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Adam and Cameron discuss the common pencil—both a must-have back-to-school item and a metaphor for the free-market economy. Also on the show: The economics of

Economic growth in Japan is surging while the U.K. continues its long slump. Adam and Cameron explain what’s driving the trends in each country. Find

Are western sanctions on Russia working? The country’s Central Bank raised the interest rate by a dramatic 3.5 percent in the past week after the

China‘s is facing a crisis in its real estate market that threatens to impact the economy overall. Adam and Cameron explore the broader issues in

Europeans recall a time when their economy was substantially larger than America’s. But in the past 15 years, the United States has surged while Europe

On today’s episode, Adam and Cam look at the devastating impact Russia’s war on Ukraine has had on Ukraine’s infrastructure – in particular the destruction

An exhibition in Amsterdam of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s works has been sold out for months. But what’s in it for the museum hosting

It’s a great time to be in the AI business. Just ask Nvidia, the AI chip company that doubled in value this year. Cameron and

This episode is a recording of a live show Adam and Cameron held at the Prachtwerk in Berlin on May 25, 2023. Topics include the

In today’s episode Cameron and Adam take a look at the emergence of green hydrogen and its potential for being a major boon to places

JPMorgan Chase has come to the rescue of the banking industry once again by buying the doomed First Republic Bank. On this week’s show, Adam

The Biden administration has a tough dilemma to work out: how to push back against China’s geopolitical ambitions while also maintaining vital economic ties. In

Iran and Saudi Arabia are exchanging ambassadors a month after announcing their resumptions of diplomatic ties. What will this detente mean for economics in the

On this episode, Cameron and Adam discuss the Nike Air juggernaut: how Michael Jordan’s basketball shoes became a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Also on the show,

This week on the show, Adam and Cameron discuss the economy of South Africa, which has come a long way since the end of apartheid

Hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze talk about Berlin, Cam’s home town, on this week’s episode. They grapple with the recent mayoral election and what

It’s been 20 years since the U.S. invaded Iraq and the toll continues to mount. Hundreds of thousands died in the fighting and millions were

Adam and Cameron discuss what really caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse and what other potential calamities to look for in the coming weeks and

Environmentally conscious investing has been a thing for at least two decades now, with many corporations around the world embracing it. But the backlash is

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation rates only rose by half a percentage point in January – the slowest annual rate for

Poland has had an incredible economic rise since the collapse of communism, even as its government has become increasingly illiberal. Are the two things connected?

As Elon Musk’s fortune dwindles to a mere $190 billion, a new oligarch has been crowned the richest person in the world: Bernard Arnault of

This week’s episode happens to overlap with Valentine’s Day, so we thought we’d use that as an opportunity to start a new series on the

When activist short-seller Hindenburg Research issued a scathing report about the Adani Group this past week, the value of the Indian conglomerate plunged quickly. Adam

With news that Western countries will send tanks to Ukraine, Cameron and Adam discuss how the weapon system could help fend off Russia—and why it

Three years ago, a new virus wreaked havoc on China and triggered a public health and economic crisis around the world. Today, COVID is still

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a towering figure in the history of American civil rights. But he also had an economic philosophy, and he

Plus: What a recent breakthrough in nuclear physics means for the future of energy. How did the Bahamas become a global center for money laundering,

On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss three things that could roil the world’s economy in 2023: the downturn in the U.S. housing market, the

The United States is challenging the very authority of the World Trade Organization—which it helped establish decades ago. Adam and Cameron discuss why and what

Adam and Cameron look back at the first 10 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its economic impact around the world. The also discuss

Natural gas has made Qatar among the wealthiest countries in the world. On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss whether global warming and other factors

China was one of the first countries to produce a COVID vaccine but nearly three years into the pandemic, only 50 percent of its population

Ever want to know why turkeys are actually cheaper around Thanksgiving or the origins of Black Friday? Get ready to be the smartest person at

This week on the show, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze analyze how the $32 billion cryptocurrency company FTX went bankrupt and its implications for