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Michael Milken

Michael Milken once made $550 million in one year. Then, he went to prison. This week, the President pardoned him. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Michael Milken

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The CryptoQueen

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The CryptoQueen

A mysterious woman promises a financial revolution. That promise leads to greed, corruption and... a beauty pageant. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

The CryptoQueen

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Escheat Show
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Escheat Show

You may be owed money. The government may decide to just use it. So we go looking for it inside a little-known "lost and found" of forgotten fortunes. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Escheat Show

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Episode 763: BOTUS
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Episode 763: BOTUS

On today's show, we get in on the future of investing. We build an automated stock-trading bot. It analyzes the twitter feed of President Donald Trump, then trades stocks with real money. Our money.

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Episode 761: The Bank War

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Episode 761: The Bank War

A populist president versus the most powerful banker in America.

Episode 761: The Bank War

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Episode 758: Can Trump Take The Money?
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Episode 758: Can Trump Take The Money?

The Constitution contains a paragraph known as the Emoluments Clause. It's 49 words meant to prevent foreign influence on US officials. How does it apply to a president with a global business empire?

Episode 758: Can Trump Take The Money?

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Episode 513: Dear Economist, I Need A Date
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Episode 513: Dear Economist, I Need A Date

Here at Planet Money, we often wonder: how useful is economics in our everyday lives? Could the principles of economics be applied to the most intimate of human experiences, like, say, love?

Episode 513: Dear Economist, I Need A Date

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Episode 671: An Insider Trader Tells All
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Episode 671: An Insider Trader Tells All

Today on the show: A man who got caught insider trading explains everything — what he did, how he did it, and why. Though he's still struggling with that last one.

Episode 671: An Insider Trader Tells All

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Episode 505: A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed

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Episode 505: A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed

A 70-year-old man with a bad cold and many mistresses, a nation that's ambivalent about a central bank, and a secret meeting on an island. Today on the show: The origin story of the Federal Reserve.

Episode 505: A Locked Door, A Secret Meeting And The Birth Of The Fed

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Episode 659: How To Make $3 Trillion Disappear

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Episode 659: How To Make $3 Trillion Disappear

After the financial crisis, the Fed created over $3 trillion. To undo this, they have a new trick. Today on the show, how the Federal Reserve plans to make that money disappear.

Episode 659: How To Make $3 Trillion Disappear

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Episode 443: Don't Believe The Hype

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Episode 443: Don't Believe The Hype

Last week Apple was officially added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But just because Apple's in the club now, doesn't mean the Dow is a great measure of the economy.

Episode 443: Don't Believe The Hype

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Episode 608: Shorters Gonna Short
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Episode 608: Shorters Gonna Short

We look at the ten most shorted stocks out there, to see what this list tells us about human nature and the economy. Plus, we end our shorting experiment.

Episode 608: Shorters Gonna Short

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Episode 598: The Very First Short

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Episode 598: The Very First Short

There have been short sellers throughout history. Today, the story of a man who was the very first short seller. The first person to bet that a stock will go down. It doesn't go well for him.

Episode 598: The Very First Short

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Episode 597: We're Short America

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Episode 597: We're Short America

Today on the show, we ignore the advice of some very smart people and bet against something people love.

Episode 597: We're Short America

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