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1219 episodes transcribedEven to this day, there are economists who don't understand money or don't think that money is an important aspect of the economy. They see the world...
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, there was a lot of talk about the need to change the world's energy usage in order to address climate cha...
What's the connection between low global interest rates, Korean retail investors, and the U.S. options market? On this week's Odd Lots podcast, we dis...
Iran's stock market is one of the most unfamiliar equity markets in the world. With Iran under stringent U.S. sanctions, it's hard to even find data o...
Americans are paying more and getting less for their health care than ever before. On the new season of Prognosis, reporter John Tozzi explores what w...
From Argentina to Chile to Lebanon, we're seeing a high degree of political and economic uncertainty among emerging market economies. On this week's O...
The severity of the Great Financial Crisis took economists by surprise, particularly the ones who believed that markets were largely stable and self-r...
When people think about Bitcoin, they often think about neo-goldbugs who hate inflation and the Federal Reserve. But beyond the financial case for it,...
By this point, everybody knows that online dating is a massive phenomenon, reshaping the social habits of the young and the single. But perhaps people...
Many people like to claim that the Federal Reserve is responsible for the high degree of leverage and speculation in the economy. But the mechanism vi...
For years, defaults were few and far between in China's corporate bond market. Most investors thought that the Chinese government would never let comp...
How do Millennials view investing and spending? How do the rising costs of healthcare, education, and housing affect their economic outlook? How does...
According to the website The Hendon Mob, the top tournament poker player of all time is the American Bryn Kenney, who has won a staggering $55.5 milli...
Back in September, chaos erupted in short-term funding markets, as the cost for financial institutions to borrow reserves soared. Immediately a major...
Where did the notion come from that the obligation of a company's management is to maximize shareholder returns, even if it means pain for workers? On...
You probably haven't thought much about the Taiwanese life insurance industry. Why would you have? But they're among the most fascinating entities in...
Bloomberg's Travel Genius podcast is back! After clocking another hundred-thousand miles in the sky, hosts Nikki Ekstein and Mark Ellwood have a whole...
Can the U.S. economy have a recession without it turning into a crisis? In the old days, such garden-variety recessions were fairly common. These days...
It's well known that Japan has (until recently) been mired in years of mediocre economic growth. And policymakers and economists use Japan as a warnin...
On September 19, 2019, Odd Lots hosted its first-ever live event at the WNYC Greene Space in downtown New York City. With an all-star lineup of guests...
