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The "Matching Gift" Edition

The "Matching Gift" Edition

FromSlate Money


The "Matching Gift" Edition

FromSlate Money

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On episode 29 of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of Mathbabe.org, and Jordan Weissmann of Slate’s Moneybox discuss charities as venture capitalists, in the wake of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s $3 billion profit from a very expensive drug. And, Uber is disrupting the taxi business – and tracking your movements using a “God Mode” function. Plus: an assessment of Abenomics and our numbers round.   
 
Here are links to some of the topics mentioned during this week's show:
 
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s $3.3 billion deal for selling royalty rights for drugs to treat the disease.
 
How “pay for performance” contracts with doctors could have a detrimental affect on health care.
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Released:
Nov 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.