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This week: The price of gold has skyrocketed to over $4k an ounce. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck speculate why this might be happening right now – or if there even is a “why”. Then, Intercontinental Exchange has announced an investment of $2 billion in Polymarket ... Show More

This week: Felix Salmon finally gets to nerd out on Argentina's economy as Trump goes against the GOP playbook by bailing the country out to the tune of $20 billion. Felix, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck break down why this is such an unusual move, how it shows Trump’s favoriti ... Show More

In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Doug Woodham, author of the upcoming biography Jean-­Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon, to discuss Basquiat’s path to becoming a darling of the art market. They discuss the idiosyncrasies of the art market and why Basquiat – the ... Show More

Scott and Prof G Media’s EIC, Jason Stavers, discuss the nuances of Elon Musk’s latest move: a promise to proceed with his deal to acquire Twitter after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Scott breaks down Meta’s and Snap’s earnings and explains why he’d be interested in taking some of Elon’s $13 billion in Twitter debt off the banks’ hands. He also discusses potential solutions to the U.S. deficit with Ed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c ... Show More

This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on how Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX came crashing down like a house of cards. He then explains what Disney’s earnings reveal about a streaming market headed for consolidation, and why HBO makes for an appealing acq ... Show More

Scott shares his thoughts on the latest financial figures from ByteDance and discusses if he would buy shares on the secondary market. He then takes a look at a platform for trading on event outcomes that just attracted a big market maker. Finally, Scott and Ed discuss one of the ... Show More

Scott shares his thoughts on Nvidia’s incredible first quarter earnings and breaks down what its stock split means for investors. He and Ed then look at the UK’s upcoming election in light of the country’s struggling economy. Plus, they discuss some of the cultural differences th ... Show More

Nick, Emily, Jason, and Dylan get together to talk through the companies they've learned the most from, the stocks they've sold recently (and why!) and also where you can catch all of them with The Motley Fool's new audio offering in 2022. Stocks: MELI, SHOP, GME, BBY Check out m ... Show More

Morgan Housel, New York Times bestselling author of “The Psychology of Money,” joins the show to break down some of the worst traits an investor can have. He also discusses the difference between being wealthy and being rich, how to deal with uncertainty in the markets, and how h ... Show More

David Yermack, a professor of Finance and Business Transformation at the Stern School of Business, joins Scott for a special reports episode on how to think about the current stock market and crypto volatility. We also learn more about whether Elon can actually back out of his de ... Show More