Barron's Streetwise
Barron's
Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.
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Feb 5, 2021 • 24min
ICON v. Peloton: The Connected Fitness Race
Scott Watterson, CEO of NordicTrack owner ICON, on the boom in home training. Plus, investing in lab-grown meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2021 • 26min
WallStreetBets Creator on GameStop and Meme Trading
Chatroom speculators are turning their meme fluency into fast profits. Where does it lead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2021 • 24min
Here Comes the Videogame IPO Wave
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the boom in interactive entertainment. Plus, Jack and Mette become Roblox noobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 15, 2021 • 28min
How to Spot Stock Market Bubbles
Renowned value investor Jeremy Grantham weighs in on "unbearable levels of ecstasy"--and why stocks could lose 50%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 8, 2021 • 23min
Where's Jack Ma?
What the Alibaba founder's sudden absence says about investing in China. Plus, here comes inflation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2021 • 26min
Are We MMT-ing Yet? (Rebroadcast)
Economist Stephanie Kelton says soaring deficits aren't a problem. Has she converted her critics? (First published 07/17/20.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2020 • 16min
Bitcoin, Dividends, Tech Overload--Listener Questions
Jack answers your questions in this special holiday episode. Plus, the dark side of elves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2020 • 24min
DraftKings CEO Has Amazon Aspirations
The online gambling company's plan for growth. Plus, how to (not) buy insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2020 • 25min
How Square is Cashing In. Plus, IPO-Palooza
Square CFO Amrita Ahuja on Cash App's viral growth. And Jack talks DoorDash, Airbnb, and bubble tea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2020 • 22min
Time to Sell?
Behavioral economist Richard Thaler on investor overconfidence. Plus, a Wall Street strategist says vaccines could bring a peak for stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
