The Limited Means Edition

Slate Money

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Investing, Business

4.3 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the gains and losses of the week. Topics discussed on today’s show include: -Was Elizabeth Holmes ever a billionaire? -The failure of welfare reform -What Verizon means to the labor movement. Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Slate Money is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. All Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. Right now, get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/slatemoney and using the promo code SLATEMONEY. And by Trunk Club. Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. Go to TrunkClub.com/money. And by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm’s podcast—Exchanges at Goldman Sachs—available on iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.9	Go to Trunk Club.com slash money. And by
1:04.9	Goldman Sachs, get information about developments currently shaping markets,
1:09.0	industries, and the global economy on the firm's podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, available on iTunes.
1:15.0	The following podcast contains explicit language. Hello!
1:27.0	Welcome to the limited means edition of Sleep Money, your Guide to the Business and Finance News of the Week.
1:37.0	I'm Felix Salmon of Fusion.
1:39.0	I'm joined as ever by Kathy O'Neill, the blogger and data scientist, MathBabe.org.
1:45.9	Hello Felix and everyone.
1:47.6	Hello Kathy and as ever there's also Jordan Weisman, the Moneybox Colonist at Slate.
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