11 Numbers That Tell the Story of the Economy Right Now
Mainstream financial media loves reporting the stock market like it's the only economic indicator that matters. On this episode, NLW breaks down 11 numbers that together tell a much more complete stor...
8 Aug 202013min
The History, Present, and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin
Today on the Brief: Better news in the jobless claims this week A new bitcoin adoption cycle? A check in on Lebanon Our main conversation is with Dr. George Selgin. Dr. Selgin is a Senior Fell...
7 Aug 20201h 19min
Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough on Stagflation, Bitcoin and the Devalued Dollar
Today on the Brief: Robinhood doubles quarterly trading revenue Square did $875 billion in bitcoin revenue in Q2 - up 600% YoY ADP report: 167,000 jobs added in July (instead of expected 1.2 milli...
6 Aug 202038min
Can Social Media Be Redeemed? Feat. Early Facebooker-turned-Investor Bobby Goodlatte
Today on the Brief: President Trump wants a cut of the TikTok deal Previewing this week’s COVID-19 vaccine trade Dave Portnoy breaks into bitcoin Our main conversation is with Bobby Goodlatte....
5 Aug 20201h 10min
The Best of the Breakdown July 2020
Today on the Brief: The TikTok-Microsoft Deal The Twitter hacker was 17 A changing of the guard for crypto hedge funds Our main discussion: recapping the best interviews of July 2020 Despite a ...
4 Aug 202028min
What Future Are We Building Bitcoin For?
Bitcoin started as a rebellious, anti-establishment technology. In many parts of the world, and for many people, it remains exactly that. At the same time, however, there is a wave of traditionalist...
2 Aug 202011min
Previewing the Economic Showdowns Coming This Fall
On this week’s edition of The Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW argues the big story of the week was actually a set of smaller stories that preview the faultlines and economic debates likely to absorb us in...
1 Aug 202010min
What a Professional Trader Thinks of the Fed, Robinhood and Real Estate, Feat. Tony Greer
Today on the Brief: The DXY hits a 52-week low Consumers seeking alternatives to cash Bank of England rebuilds settlement system to work with CBDCs Our main conversation is with trader and anal...
1 Aug 20201h 6min
