How to understand money stuff (w/ Matt Levine)
About this episode
Matt Levine is the author of Bloomberg’s “Money Stuff” newsletter where he writes about Wall Street and finances. Matt joins Chris to break down common money questions such as what exactly is commodity trading? How do AI companies make money? How do companies balance ethics and virtues with increasing profits for shareholders? They also discuss how Matt uses comedy and humor to make complicated money topics accessible.
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- Follow Matt Levine at mattlevine.co/work
- Subscribe to Bloomberg's Money Stuff newsletter
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