Reuters: Felix Salmon

JPMorgan: The real scandal - Felix TV

Reuters — 15 May 2012 21:36:00 +0000

The trading loss is not the real outrage, it’s JPMorgan’s use of excess deposits to make trades instead of lending the money to businesses that need it, says Felix Salmon. (May 16, 2012)

Will a gold bar buy a case of beer? – Felix TV

Reuters — 26 Apr 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Gold bugs claim gold is better than cash, so Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon took to the streets of New York City to try to buy something – anything – using one gram of gold. (April 27, 2012)

BRIC nations can’t organize, leaving U.S. in power - Felix TV

Reuters — 17 Apr 2012 23:38:00 +0000

The vote electing U.S. nominee Jim Yong Kim as president of The World Bank shows America is still calling the shots in global politics, says Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon. He explains why Brazil, Russia, India and China, all rapidly growing nations, aren’t gaining more political power. (April 18, 2012)

President Barack Obama’s World Bank blunder – Felix TV

Reuters — 11 Apr 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Jim Yong Kim and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are competing to become the new World Bank president. But the best candidate won’t win, says Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon. (April 12, 2012)

Groupon learns why going public sucks – Felix TV

Reuters — 9 Apr 2012 23:07:00 +0000

Groupon's speedy initial public offering was a big mistake, says Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon. In the wake of an SEC investigation, accounting headaches and a plummeting stock price, Salmon gives four reasons Groupon should have waited to IPO. (April 10, 2012)

In gold we trust? Not Felix Salmon – Felix TV

Reuters — 4 Apr 2012 21:52:00 +0000

Gold: portfolio necessity or poor investment? Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon and the Economist’s Matthew Bishop, author of “In Gold We Trust?,” go head-to-head on gold’s value versus currencies, bonds and stocks. (April 5, 2012)

Why you should never trust an art dealer - Felix TV

Reuters — 30 Mar 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Art sellers have been losing out on millions of dollars recently because of this art dealer trick. Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon reveals the secret. (April 2, 2012)

Art world seeing spots: Felix’s take on art investments - Felix TV

Reuters — 28 Mar 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon targets the art world's latest spotty trend. Clue: what do paintings by Damien Hirst and Thomas Downing have in common? (March 28, 2012)

The Goldman Sachs Muppets song: Client or Muppet? - Felix TV

Reuters — 23 Mar 2012 23:54:00 +0000

Two Goldman Sachs “clients” take a look at themselves after Greg Smith’s New York Times op-ed in this musical puppet number. A parody of the Oscar-winning song “Man or Muppet” rewritten by author and law professor Frank Partnoy. (March 26, 2012)

How smart investors play the lottery - Felix TV

Reuters — 20 Mar 2012 02:08:00 +0000

Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon looks at the positive investment return of a dollar and a dream, and why buying a Mega Millions ticket, or chancing it in other lottery drawings, makes you more sensible in the stock market. (March 20, 2012)

Credit default swaps trader Ben Heller quits trading CDS - Felix TV

Reuters — 16 Mar 2012 16:29:00 +0000

Top CDS trader Ben Heller tells Reuters blogger Felix Salmon that credit default swaps are "fatally flawed." (March 19, 2012)

Would a Mitt Romney presidency be a boon for Wall Street? – Felix TV

Reuters — 16 Mar 2012 16:17:00 +0000

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon and Noam Scheiber, author of "The Escape Artists" and senior editor at The New Republic, discuss what a Romney presidency might mean for the financial industry. (March 16, 2012)

iPad etching: Best swag from South by Southwest – Felix TV

Reuters — 12 Mar 2012 21:43:00 +0000

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon found his hands-down favorite swag at the 2012 South by Southwest conference: iPad etching. See what Felix had permanently lasered on his iPad at SxSW and watch the etching process.

South by Southwest taco showdown: Food trucks vs. restaurants - Felix TV

Reuters — 12 Mar 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon is all over Austin’s South by Southwest technology conference and for Felix, it’s all about the tacos. Why are Austin’s food trucks better than its restaurants? Felix wants your answers!

South by Southwest: Is CNN buying Mashable? - Felix TV

Reuters — 12 Mar 2012 03:28:00 +0000

Breaking News from SXSW: Reuters blogger Felix Salmon has learned from an unnamed source that CNN will buy social media website Mashable for more than $200 million. The source says an announcement is expected for Tuesday. (March 12, 2012)

Banks now following art like stocks: Is Gerhard Richter an asset class? -- Felix TV

Reuters — 2 Mar 2012 23:42:00 +0000

Citi Private Bank is now producing analyst reports on artists as it does for stocks. Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon and Citi Private Bank Art Advisor Jonathan Binstock debate whether artists should be treated like stocks and if this will cheapen the art world.

Debate: iTunes pricing a model for journalism? - Felix Salmon

Reuters — 6 Mar 2012 23:12:00 +0000

Journalism start-ups, such as Matter, are causing a stir with their pay-as-you-go business models. Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon and CUNY Fellow Stephen Morse duke it out over whether readers will pay per piece for long-form journalism.

Credit-default swaps: Felix Salmon and Peter Eavis on why the EU is scared - Felix TV

Reuters — 29 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Who wins and loses if credit-default swaps are triggered by a Greek default? Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon and the New York Times’ Peter Eavis debate why the European Union is afraid of credit-default swaps and wants them eliminated.

Open Table: Why don't diners reserve online? - Felix TV

Reuters — 28 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0000

The whole world is going digital, so why aren't restaurant-goers clicking to book a table? Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon visits a swank Manhattan restaurant with OpenTable CEO Matt Roberts to discuss why so many diners are still using the phone.

Betterment, Vanguard or savings account: Which is best for you? - Felix TV

Reuters — 23 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000

Betterment CEO Jon Stein defends the investment website's fees, services and advertising claims. Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon examines which - Betterment, Vanguard or a savings account - works best for different types of investors.

The Occupy movement gets sophisticated - Felix TV

Reuters — 22 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000

In an answer to critics who say the Occupy movement is unorganized and directionless, Occupy the SEC has formed. In a 325 page letter it outlines changes needed to the Volcker Rule. But, as Felix Salmon points out, even if those demands are met, they mean nothing if regulators fail to enforce changes.

Occupy the SEC: Proprietary Trading from the Discount Window - Felix TV

Reuters — 21 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0000

In our second installment, Felix Salmon talks about proprietary trading and hedge funds with a few of the authors of Occupy the SEC's comment letter on the Volcker rule.

Occupy Movement Takes on SEC, Volcker Rule - Felix TV

Reuters — 18 Feb 2012 02:44:00 +0000

Reuters' Felix Salmon talks financial regulatory reform with Occupy's banking whiz kids, authors of a 325-page comment letter on the Volcker Rule.

A radical approach to homeownership - FELIX TV

Reuters — 14 Feb 2012 18:36:00 +0000

What if the home-buying process was easier to navigate and yielded more reward to the homeowner because of the innovative way the community was designed? Michael Bell, architect and professor at Columbia University, discusses his installation for the MoMA exhibition “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream”.

Greek bailout explained by rubber duckies and a pirate ship

Reuters — 9 Feb 2012 23:16:00 +0000

Wondering why Greece's debt crisis is rocking the global economy? Reuters Finance Blogger Felix Salmon explains with a kiddie pool, pirate ship and yes, rubber duckies! Papandreou, Merkel and Lagarde star as ducks in Felix's theatrical production.