The Super App Dream
Cezary Podkul joins Slate Money to talk Robinhood, UI fraud, and Chinese stocks.
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Episode Notes
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, are joined by Cezary Podkul of ProPublica to talk about his in-depth article on unemployment insurance fraud, Robinhood’s IPO and ambitions of being a “super app,” and everything that’s going on with private companies in China and the stock market in Hong Kong.
In the Plus segment: Payment for order flow.
Mentioned in the show:
“How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic,” by Cezary Pokul for ProPublica
“U.S. SEC says Chinese IPO hopefuls must provide additional risk disclosures,” by Echo Wang, Scott Murdoch, and Kane Wu for Reuters
“Hong Kong’s Status as a Financial Center Seems Safe”, by Felix Salmon for Axios
“The Time Tax,” by Annie Lowrey for the Atlantic
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
