Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?
About this episode
Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses the lessons from the Great Crash of 1929 and their relevance to today's financial landscape.
The Great Crash of 1929 has faded into history, but financial journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin argues it holds vital lessons for today. Andrew came into the studio in London to discuss what we can understand about the crash in numbers, from ticker-tape running hours behind plunging stock prices to crucial metrics that sound the alarm bells before a financial crisis. Are they sounding today, in the middle of an AI stockmarket boom? Andrew’s new book is ’1929: Inside the Crash’. Presenter: Tim Harford Series Producer: Tom Colls Producer: Nathan Gower Editor: Richard Vadon Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Engineer: James Beard
People in this episode
Host: Tim Harford
Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin
Topics covered
- financial crisis
- stock market
- historical lessons
- AI boom
- financial journalism
Keywords
- Great Crash
- 1929
- financial crisis
- stock prices
- AI stock market
- Andrew Ross Sorkin
- financial journalism
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Books & works: 1929: Inside the Crash
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