About this episode

The episode discusses a successful IPO of a company acquiring legacy brands and explores the booming prediction markets during the World Cup, along with the impact of Bitcoin's price drop on Eric Trump.

This week: The company buying up legacy brands like AOL, Evernote, and Vimeo had a huge IPO with shares immediately surging by 40%. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and guest host Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the Milan-based company’s strategy and unexpected success. Then, the hosts look at how prediction markets are booming during the World Cup. And later: why Bitcoin’s plummeting price is costing Eric Trump hundreds of million of dollars. In the Slate Plus episode: All Berries, All The Time  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

Guest: Stacy-Marie Ishmael

Topics covered

• IPO
• legacy brands
• prediction markets
• Bitcoin
• World Cup

Keywords

• IPO
• legacy brands
• prediction markets
• Bitcoin
• World Cup
• Eric Trump
• AOL
• Evernote
• Vimeo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AOL, Evernote, Vimeo, Slate

Places: Milan

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