Episode 10: How the World Ended Up With a Boring Banana
This week, we're taking on one of the most fragile commodities markets around. No, it's not oil (though we do get to that later in the program), it's the market for bananas. Dangerously reliant on a s...
11 Jan 201631min
Episode 9: The 2016 Predictions Episode
(Bloomberg) -- It’s a new year and a new episode of Odd Lots. Co-hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway have re-stoked our proverbial holiday fire, refilled our wine glasses and are ready to continue ...
4 Jan 201622min
Episode 8: These Were Our Favorite Stories of 2015
(Bloomberg) -- Gather ‘round the Odd Lots fire. Co-hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway have assembled a collection of Bloomberg News reporters and editors to spread holiday cheer by sharing their f...
28 Dec 201522min
Episode 7: How One Woman Tried To Sound Housing Crash Alarm
The film “The Big Short” has sparked lots of attention about the origins of the financial crisis and the people who saw it coming. While lot of attention is being paid to a few men who made a fortune ...
21 Dec 201522min
Episode 6: Meet The Man Who Made Millions Trading Mules
This week we're thinking about what it means to be a trader in today's electronified markets and contrast it with trading in the era of horse and buggies. That's right, we're going back in time to tal...
14 Dec 201525min
Episode 5: 6,000 Years of Interest Rates
(Bloomberg) -- What better way to prepare for what may be the first U.S. rate hike in almost a decade than to tour 6,000 years of interest-rate history? This week, Joe and Tracy speak with NYU Stern f...
7 Dec 201522min
Episode 4: Can a Hedge Funder Cut Prescription Drug Costs?
(Bloomberg) -- Hedge-fund manager Kyle Bass has a plan that could cut the high cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. -- and make himself a lot of money. The strategy: Take short positions in a number...
30 Nov 201519min
Episode 3: The Strange Story Behind the Beanie Babies Bubble
(Bloomberg) -- Two market bubbles stand out from the late 1990s. Technology stocks that were supposed to make everyone a zillionaire. The other: A series of mass-produced stuffed animals priced at $5 ...
23 Nov 201522min
