Episode 11: How David Bowie Became a Financial Product
Today
How the Speed of a Trade Got Down to Nearly the Speed of Light
The average person can enter a stock trade on their computer, hit refresh, and the trade is done. As fast as that seems, there are professional traders moving even faster, executing thousands of trades per second. Over the years, the need for speed got so intense that competing f ... Show More
55m 37s
Yesterday
Introducing: Bloomberg This Weekend
'Bloomberg This Weekend' features unique conversations on business, news, lifestyle and culture. Join David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo Saturdays and Sundays for discussions with business leaders, lawmakers and cultural icons. Watch the show LIVE on Bloomberg Televisio ... Show More
1m 8s
Feb 28
James van Geelen on His Viral AI Doom Scenario
Something very unusual happened in the market in the last week of February. It sold off, in part, thanks to an article on Substack. James van Geelen is the founder of Citrini Research, which published a piece a week ago titled, “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis.” It was not wr ... Show More
43m 5s
Aug 2025
Introducing the Rachman Review: Is the US heading for a debt crisis?
This week on the Economics Show, we're bringing you an interview with Ray Dalio, from our foreign affairs podcast, the Rachman Review. It originally broadcast on July 3.Gideon talks to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund and author of a ne ... Show More
24m 3s
Mar 2025
Examining the Principles and Methods of Modern Corporate Finance
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Don Chew, Founding Partner of Stern Stewart & Co, discusses his book The Making of Modern Corporate Finance: A History of the Ideas and How They Help Build the Wealth of Nations. Lesley Marks, CIO of Mackenzie ... Show More
29m 2s
Sep 2025
Fed independence? Here’s why you should worry. With Peter Conti-Brown
President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting board, is not the first time in the Fed’s history that there has been an attempt to politicise central banking. But Peter Conti-Brown, associate professor of financial regu ... Show More
31m 13s
Jun 2025
554. What One Billionaire Knows About Outlasting a Dollar Collapse | Michael Saylor
In this exclusive Sessions interview, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Michael Saylor explore the evolving relationship between the U.S. government and Bitcoin, Donald Trump’s growing recognition of cryptocurrency as a strategic commodity, the visionary impact of Bitcoin’s founder Sato ... Show More
1h 32m