About this episode

Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses the alarming similarities between today's market and the events leading up to the 1929 Wall Street crash.

Almost a century after the Wall Street crash of 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin says he believes some of its most dangerous ingredients are reappearing. Joining Stephanie Flanders on Trumponomics , the financial journalist and author of 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History  argues that today’s market is filled with “eerie parallels” to the late 1920s. These include a transformative new technology, a flood of retail investors and a growing willingness to loosen the rules. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Flanders

Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin

Topics covered

• financial markets
• historical parallels
• retail investors
• market regulations
• technology impact

Keywords

• 1929
• Wall Street crash
• Andrew Ross Sorkin
• retail investors
• market regulations
• financial journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History

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