Slate Money - The Methodologically Problematic Edition
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Felix Salmon of Fusion, emerging-markets expert Anna Szymanski, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:
- Google being fined for antitrust violations in the E.U.
- The bailout of two Italian banks
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:10.4 | Hello! |
| 0:13.1 | Welcome to the methodologically problematic edition of Slate Money, your guide to the business and finance news of the week. |
| 0:24.0 | It's been a busy week this week. |
| 0:26.8 | So we have lots to talk about. |
| 0:29.3 | I am Felix Sermon of Fusion. |
| 0:31.5 | I'm here with Anna Shimanski, who's going to drop some knowledge about Italian bank bailouts. |
| 0:37.9 | This is why we have her around these parts. |
| 0:40.1 | I am here with Slate's very own Jordan Weissman, who's also going to drop some knowledge about Seattle minimum wages. |
| 0:49.1 | Yep. |
| 0:50.6 | I am. |
| 0:51.8 | I was the way guy redo that. |
| 0:53.7 | I was sorry. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm sorry. |
| 0:57.0 | He's going to squeak? |
| 1:04.0 | I don't know. |
| 1:05.0 | Jordan isn't a very squeaky mood this week. |
| 1:08.0 | We should just keep going. |
| 1:09.0 | I should just keep going. |
| 1:10.0 | Hey, everyone, it's me. I don't know why I just squeaked at you. This is what usually ends up on the cutting room floor. Good morning, everyone. But yeah, so let's... Blame the bed box. Yeah, keep going. So Jordan, yeah, if we can get Jordan past his, like, cracking himself up, we will talk about the minimum wage in Seattle. |
| 1:29.3 | It went up and that may or may not have had, what's the word, disemployment effects. |
| 1:36.2 | We will come to that, but first, we have to mention the $2.4 billion fine, which was recently imposed by Margarita Vestager, the European |
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