The Story of Money
Episodes
The future of dealmaking with Saudi Arabia
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the world’s most influential financiers and executives have spent the past three years courting Saudi Arabia’s dealmaker-in...
The rise and fall of General Electric
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GE is one of the greatest names in American business. It was an original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and at its peak the industrial co...
Tune in Wednesday
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of Behind The Money will be available on Wednesday morning, instead of our usual time on Tuesday. Be sure to check back Wednesday ...
Private equity's debt mountain (encore episode)
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Private equity has flooded the deal market in recent years, in part due to an era of cheap debt and fund managers on the hunt for ...
Tilray and the cannabis trade
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian company was the first cannabis producer to make an initial public offering on a US stock exchange, and, after a week of volatile trading,...
On the front lines of the crisis
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick was a regulator at the London Stock Exchange. Julia was an entrepreneur whose home was foreclosed. Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Broth...
Purdue Pharma's 'one-two' punch
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The name “Sackler” adorns museums and art galleries around the world. But the family name has also become tainted by its association wit...
Following the cannabis money trail (encore episode)
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Medical marijuana is legal in 21 countries. In Canada, residents expect they will be able to buy cannabis from dispensaries and pharmacies across the ...
Khosrowshahi's year at the wheel
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A little more than a year ago, Uber's board was in search of a new chief executive. Co-founder Travis Kalanick had resigned from the top job amid alle...
Digging into student debt
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The amount of outstanding student debt in the US has hit a staggering $1.4tn, and many millennials say the education-related debt they've been saddled...
Taking Tesla private
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is behind Elon Musk's plan to take the electric carmaker private, and who will provide the funding? The FT's Arash Massoudi explains the story th...
Tesla’s rough ride
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk's grand vision for the electric carmaker has drawn dedicated fans and followers. But Tesla has also tested the patience of customers and inv...
Private equity's debt mountain
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Private equity has flooded the deal market in recent years, in part due to an era of cheap debt and fund managers on the hunt for ...
Taking a short break
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Behind The Money is going on a short hiatus for the next few weeks. We'll be back on Tuesday 31 July with brand new episodes. In the meantime, send us...
The $100bn SoftBank vision
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The man who built a $100bn fund has wooed investors with his vision for the future. But what is really behind the prowess of SoftBank's Masayoshi Son?...
Trump, trade and the markets
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a week that began with a tense G7 summit and ended with the US imposing more tariffs on Chinese goods, many expected to see a big slide in finan...
Following the cannabis money trail
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Medical marijuana is legal in 21 countries. In Canada, residents expect they will be able to buy cannabis from dispensaries and pharmacies across the ...
The hunt for Fox
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Murdoch built a global media empire across newspaper, television and film companies. Why is now the time for him to sell many of the 21st Centu...
The economic crisis in Argentina explained
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After Mauricio Macri came to power in 2015, international investors poured money into Argentina's hundred-year bond with the hopes that the centre-rig...
The dark side of fast fashion
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some big name fast fashion retailers are sourcing their inventory closer to home in order to get the latest pieces into the hands of their shoppers fa...
How WeWork really works
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The co-working and office providing company set out to create the office of the future and has caught the attention of big investors, including SoftBa...
How beauty is beating the rest of retail
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Record numbers of bankruptcies and store closures have devastated the retail sector. So why is the beauty market thriving? Will the likes of Sephora a...
What happened at Qualcomm?
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration blocked chipmaker Broadcom's bid to acquire rival Qualcomm on the grounds of national security. But how d...
Coming soon
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A weekly podcast from the Financial Times that digs into the big business and financial stories in the news. Behind The Money starts Tuesday, May 1.&n...