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Jun 14, 2016

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"They're sort of cultivated and come to understand themselves as the smartest guy in the room," says anthropologist Karen Ho of Wall Street culture. William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images

We take a look at how much an immigration ban proposed by Trump could cost the U.S. in tourism and business; tracing the history of how corporations made maximizing shareholder value their priority; and support for Brexit grows as Britain prepares to vote next week. 

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The Price of Profits

A company that deserved a shareholder-value makeover

by Sarah Gardner
Jun 14, 2016
The conglomerate Gulf and Western Industries encompassed over 100 businesses.
Mel Brooks poked fun at real-life conglomerate Gulf and Western in his 1976 comedy "Silent Movie." The screen version was "Engulf and Devour."
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The Price of Profits

An anthropologist's view of Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2016
'The smartest guy in the room' doesn't have a long-term outlook, Karen Ho says.
"They're sort of cultivated and come to understand themselves as the smartest guy in the room," says anthropologist Karen Ho of Wall Street culture.
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Brexit

Brexit vote holds risks for US economy

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 14, 2016
If Britons vote to leave the EU, US trade treaties would need to be renegotiated, and US companies might reassess their business prospects across Europe.
Pro-Brexit flags fly from a fishing boat moored in Ramsgate on June 13, 2016. Britain's opposition Labour Party today scrambled to make the case for Europe to its members as world stock markets slipped amid concern over a British exit from the EU in a knife-edge referendum next week.
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The cost of banning all Muslims

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 14, 2016
Donald Trump's plan has a hefty price tag, in more ways than one.
 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Tampa Convention Center on June 11, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. 
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Final Note

Few economists think the Fed will raise rates tomorrow

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2016
Don't hold your breath.
(She's probably not going to raise rates)
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The Price of Profits

How shareholders jumped to first in line for profits

by Scott Tong
Jun 14, 2016
A business theory helped put profits for shareholders ahead of other corporate interests.
Milton Friedman, one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.
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We take a look at how much an immigration ban proposed by Trump could cost the U.S. in tourism and business; tracing the history of how corporations made maximizing shareholder value their priority; and support for Brexit grows as Britain prepares to vote next week. 

Music from the episode

S'éteint le soleil Yelle
Shuffle A Dream Little Dragon
Futura Battles
An Argument With Myself Jens Lekman
Can't Get Enough of Myself (feat. BC Unidos) Santigold, BC Unidos

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