"Skinny" short-term health insurance plans expand under TrumpBy Marielle SegarraAugust 01, 2018John Moore/Getty ImagesHere are some pros and cons on the policies.POSTED IN: health care health plans Affordable Care Act short-term health plans Trump administration ListenreadDownloadDownload
The Fed talks interest rates with an eye toward the yield curveBy Amy ScottJune 12, 2018POSTED IN: Economy Federal Reserve yield curve bonds federal open market committee short-term yield ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why democratic leaders can't deliver long-term economic growthBy Kai Ryssdal, Bridget Bodnar, and Josie FanApril 24, 2018Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesPolitical leaders tend to favor short-term policies.POSTED IN: economy growth democracy short-term thinking economists debt voters ListenreadDownloadDownload
"The China Hustle" tells the story of a massive fraud you probably haven't heard aboutBy Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenryApril 02, 2018Courtesy of Magnolia PicturesIn this documentary, director Jed Rothstein follows several acitivist investors who blew the whistle on dozens of fraudulent Chinese companies.POSTED IN: China Wall Street regulation bank regulation investment fraud reverse merger The China Hustle movie Dan David activist investor short selling shorting ListenreadDownloadDownload
How new direct selling companies like LuLaRoe are benefiting from social mediaBy Jana KasperkevicJanuary 08, 2018Jana Kasperkevic for MarketplaceFacebook groups and Facebook live videos are the new Tupperware parties when it comes to LuLaRoe, which is growing fast despite some criticism and lawsuits.POSTED IN: Facebook Work Jobs multilevel marketing direct selling pyramid schemes business online retail Money shopping read
For short sellers, a record stock market is troublesome By Kai RyssdalJuly 21, 2017Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesStocks have posted steady gains, which means traders betting against them aren’t happy. POSTED IN: stock market short sell short selling business Economy finance industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Bill Ackman's billion-dollar bet against Herbalife By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget BodnarMarch 16, 2017FilmBuff, a Gunpowder & Sky company'Betting on Zero' documents the not-so-simple story of Ackman's attempts to short the nutrition company's stock.POSTED IN: Bill Ackman Carl Icahn Herbalife Wall Street short sell hedge funds ListenreadDownloadDownload
Long and Short: New Year 2017 editionBy Hayley Hershman and Lizzie O'LearyDecember 27, 2016Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesIn this special edition of Long and Short the guests POSTED IN: long and short ListenreadDownloadDownload
Long and Short: Minimum wage and Gilmore GirlsBy Lizzie O'Leary and Hayley HershmanDecember 02, 2016Sarah Morris/Getty ImagesAnd how we define the working class.POSTED IN: long and short gilmore girls Economy minimum wage ListenreadDownloadDownload