Trade or Treason?

About this episode

The episode discusses suspicious trading activities related to Trump and Iran, a ruling on Meta regarding social media addiction, and OpenAI's shutdown of its video platform Sora.

This week: Just minutes before Trump posted about talks with Iran, oil markets saw a flurry of activity. Conspiracy theories followed. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck dissect the suspicious timing of those trades and the possibility of insider trading within the Trump administration. Then, the hosts react to the surprising ruling on Meta and social media addiction. And: OpenAI’s sudden decision to shut down its consumer-facing video generation platform, Sora.  In the Slate Plus episode: The treasury market rom-com Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck

Topics covered

• insider trading
• oil markets
• social media addiction
• OpenAI
• Trump administration
• Meta ruling

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• insider trading
• Meta
• social media
• OpenAI
• Sora
• oil markets
• Felix Salmon
• Elizabeth Spiers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, Meta, OpenAI

Products: Sora

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