Get ready for a lively exploration of the business world! The hosts discuss making business news engaging and relatable, connecting it to everyday life. You'll hear fascinating insights on interpreting crucial financial events, and even the quirky business of wolf cloning! They promise to bring you the stories that matter from both Wall Street and Main Street, ensuring that what affects money and markets truly impacts everyone.
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Business Matters To Everyone
Business news can seem confusing, dull, or depressing but it impacts everyday decisions.
It influences investing, buying, raises, and how technology shapes our lives.
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Business Is Multifaceted
Business is not just tariffs but also what to invest in and buy, and when to ask for a raise.
Technology around us is constantly changing how we live and work.
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Podcast's Role Explains Business
Everybody's Business podcast covers diverse topics by chatting with reporters and experts weekly.
The show helps listeners understand business stories behind headlines, making them relatable and clear.
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In 'The Contrarian,' Max Chafkin provides a meticulous biography of Peter Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's most influential and controversial figures. The book explores Thiel's singular life and worldview, from his conservative roots at Stanford to his founding of PayPal and Palantir, and his early investments in Facebook and SpaceX. Chafkin also delves into Thiel's political activities, including his support for Donald Trump and his role in the lawsuit that destroyed the blog Gawker. The biography is both a portrait of Thiel and an examination of the broader tech industry, highlighting its explosive growth, power, and the controversies surrounding it.
A smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf cloning, each week Max, Stacey and their friends at Bloomberg Businessweek guide listeners through what really went on during the last week from Wall Street and Main Street. Because what’s happening with money and markets is everybody’s business.
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