Felix TV

Shareholder wealth: The largest creators, the biggest destroyers

Reuters’ blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it.

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Fiscal cliff: All it takes is a superhero

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon takes to kids’ toys to explain one of the most vexing problems facing Washington: the fiscal cliff.

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The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty

Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice.

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Cacao fever! Why people pay $6 for a chocolate bar

People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience.

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Chipotle vs. Taco Bell: Einhorn’s short put to the taste test

David Einhorn, the investor known for betting against stocks like Green Mountain Coffee, now is targeting Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying it will face significant competition from ”a resurgent Taco Bell.” We put his theory to the taste test with Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, Reuters Social Media Editor Anthony De Rosa and Food and Wine Restaurant Editor Kate Krader.

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Disappearing Oysters

Reuters’ Felix Salmon loves Pacific oysters. Sadly for him (and the rest of the world), they’re being wiped out due to acidification. Oceanic Preservation Society’s Louie Psihoyos explains what the vanishing oysters mean for the world’s oceans.

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Why Mayors Can Make Or Break A City

Some of the world’s poorest cities are the most productive, says Richard Florida, a leading urbanist. Good mayors can propel a city to a greatness and bad ones can cause them to bust. And perhaps Florida’s most interesting finding is that the best mayors appear to be party neutral.

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A radical approach to homeownership

What if the home-buying process was easier to navigate and yielded more reward to the homeowner because of the innovative way the community was designed? Michael Bell, architect and professor at Columbia University, discusses his installation for the MoMA exhibition “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream”.

 

Felix TV – Davos

Three new, Davos-related episodes of Felix TV.  Enjoy!

Wouldn’t sunny Patmos, Greece be nicer for a deep think than freezing Davos, Switzerland? Huffington Post president Arianna Huffington and Felix Salmon launch a campaign to relocate the World Economic Forum to a warmer climate, and pick up the endorsement of Business Insider’s Henry Blodget.

Arianna Huffington wants Davos moved to Greece

Felix Salmon meets his nemesis, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Anthony Scaramucci, in a face-to-face showdown at the Hotel Europe’s Piano Bar in Davos.

Spar at the bar in Davos: Salmon v. Scaramucci

Warfare, financial troubles and journalism: Adrian Monck, chief WEF spokesman, tells a personal story behind why he believes in Davos.

Davos Man: What drives me