The market value of Novo Nordisk, the Danish company that makes the weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, hit $500 billion this past week—a rare achievement for a European firm. Novo Nordisk is owned by a non-profit foundation, which gives the company an unusual corporate structure. Adam and Cameron discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Danish Company Behind Ozempic

Boeing's stock price has fallen by 14 percent since a hole blew open on one of its 737 Max 9 planes mid flight earlier this month. The plane has had other safety issues over the years. What are the implications for Boeing and its European rival, Airbus? Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trouble With Boeing

The attacks by Houthi militants on cargo ships in and around the Red Sea is posing a serious threat to global trade—serious enough to prompt American-led air strikes on the group in Yemen. Thirty percent of all global containers pass through the Red Sea Strait. Adam and Cameron discuss the economic implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The War Over Global Shipping

The theme of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos is "Rebuilding Trust." Do the rich and powerful have our trust? Do they deserve it? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: Will the Biden administration block the $14.1 billion bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to take over U.S. Steel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Davos Have a Trust Problem?

In the coming year, a record number of elections will be held around the world, including in Taiwan, India, Britain, the European Union, and the United States. Adam and Cameron look ahead at 2024 and specifically at the potential impact of these elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Look Ahead at 2024

Adam and Cameron look at the biggest economic stories of 2023, from inflation surges to the declining growth rate in China to the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and life generally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Look Back at 2023

Just in time for Christmas, Adam and Cameron talk all things Santa and touch on topics ranging from elves, to reindeer, to the political status of the North Pole, in a tongue in cheek look in the holiday. Adam does his best to give real economical analysis to some farcical questions while also offering insight and historical perspective to the holiday celebrated across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Santa Claus Economics

Member states at the U.N.-led conference on climate change in Dubai have agreed to "transition away" from fossil fuels. Was it an unprecedented deal or a vague agreement that amounts to very little? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: Germany's 17 billion euro budget crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the COP Deal Really Means

Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, is a far-right libertarian and former television personality. He's also an economist who has promised to slash spending and close the country's central bank. Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Argentina's New Leader

Filmmaker Ridley Scott's movie on Napoleon Bonaparte is an ambitious portrayal of a man considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. It's also the worst film Adam has ever seen. On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss the movie and the man—including his economic policies. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money factormeals.com/ones50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Napoleon: The Movie and the Man

Wars and climate change around the world have had a huge impact on the insurance industry and the way it assesses risk. Adam and Cameron break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How War Complicates the Insurance Business

A 5,000-word essay titled “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” is getting a lot of attention in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Written by the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, the essay is a paean to technology as a driver of wealth and happiness but also a jingoistic glorification of late-stage capitalism and American nationalism. Adam and Cameron discuss. Brought to you by: factormeals.com/ones50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Techno-Optimism of Marc Andreessen

This week, Adam and Cameron talk about the United Nations, which operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. The money is provided by member states but what does it buy them? Also on the show: The economics of Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the United Nations Worth the Money?

Adam and Cam do a live show at the Hertie School in Berlin. The two discuss topics including German political parties, Germany’s relationship to Israel, the efficacy of border walls both physical and virtual, and the state of higher education in Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live From Berlin's Hertie School

The 2023 U.S. deficit is expected to be around $2 trillion — about double the size of the 2022 fiscal year. Adam tends to be less concerned with deficits than other economic experts. But how does he feel about it this time? On today’s episode, Adam and Cameron analyze the current deficit. Then, they explore the World Series in baseball. Tickets for the livestream of our Oct 27 event in Berlin are still on sale: https://www.hertie-school.org/en/events/event-detail/event/ones-and-tooze-live-in-berlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Deficit Too High?

Foreign Policy economics columnist Adam Tooze, a history professor and a popular author, is encyclopedic about basically everything: from the COVID shutdown, to climate change, to pasta sauce. On our new podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi will look at two data points each week that explain the world: one drawn from the week’s headlines and the other from just about anywhere else Tooze takes us. Check out Adam Tooze’s column at https://foreignpolicy.com/author/adam-tooze/.

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