Masters in Business

Barry Ritholtz speaks with Dana Mattioli, an investigative reporter covering Amazon for the Wall Street Journal. Since starting at the Journal in 2006 Dana has produced a string of front-page articles on everything from the troubles at Kodak and J.C. Penney to Pfizer's $150 billion deal to buy Allergan. She was a recipient of the 2021 Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting as well as the 2021 WERT Prize from the Women’s Economic Round Table. Additionally, she was part of a 2016 Gerald Loeb Award team win in the breaking news category and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for her team's investigation into Amazon. She is the author of the book "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power." On this episode, Barry and Dana discuss her path into journalism, the current era of antitrust enforcement, and Amazon's growth into the powerhouse it is today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know it’s challenging, but should you try your hand at stock picking? It's fun, it gives you something to talk about at parties, but is it profitable? Larry Swedroe, Head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, which manages or advises on $70 Billion in client assets, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about the challenges of picking stocks. Only a few people have been successful at it over time, and they have become household names. Most of the rest have not earned their costs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding and onboarding new suppliers is a time-consuming process for procurement staff. Dun & Bradstreet has partnered with IBM to apply artificial intelligence to the process, enabling staff to query its databases in plain English to find suppliers who fit the criteria they need. The result is a simpler, faster process that is saving companies time and money. This episode is sponsored by IBM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Ritholtz speaks with Tony Kim, Managing Director and Head of the Fundamental Equities’ Global Technology Team at BlackRock. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2013, Tony held key roles at institutions like Artisan Partners, Neuberger Berman, and Merrill Lynch. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Columbia Business School’s Digital Future Initiative. On this episode, Barry and Tony discuss the success of passive investing at BlackRock, the general tech investing landscape, and what it takes to build a career that combines a passion for technology with finance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.