Offbeat Wall Street
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA seriously less-than-serious look at the world of finance, bringing you a lighter look at all the important news and insights about money and investing.
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Ep. 51: Is The Fed Dazed And Confused? Plus: How Not To Deliver Pot In Cali
September 15, 2017 21:30 - 17 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week, we're asking the question: "Is the Fed dazed and confused?" The Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce its latest interest rate decision this week. On the surface, this seems like a boring meeting. Almost everyone believes the central bank will leave rates alone. But where is the Fed going to go next? Opinions are starting to split. Longer term, it seems likely that the Fed will eventually resume its rate-hiking campaign. But there are growing whispers that the next move...
Ep. 50: Office Space - Disappointing Jobs Numbers And Hurricane Impact
September 01, 2017 21:30 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week, we're celebrating Labor Day. There's no better time to take a look at work and employment market. Lucky for us, we have some jobs data to digest. Unlucky for us: the data came in worse than expected. We take a look at the numbers say and detail what they mean for the overall labor picture. We also take some time to acknowledge the tragedy in Houston and along the Gulf Coast. We look at the potential economic impact of the disaster, from gas prices to overall GDP impact. And a...
Ep. 49: The Fighter - Jobs Vs. Interest Rates. Plus: A Government Bitcoin
August 26, 2017 23:00 - 17 minutes - 15.3 MBThis week, we've got the big fight on our minds. Not Mayweather vs. McGregor. We've got job growth vs. the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. The government is set to release its monthly jobs data this week. Employment growth has been strong throughout most of the year so far. We take a deep dive into the recent data, letting you know what's going on below the surface and how it stacks up historically. We also take a look at how the jobs data could impact the Federal Reserve's think...
Ep. 48: Pretty Women Of Silicon Valley - Entertainment, Sexism And Shopping
August 12, 2017 02:00 - 17 minutes - 15 MBThis week, we're looking at three major themes: entertainment, sexism and shopping. That makes it a perfect week for Pretty Woman. First, entertainment: last week saw the release Disney's quarterly report. But the bigger news is the company's move away from Netflix. We take a look at the decision and at the state of Disney's business. On to sexism: last week saw another in a long line of troubling revelations about the state of gender relations in Silicon Valley. This time, the epicente...
Ep. 47: Teen Wolf - Alpha Dog Apple, Job Preview And Technology Takes Over
July 29, 2017 18:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MBThis week, we're talking earnings again. We've gotten some big companies reporting recently. Last week alone, we got results from Facebook, Amazon and the parent of Google. But this week is the big dog. The alpha tech company. That's right: Apple is reporting. So we're taking a Teen Wolf-inspired look at leader of the Wall Street pack. And because we're old, we're inspired by the 1985 Michael J. Fox movie and not the MTV TV show. Sorry kids... Earnings aren't the only thing out this ...
Ep 46: Inglourious Basterds - FANG Earnings, Econ Growth And The Fed
July 22, 2017 19:00 - 16 minutes - 14 MBDunkirk is out this week. So we're taking as our inspiration another World War II epic: Inglourious Basterds. With that in mind, we've got some glorious basterds on the docket this week... Some of the biggest of the big names are set to report their quarterly results this week. This includes three out of the four so-called FANG companies. On tap for this week: results from Facebook, Amazon and the parent company of Google. We also take a look back at earnings from Netflix - the other FAN...
Ep. 45: History Of Coke In Two July Days
July 07, 2017 21:00 - 9 minutes - 7.75 MBThis week, we're shaking up the format a bit. Instead of our usual tour through the darker alleys on Wall Street, we're taking a look at a little bit of business history. And in deference to Independence Day (and to cold beverages), we're going for a July-centered theme. In this episode, we detail two key days in the history of the Coca-Cola Company, both taking place in July, but happening nearly seven decades apart. In the first, we look at the July day in 1916 when Coke introduced its ...
Ep. 44: The Real Transformers - Housing, Banks and Dangers to Ice Cream Prices
June 23, 2017 21:30 - 17 minutes - 14.7 MBThe latest installment in Michael Bay's Transformers series is out. So we're paying tribute to the one-and-only original Transformers movie: the 1980s cartoon version. And with that in mind, we're looking at an economy that might be transforming. Or maybe its a cartoon. Updated statistics about economic growth are coming out. We'll bring you up to date on the current trends and preview what to expect. We'll also take a deep dive into some recent info for a couple of key sectors. Big st...
Ep. 43: The Mummy Economy? Plus: Burger King's Belgian Game Of Thrones
June 09, 2017 16:30 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThis week, with The Mummy marking another in Hollywood's unending series of sequels and unnecessary reboots, we're honoring the ancient dark magic that keeps Tom Cruise's career going. We're asking the question: is the U.S. economy undead? Earlier this month we got jobs data. The stats showed that employment growth last month was weaker than expected. However, the unemployment rate ticked to its lowest level in more than a decade and a half. We take a deep dive into the data and look...
Ep. 42: Pirates Of Finance - Jobs Preview And Other Billionaires For President
May 26, 2017 22:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBThis week, with the release the fifth installment in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, we're climbing into the crow’s nest and scouring the horizon for threats that could hijack the economy. First, we're going to get a new job report this week. The results have been spotty recently. After a run of good reports, the labor market took on some water in March. It bobbed back up in April, though, and we'll take a look at the labor market ahead of the new numbers. We’ll also check in o...
Ep. 41: Alien - Monsters Growing In The Economy? And Google's Not Generic!
May 19, 2017 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBOn Wall Street, no one can hear you scream... With Alien: Covenant out in theaters and Russia growing like a xenomorph in Donald Trump's chest, we're wondering what monsters might be gestating in the economy. The last GDP report showed anemic growth in the first quarter. This week, we'll get an update on those statistics. We detail how the numbers look and what to expect. We also preview some housing data due out this week and take a look at some upcoming earnings reports. And as always...
Ep. 40: Guardians Of The Economy - Fed, Jobs and the Avocado Market
May 05, 2017 21:30 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBThis week, with the release of "Guardians of the Galaxy," we're looking at those men and women who guard our financial galaxy. That is, the good people at the Federal Reserve. The Fed held interest rates steady at its last meeting, as expected. But rates are looking to move up in the near future. We'll preview what's in store for monetary policy over the next few months. We'll also reveal the latest jobs data and preview what's coming up on Wall Street, including inflation data and earni...
Ep. 39: Devil Wears Prada - Hard Work With The Jobs Data
April 28, 2017 21:30 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBLast week, we had administrative professionals’ day. This week, we'll get the latest employment data. It's a good time to think about jobs. We'll take a look at the upcoming jobs report. Last month was a real stinker - the worst showing in 10 months. We'll detail the current labor situation headed into the new data. We'll also check in with the Federal Reserve and detail what to expect from the biggest upcoming earnings report, including results from Apple. And as always, we'll check i...
Ep. 38: Death Proof - Auto Earnings Death Match And Econ Check In
April 22, 2017 16:00 - 14 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week, we're looking at another batch of earnings reports. A large number of companies are set to release their quarterly results. Among the highlights: two of the world's largest car companies. Both Ford and General Motors are set to release their results. We'll preview those reports and take a look at some of the other big names on the docket. We're also driving head-on into some high-profile economic data. We're going to get our first look at how the economy did in the first thre...
Ep. 37: Fast & Furious - Earnings Season Is Revving Up
April 14, 2017 21:00 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Fate of the Furious is just out and on Wall Street, that's how the earnings reports are going to start coming: fast and furious. We'll look at some of the big reports due out. This includes reports from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Netflix. There's also some economic data due out in the next few days. We'll preview some key housing data that set to be released. And we'll do our usual check-in on the Fed and see what the future holds for interest rates. And as always, we race a...
Ep. 37: Fast & Furious - Earnings Season Is Revving Up
April 14, 2017 21:00 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Fate of the Furious is just out and on Wall Street, that's how the earnings reports are going to start coming: fast and furious. We'll look at some of the big reports due out. This includes reports from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Netflix. There's also some economic data due out in the next few days. We'll preview some key housing data that set to be released. And we'll do our usual check-in on the Fed and see what the future holds for interest rates. And as always, we race a...
Ep. 36: Clueless - Like, Retail And The Fed, Or Whatever
April 08, 2017 14:00 - 16 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week, we're talking retailers... Statistics on monthly retail sales are due out in a few days. We'll preview the report and detail the troubles the retailing sector has seen lately. The number of bankruptcies in the industry continue to mount. We'll put the recent problems in perspective and take a look at some of the new additions to the bankruptcy list. We'll also check in on the Fed. First we'll examine what the Fed's minutes told us about the future of monetary policy. Then, ...
Ep. 35: Bull Durham - Don't Mess With The Jobs Streak
April 01, 2017 01:00 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBBaseball season is getting underway. Which means it's a time of superstition. It's time to get your garters on, breathe through your eyelids and let the mold grow on your shower shoes. And baseball has a lesson for Wall Street: never mess with a streak. This is a good week for that lesson. The jobs data is set to come out. After two straight months of more than 200,000 jobs added, we'll see whether we can keep the streak alive this time around. We preview the employment report and take...
Ep. 34: Crazy Stupid Love - Obamacare (Un)Repeal, Brexit And Lawsuits Galore!
March 24, 2017 21:30 - 16 minutes - 14 MBLast week was marked by breakups and family quarrels. We had the U.K. taking steps to enact Brexit - signing the divorce papers as it were. And we had the drama on Capitol Hill. Despite controlling both houses of Congress and the White House, the Republicans weren't able to get their Obamacare replacement smoothly through the House. We take a look at both Brexit and the failed health care bill. We also look ahead to some economic statistics due out this week, including a last look at the...
REBROADCAST: The Founding Of Apple In 7 Minutes
March 17, 2017 20:00 - 8 minutes - 6.58 MBThis week, we're taking a break from our normal format to bring you an episode we first broadcast in the middle of last year. Usually, we take a look at what's going on in the markets and look ahead at what to expect in the near future. This week, we're going to look back - way back. Last year marked the 40th anniversery of the founding of Apple Computer. We're going to take a little time to tell that story - 7 minutes to be precise. We'll look at how Steve Jobs went from being a wunderkind...
Ep. 33: Julius Caesar - Jobs, The Fed And The Ides Of March
March 12, 2017 15:00 - 15 minutes - 13.5 MBThis week, like Caesar, we're contemplating the Ides of March. That's this coming Wednesday. That's also the day the Fed announces its next interest rate decision. Traders are almost completely convinced that the Fed is going to announce another rate hike. We take a look at what is fueling that certainty. We also check in on Friday's big jobs report. The numbers came in better than expected. We go a little deeper and detail what's going on in the labor market. We've also got driverles...
Ep. 32: X-men - Superheroes of Finance!
March 04, 2017 22:30 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBLogan is in theaters now. As a result, we've decided to pay homage to serious-minded X-men warriors. So we're looking at some of the superheroes of finance: economists and monetary policy makers... This week will see the release of the government's monthly employment data. We're coming off a big report for January. The data will show if the economy was able to follow up with more big job gains in February. The report will also be important in predicting how the next interest rate decisi...
Ep. 31: Lincoln - Housing Data, President's Day And Adult Toys At Burger King
February 17, 2017 23:00 - 14 minutes - 12 MBAs Wall Street takes a long President's Day weekend to contemplate what Washington and Lincoln might have thought of Trump, we preview housing data and big earnings from the retail sector. We also take our usual tour of weirder business stories. This week, it's news that Playboy is going to publish nude photos. The newest American Girl is a boy. Hooter's is covering up while Burger King gives out sex toys. And an Uber might cause the next tension in your marriage.
Ep. 30: Fifty Shades Of Grey - Tough Love With Retail Sales
February 10, 2017 23:30 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBValentine's Day is on the way. And just in time for the big day, we got the release of the sequel to 50 Shades of Grey. With that in mind, we're hoping that Wall Street isn't in for some tough love this week. There's a lot of economic news set to come out. Also, a number of big companies still have to release their quarterly results. On the economic front, retail sales data will lead the way. We'll let you konw what to expect from the latest from those statistics. We'll also check in w...
Ep. 29: The Lion King - Disney Preview, Jobs Data And Long Lines At Starbucks
February 03, 2017 23:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBTwo reasons we think Wall Street is like The Lion King this week: 1) America is still getting used to a new leader of its pride, and 2) Disney is going to be one of the main draws for the next round of earnings reports. We leave the Scar/Trump comparisons to you, but we look at Disney's earnings in some detail in this week's episode. We also give another long view on the Fed following last week's (predictably boring) interest rate meeting. We also dive into the (decidedly not boring) jobs ...
Ep. 28: The Sure Thing - The Fed, Jobs And Sea Lice
January 27, 2017 22:30 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBThis week, we should be talking about the Federal Reserve. After all, policy makers are meeting to make their next interest rate decision. Except this time around, there's little doubt about what the Fed is going to do. Rates are widely expected to hold steady. But we talk about the Fed anyway, looking ahead beyond this meeting to what might be in store later in the year. This week's Fed meeting might be a sure thing, but that's not the case with the jobs report due out on Friday. We re...
Ep. 27: The Player - Oscar Noms And Flying Cars
January 20, 2017 22:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MBThis episode, we're turning our attention to Hollywood! Oscar nominations are set to come out on Tuesday. We take a look at who the front runners are for the major categories. We've got a busy week on Wall Street as well. Earnings season is getting into high gear. Microsoft and AT&T lead a crowded field of earnings reports. We preview their results and take a look at who else is on tap. We've also got flying cars, robot deliveries and lawsuits involving SpongeBob. Meanwhile, the Grea...
Ep. 26: West Wing - Inauguration! And Then?
January 14, 2017 00:30 - 16 minutes - 13.8 MBIt's going to be a good week for civics lessons. We start off with a holiday for Martin Luther King day. And end up with the inauguration of a new president. In this episode, we take a look at what Wall Street is expecting from the new administration. We also contemplate the possible complications that might come up with a president who is both pro-business and anti-trade. We also look at some recent big-name earnings reports, and preview some possible headline-grabbers due out this week...
Ep. 25: Mallrats - Trouble In Retail
January 07, 2017 15:00 - 14 minutes - 12.6 MBChristmas is over, but we've still got shopping on the brain. Last week, we got more evidence that the industry continues to change. Two of the biggest names in retailing announced some tough news. Sears and Macy's both revealed that they were closing stores and cutting jobs. Meanwhile, this week will see the release of the latest monthly stats on retail sales. The report will reveal how the holiday season turned out. We'll preview the report and take a look at the state of the industry...
Ep. 24: Boogie Nights - Jobs Data Party!
December 30, 2016 23:00 - 12 minutes - 10.3 MBThe new year is here and we're going to keep the party going for at least another week. The government is scheduled to release its monthly jobs report this week. We take a look at what to expect. We also go in depth into one of the mysteries of the last several years: how come the unemployment rate keeps falling even though job growth has been decidedly ho-hum? And as always, we'll boogie our way through some of the more out-of-the-way discos on Wall Street. This week, we've got stories ...
Ep. 23: Force Awakens - Fed Rate Hikes Begin And Orcas Stay Out Of The Desert
December 17, 2016 17:30 - 12 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week we're talking Star Wars. And the Fed. Rogue One is in theaters, and in the halls of the central bank, another force awakened: the Fed's rate-hike mojo is back. We give you the details of the rate hike and look ahead to what's next for interest rates. We also preview what's coming up this week. And as always, we take our tour of out-of-the-way spots on Wall Street. A controversial advertiser is returning to the Super Bowl. Super Mario is getting a new home in Tokyo... And Se...
Ep. 22: European Vacation - The ECB, The Fed And Donut Whoppers For Hanukkah
December 10, 2016 04:00 - 12 minutes - 10.9 MBThis week, we're traveling from Europe to the U.S., taking a tour of monetary policy. The Fed is set to announce its interest rate decision this week. At this point, a rate hike is almost a foregone conclusion. But we take a look at what's in store down the road for interest rates. We also look back at last week's monetary policy decision out of Europe. The European Central Bank surprised markets with an extended easy money plan. And as always, we travel to some of the more out of the w...
Ep. 21: There Will Be Blood - Oil, Jobs And Pizza Delivering Reindeer
December 02, 2016 22:00 - 12 minutes - 10.9 MBThis week, we focus on oil and jobs. But then we lose focus and talk about cord-cutting, an uber for laundry and pizza delivering reindeer. The serios stuff first: For the first time in about 8 years, OPEC has reached a deal to cut production. The move pushed oil prices up last week. We take a look at some of the details of the move. Meanwhile, the government released its latest jobs report. The numbers were pretty ho-hum, but strong enough to keep the door open to a Federal Reserve ra...
Ep. 20: Bulworth - Shocking Election, Surprise Market Response
November 12, 2016 14:00 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MBThis week, we're here to make Offbeat Wall Street great again! Donald Trump has pulled off the greatest political upset in at least the last 50 years. In honor of his upset, we're going to look at how markets typically respond to election results. No surprise: they're response to Trump's victory was not what usually happens. We'll take a look at how they responded and why that was strange. We also look at some other landmarks so far in November.
Ep. 19: Major League - The Fed Has Its Own Streak To Break
October 29, 2016 19:00 - 11 minutes - 9.58 MBThis year's World Series has two teams that have not won a championship in decades. Between the Cubs and the Indians there is 176 years of collective futility. One of those streaks is coming to an end. The Federal Reserve has been holding rate steady for a long time. Not as long as the Cubs and Indians have been waiting for a Series title - but it's been a while. The Fed is meeting this week. Pressure has been mounting for the central bank to raise rates. It's not likely to happen this...
Ep. 18: Great Pumpkin - Packs Of Earnings, Spooky Econ and the Fed Spectre
October 22, 2016 08:30 - 11 minutes - 9.72 MBHalloween is on its way and Wall Street has been nervous. There's been a lot for investors to digest. Earnings season continues to roll on and in this episode, we update you on some of last week's headline makers. We also look ahead to this week, when the likes of Apple and Google are set to release their results. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve remains in view. There's little chance the Fed is going to raise interest rates ahead of the presidential election. But the odds remain high tha...
Ep. 17: I'm Not There - From The Fed To Earnings, And Back Again
October 14, 2016 21:00 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBWe now live in a world where Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize winner for literature. Of course, Dylan isfamous for his changing phases. He went from folky to rock icon to Christian soldier to old crank, with probably dozens of other iterations along the way. That's a bit like the current stock market. For weeks now, we've been worried about interest rates and the state of the economy. The presidential election has loomed over all of this as well. Now, a flood of corporate earnings repor...
Ep. 16: Winter Is Coming And October Is The Month For Market Crashes
October 10, 2016 21:00 - 9 minutes - 7.85 MBEvery week, we range north of the Wall, mixing with Wildlings and facing down the Night King. All in an effort to bring you the best information about Wall Street and the financial markets. This week, we're taking a break from our usual format to take a deep dive into darkness: October is the season of scary things. Not least of which is stock market crashes. Two of the most famous crashes in market history took place during October, in 1929 and in 1987. We look at both in detail and see...
Ep. 15: The Sopranos - Tension In The Fed Family
September 23, 2016 21:30 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThis week, there's dissention in the family. The Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee met last week. As expected, the Fed voted to hold off on a rate hike. But not everyone was happy. Fed Boss Janet Yellen is facing a rare level of dissention. We take a look at the decision - who's on which side and what it all means for the future of interest rates. We also check in on the housing market, weird patent applications from Apple, how the election might affect Christmas and how people...
Ep. 14: Alice In Wonderland - Will The Fed Make Bad News Bad Again?
September 16, 2016 21:30 - 13 minutes - 11 MBThis week, we're asking the key question: have the financial markets gone through the looking glass? Down is up. Black is white. Bad data is good data. And it's all the Fed's fault. For the past few weeks, the markets have been cheering weak economic data, believing it will force the Federal Reserve to delay rate hikes until later in the year. This week, we find out whether it worked. The Fed is going to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday. We give you a preview and bre...
Ep. 13: Any Given Sunday - Fantasy Football And Fed Fears
September 09, 2016 22:30 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBWe're past Labor Day - the kids are back to school. The mornings are going to start having a nip in the air. But on Wall Street the doldrums of summer continue. Luckily, we've got football season to keep us occupied. This episode, we take a look at the evolving business model of daily fantasy sites. We don't ignore the usual Wall Street business, though. We'll take a closer look at the interest rate situation and scrutinize the latest tea leaves from the Fed.
Ep. 12: Norma Rae - Labor Day Union Special!
August 26, 2016 21:30 - 13 minutes - 11 MBLabor Day is around the corner...Wall Street's going to take the day off, but we're not. This gave us a perfect opportunity to look at the labor market and how its organized. It's our Norma Rae special! Or maybe better: our State of the Unions address! In this episode, we take a look at how union membership has changed in the past several decades. We also take a look at unions now. And as always, we take our usual tour around Wall Street. We've got an update on interest rates now that J...
Ep. 11: Chariots Of Fire - A Look Back At The First Olympics
August 20, 2016 07:30 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBIt's time to say goodbye to the Olympics... With the Rio games closing down, we thought it would be fun to look back to the first modern olympics in 1896. It was a simplier time. There were no TV cameras. No staged robberies. And Bob Costas was just entering middle age, tired of his gig as a columnist for bare-knuckle prize fighting and looking for a new challenge. We also take our usual tour around Wall Street. We look at the Fed and the prospects of a rate hike in the near future. W...
Ep. 10: Foxcatcher - Is NBC Really Screwing Up The Olympics?
August 12, 2016 21:30 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBThis week, we've got the Olympics on our mind. The U.S. is dominating the games. NBC - not so much. The network's coverage of the games has been widely criticized. We'll take a closer look at how well NBC is really doing and whether there's anything they can do, given the current media culture. We also take our usual tour around Wall Street. The consumer was in focus on Wall Street last week, with retail sales and a bunch of earnings reports from major retailers. This continues this we...
Ep. 9: Ghostbusters - How Far Has Gender Equality Come?
August 06, 2016 16:30 - 14 minutes - 12.4 MBThis week, we're thinking about gender...and ghosts of the past. The new Ghostbusters movie came out a few weeks ago. The remake has become controversial, mostly due to the harsh reaction fans of the original movie had to the female cast. Meanwhile, around the same time as the movie's release, Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated for president by a major political party in the U.S. In this episode, we look at how far gender equality has come since Clinton began her career more...
Ep.8: The Candidate - Which Party Is Best For The Economy?
July 25, 2016 04:30 - 13 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week, we have politics on our minds. The Republicans just wound down a crazy convention in Cleveland. Meanwhile, the Democrats are gearing up for their blowout this week. Every four years, both parties claim they have right program for economic growth. We're going to try to figure out who actually has the edge historically. Are Democrats or Republicans better at managing the economy? We'll give you a straight-forward and definitive answer...sort of. And as always we'll take look a...
Ep.7: Bourne Identity - Has Wall Street Forgotten To Be Scared?
July 15, 2016 21:00 - 16 minutes - 14.1 MBThe new Jason Bourne movie is coming out next week. That got us thinking about amnesia...something Wall Street seems to have developed in recent weeks. A couple of weeks ago, investors were worried about a fragile economy, about Brexit and about looming interest rate hikes. Now the stock market is hitting new highs. Has Wall Street forgotten to be scared? While we're on the subject, we look at the phenomena of "corporate amnesia" and how to combat it. We'll also look at some cases where...
Ep 6: The Founding Of Apple In 7 Minutes
July 01, 2016 20:30 - 8 minutes - 6.58 MBThis week, we're taking a break from our normal format. Usually, we take a look at what's going on in the markets and look ahead at what to expect in the near future. This week, we're going to look back - way back. This year marks the 40th anniversery of the founding of Apple Computer. We're going to take a little time to tell that story - 7 minutes to be precise. We'll look at how Steve Jobs went from being a wunderkind to the greatest icon in the history of tech to a guy universally ac...
Ep. 5: Annie Hall - Is The EU A Dead Shark?
June 24, 2016 21:00 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week, we're thinking about break ups. This is, of course, inspired by the good people of the U.K. They went to the polls last week to vote on whether they should break up with the European Union. We'll take a closer look at how the vote went down. (Hint: badly). We'll also take a close look at relationships in general. Of course, business is all about relationships. Money's just the way you show you care. We investigate that a bit. And we check out some science behind business rel...
Ep. 4: Finding Nemo - How Does Wall Street React To Tragedy?
June 17, 2016 21:30 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBAlmost every Disney movie follows the same formula: in the first 2 minutes, a mother or wife dies. Or maybe a child is kidnapped or incapacitated. But from there, it's 90 minutes of mad-cap comedy and adventure. That's a little like the stock market. This week, we take a look at what markets do when faced with tragedy, such as the Pulse massacre in Orlando. Meanwhile, the long-awaited Fed decision came out last week. We'll take a closer look at that. And the good people of the U.K. are ...