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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets

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America has had many well-known booms and busts in its history: Real estate, internet stocks, Beanie

For the past few years, everyone in markets has been talking about nothing. Market moves have been s

Phil Hellmuth is one of poker's biggest stars. His success is undeniable, as he's won 14 bracelets a

It's no secret that international trade has been criticized lately. But why exactly are countries ge

Avocado toast, unicorn frappuccinos, and kale salads. Taking photos of your food and putting them on

When you think about the Middle East what springs to mind? Perhaps oil, maybe political instability,

On this week's episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we talk to Hikaru Nakamura, one of the best chess pl

When most people analyze the stock market, they look at stuff like revenues, earnings, valuations, a

What if you woke up tomorrow and found the U.S. stock market was closed for good? That happened to i

History, as you may have heard, has a tendency to repeat. But does it repeat in ways that are measur

One of the most fascinating market phenomenons is the bubble. When they occur, fortunes are made and

Plenty of people pay their kids an allowance to teach them the value of hard work and earning money.

"Buy local" is a mantra that has appeal across the political spectrum. Small communities have preach

A few weeks ago on the Odd Lots podcast, we talked to Paul Schmelzing, a Ph.D candidate at Harvard,

If you have any interest at all in finance, then it's mandatory to have seen the 1983 movie "Trading

There's a widespread sense that something remains broken in the global economy. Despite a comeback i

Among the biggest trends in the world of markets is the rise of passive investing. Rather than pay h

Creating a new form of money is always tough. Will it hold its value? Will people trust it? Will peo

There are all sorts of reasons why markets break down. A lack of trust. Incomplete information. Dive

It's almost a truism that better-educated people earn more money. But suppose you're not interested