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Bond Yields Are Rising. A Bond Nerd Explains Why It Matters

#952: Robin Wigglesworth is the editor of the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog and the author of A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World. He joins Toby to explain the history behind the bond market, some of the major players that modernized bonds, and ...  Show more

Could a Chipotle-Starbucks Merger Actually Work? & Hollywood Turns on Big Tech

#951: Rumblings of Starbucks’ takeover of Chipotle sends the burrito chain’s shares up. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ hits theaters, headlining Hollywood’s new crusade of showing the ugly side of Big Tech. Duke math majors can earn up to $300,000 as soon they graduate!? S ...  Show more

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