Cardiff Garcia

U.S. Alphaville Editor, Financial Times

Cardiff Garcia appears in the following:

MoviePass / Fail?

Friday, June 22, 2018

If you pay MoviePass 10 dollars a month, you can go to the movies every day. Great for customers, but hard on a company's bottom line. Today on the show, what's the plan, MoviePass?

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When Retirement Advice Went Viral

Friday, June 22, 2018

America faces a retirement crisis, as most people aren't on track to have enough saved by the time they retire. We talk to the inventor of the 401(k) about how it was all supposed to work.

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Why Alternatives To Tariffs Can Be More Effective

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Historically, tariffs have proved to be a blunt instrument that aren't as effective as other measures. Past examples show how countries get around them, and why other tactics work better.

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The Measure Of A Tragedy

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Venezuela's economy has collapsed, and the normal economic indicators have gotten so bad they're almost unfathomable. So one economist created an indicator to capture the awful human cost.

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The Art Of The Trade War

Monday, June 18, 2018

The U.S. and China are on track for a trade war. Economists generally say that's a bad idea... but if the U.S. wants to get tough on China, what are some alternatives?

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Dude, Where's My Trade War?

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

One way to think of President Trump's trade policy is as a sort of soap opera. Today, we catch you up on the latest dramatic twists and also answer a big, looming question: are we in a trade war?

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CBO vs. POTUS

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The Congressional Budget Office has a long history of disputes with the White House, including the current administration. But the first-ever director of the CBO says this time is different.

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Let Them Eat Marshmallows

Monday, June 11, 2018

The marshmallow test is one of the most famous social experiments of all time, but we may be thinking about it all wrong.

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Positively 23rd Street

Friday, June 08, 2018

Why is one of the busiest blocks in Manhattan littered with empty storefronts? And what does that say about the changing landscape of American retail?

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Would You Give Up Some Widely Used Features On The Internet?

Friday, June 08, 2018

How about online maps, social media, Web searching, email or video streaming? Many of these services are largely free to use, so it can be hard to assess exactly how much users think they're worth.

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When Retirement Advice Goes Viral

Thursday, June 07, 2018

So how much should you have saved for retirement? We wanted to know, so we asked the guy who invented the 401k.

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Social Insecurity

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Social Security has traditionally paid for itself, with money leftover. Until this year. Social Security has a funding problem and it's getting bad quickly.

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Do You Have $400?

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Unemployment is low, wage growth is picking up, the stock market is strong; by most measures the economy is doing pretty well. And yet, millions of Americans live on the edge of financial ruin.

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Internet a la Carte

Thursday, May 31, 2018

A new study tries to put a dollar amount on free internet services... by looking at how much money it would take for people to give them up.

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Money For Moms

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

After six years of preparation, an ambitious new experiment will study the effects of income on the development of infant brains.

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Banking's Regulation Rollback

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Last week, Congress and President Trump passed a bill rolling back regulation put in place by the 2010 Dodd Frank banking reform bill. We look at what changed and what it means.

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Earnings Calls Gone Wild

Friday, May 25, 2018

The earnings call is a peculiar Wall Street ritual, one that's almost designed to be boring. So when something interesting does happen it's news. Today, the lessons of those earnings calls gone rogue.

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The Money Detectives

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Recent news has cast a spotlight on a little-known regulatory agency quietly working behind the scenes of our economy. What is FinCEN and why is it so important?

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Most Inane Deduction?

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The mortgage interest deduction is popular, but it has numerous distorting effects on the economy – and economists also say that it does exactly the opposite of what people think.

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Stacey And Cardiff Take On The Commencement Speech

Monday, May 21, 2018

Congrats, Class of 2018! Rather than listen to another meandering cliche-riddled commencement speech, let Stacey and Cardiff guide you through young-adult life with advice backed up by research.

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