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Ferruccio Lamborghini, born in 1916, founded the tractor maker Lamborghini Trattori in 1948 and ...
18 Okt 17min
Costco's Membership Model: The $1.50 Hot Dog Vow, Kirkland and a 14% Cap
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1976 Sol Price, forced out of FedMart, opened Price Club with his son Robert in former Howard...
18 Okt 22min
China's Three Red Lines: Gold Bar Giveaways, Presales and Mortgage Boycotts
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Developers in cities like Hangzhou offered one-kilogram gold bars, worth about 18 percent of an ...
18 Okt 21min
Borders Books: Ann Arbor Rare Books, an Amazon Handoff and a Gulf Afterlife
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Brothers Tom and Louis Borders, students at the University of Michigan, opened a small Ann Arbor...
18 Okt 23min
Flash Crashes Explained: Sarao's Spoofing, 10-Cent Ether and a Citi Typo
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A flash crash is a rapid, deep fall in prices followed by a nearly equal recovery, and the episo...
18 Okt 25min
