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When traders lose their mojo — enter the performance coach

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Aug 16, 2016
To get an edge, a growing number of traders are turning to a not-so-secret weapon
 Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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The Price of Profits

An anthropologist's view of Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2016
'The smartest guy in the room' doesn't have a long-term outlook, Karen Ho says.
"They're sort of cultivated and come to understand themselves as the smartest guy in the room," says anthropologist Karen Ho of Wall Street culture.
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A former hedge fund manager turns complex financial issues into art

by Mark Garrison
Jun 6, 2016
Nelson Saiers wants to say something original about the world he once worked in.
"Uppberbound," a piece by Nelson Saiers.
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Silicon Valley is under a harsh spotlight

by Sally Herships
May 25, 2016
The tech industry's top names come under scrutiny.
Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel speaks with Caroline Daniel from the Financial Times at the 2014 Web Summit in 2014. Recent reports say the prominent tech leader has been bankrolling Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against online publication Gawker.
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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Is Yahoo a tainted chalice?

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 22, 2016
Felix Salmon and Leigh Gallagher join Molly to recap the week that was.
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Big three credit ratings agencies still hold a huge amount of power

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 11, 2016
Why are Moody's, Fitch and S&P so resilient?
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Bernie Sanders' campaign gets a grammar lesson

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 22, 2016
The candidate tweeted a few words about Wall Street and none of them were adjectives
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How Sanders would tax Wall Street to pay for college

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 11, 2016
Some call it a "Robin Hood" tax, and the idea has been around for a while.
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during the primary night rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on February 9, 2016.
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Sanders details Wall Street reform plans

by Tony Wagner
Jan 5, 2016
Among them: capping rates, taxing speculation and letting post offices do basic banking.
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Trophies for bankers

by Mark Garrison
Jan 1, 2016
Bankers aren’t all that different from Little League baseball players. When they win, they want a trophy.
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