Expect to hear “currency headwinds” a lot this earnings season. But a strong U.S. dollar isn’t all bad and can make international companies cheaper. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Bill Mann to look at four economies around the world, including: - England’s pension and interest rate problems - The challenges of investing in China - A massive raw material exporter with a currency that outperformed the US dollar
(NOTE: This episode was recorded before Liz Truss resigned as Britain's Prime Minister
Companies mentioned: CNSWF, NXGPY
Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Bill Mann Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd
This episode has been produced and edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is by Matt Wigton “Angeles Crest.”
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On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the state of crypto legal proceedings and global regulatory discussions, including:
Hodlonaut wins against Craig Wright in Norway
Coinbase, Blockchain Association and others file amicus briefs in Grayscale SEC suit
U.K. updates crypto regulation plan
EU debates DeFi
(Grayscale is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, the parent company of CoinDesk.)
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “War” by Enoch Yang and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: We Are/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
You likely know Joe Trohman best for his role as the guitarist and founder of Chicago band Fall Out Boy. But his new autobiography, None of This Rocks, reveals much more about the artist and his relationships, as he tells Reset.
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For thousands of years, humans have been using the power of the wind to do useful work.
At first, the wind was just used for sailing ships, but eventually, the wind's power was harnessed for mundane tasks like milling grain and pumping water.
Unlike many ancient energy sources, wind power is still used today, and it has become a major source of electrical generation.
Learn more about how humans conquered the wind and made it useful on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
The midterms are just a little more than two weeks away at this point. Today, we’re answering some of the top questions about voting and what’s expected in this year’s elections.
We’re joined by Stephanie Young, the executive director of “When We All Vote.” It’s a nonpartisan organization focused on educating voters about the process and helping people get registered to vote.
David Plotz talks with with author Tom Perrotta about why Tracy Flick doesn’t have the life she dreamed of in his new novel, Tracy Flick Can’t Win. A sequel to Perrotta’s 1998 novel Election, Tracy Flick Can’t Win meets up with Tracy Flick decades later where she’s a single mother and assistant principal of a New Jersey high school.
Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Judge Michael Luttig for the definitive conversation on a giant elections case now on the calendar at the Supreme Court. Moore v Harper is a North Carolina redistricting case that is also a vehicle for the Independent State Legislature Theory - a so-called doctrine that could radically re-order democracy in America. Judge Luttig - a stalwart of conservative legal circles for decades - will argue the case as co-counsel alongside former Acting Solicitor General under Obama, Neal Katyal.
In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Mark Joseph Stern to talk about the blossoming of bonkers gun cases in the wake of last term’s SCOTUS decision in Bruen, a big case concerning consumer protections and much more…
Kentucky is among the worst performers in managing state pensions. Those pensions are promises to government workers that, if not managed properly, represent a massive new liability for taxpayers. Allison Ball is Kentucky's state treasurer.
