Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929 (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)

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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