How do companies make money from selling stock?
Nov 3, 2021
Episode 552

How do companies make money from selling stock?

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Plus, Molly shares some big news.

Gas prices are up, and one listener wants to know who is and who isn’t to blame. On the show today, we do a little fact-checking on who’s really responsible for the high price at the pump. Plus, we’ll answer a lingering question about the carbon tax and explain how companies make money from the stock market. And Molly shares some important news about a big change she’s making.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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