Jacqueline Novogratz — A Different Kind of Capitalism
The devastation of the Haiti earthquakes and the lack of infrastructure for responding to the disaster have deepened an ongoing debate over foreign aid, international development, and helping the...
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This week the French government announced a multi-billion euro programme of investment, designed to boost the economy and President Hollande's flagging poll ratings. In this podcast, Gideon Rachman is...
View ArticleBanks should be more like the FT
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View ArticleTrump's Plan to Pay for Roads and Highways
This week, testimony by former FBI Director James Comey dominated the headlines.For President Trump, however, it was Infrastructure Week. He spent several days promoting his plan to rebuild the...
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“It stands before you like a beacon. This is Jersey City like you’ve never seen it before. This is Trump Bay Street.”Well, the view from Trump Bay State (to correct the building’s website slightly),...
View ArticleThis innovation could lead to the next financial crisis
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 4, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Brendan McDermidHistory might not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Robert Z. Aliber, an...
View ArticleHow Bernie Made Off: Are we safe from the next Ponzi scheme?
Bernard Madoff may be a fading memory from the past, but for reporter Steve Fishman, the fallen financier’s story holds lessons for today. Madoff masterminded one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in...
View Article[Unedited] Jacqueline Novogratz with Krista Tippett
The devastation of the Haiti earthquakes and the lack of infrastructure for responding to the disaster have deepened an ongoing debate over foreign aid, international development, and helping the...
View ArticleCan Social Security Be Saved?
Can Social Security Be Saved?A new report has extended Social Security's lifetime by one year, but the program is still on track to become insolvent in 2035.US Companies Turn Back to Saudis Months...
View ArticleUS Companies Turn Back to Saudis Months After Khashoggi Killing
Many companies vowed to not do business with Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Just six months later, though, the country’s financial opportunities have proven too good to...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of Madoff's Ponzi Scheme
After Bernie Madoff’s death, we dig into how he pulled off one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history. Reporter Steve Fishman explores what lessons the fallen financier’s story holds for today. Madoff...
View ArticleThese moms want the world’s largest money manager to divest from coal. So...
On a narrow dirt path in Westchester County, four small children dressed as superheroes in a rainbow of satiny capes and masks picked dandelions on the grassy roadside. As they giggled and chanted for...
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