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P.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Ford expects to take about $19.5 billion in charges as it retrenches from electric vehicles. WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotti unpacks how two starkly different approaches to housing costs played out in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. And Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been arrested on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.
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Plus: Roomba maker iRobot declared bankruptcy over the weekend. And Sanofi shares fall after regulatory delays for its new multiple sclerosis treatment. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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Bloomberg and Reuters are now both reporting that SpaceX plans to go public in 2026 at a valuation that could reach $1.5 trillion, making it the biggest IPO of all time. Would you buy the SpaceX IPO? Leave a comment to let us know.
Rick Munarriz, Karl Thiel, and Tim Beyers:
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Companies discussed: RKLB, SpaceX
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Guests: Rick Munarriz, Karl Thiel
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Plus: Ford to take $19.5 billion charge to write down EV investments. And Xerox seeks new debt financing backed by intellectual property. Julie Chang hosts.
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Compass CEO Robert Reffkin wants to change the way Americans buy and sell homes by encouraging sellers to list their homes privately when they first hit the market. That strategy is challenging companies like Zillow, which have made information about home listings accessible to buyers. WSJ’s Nicole Friedman explains why Compass wants to overhaul the real estate market, and why Zillow is putting up a fight. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
- A Case of Conspiracy in Real Estate
- Think It's Expensive to Buy a Home? Try Owning One.
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The microbiome is back! In 2018, we chatted with Dr. Elaine Hsiao - a UCLA microbiome researcher– and learned all about the hot cauldron of your guts. In this 2025 update bonus, we chat again with Dr. Hsiao to get updates on the last 7 years of her research. We also stop by White Plains, New York to hang out with Dr. Miguel Freitas, lead nutritional microbiologist and director of the non-profit Danone Institute North America, and ask a million questions about good vs bad microbiota, how they simulate a human gut in a lab, what exactly is a pre-biotic vs. probiotic, why are they such good friends, how diet can impact not only your gut health but also your heart and your brain — and if friendly yogurt critters are robust enough to make the journey from your mouth to your toilet.
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Visit the Hsiao Lab at UCLA and follow Dr. Hsiao on Google Scholar
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While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with risk management.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/risk-uncertainty-profits-and-modern-portfolio-theory