Nov 25, 2024

Trump taps Scott Bessent for treasury secretary

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If confirmed, the billionaire hedge fund manager will have authority in areas ranging from the IRS to economic sanctions. Also on the show, World of Warcraft turns 20.

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What does the Treasury secretary do?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

The treasury secretary oversees economic policy, tax policy, the value of the dollar, and handles the Treasury bond market. Karen Petrou, co-founder and managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics, joins us to discuss Bessent’s nomination.

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How World of Warcraft changed the real world

by Elizabeth Trovall

Nov 25, 2024

It's been 20 years since Blizzard Entertainment launched the massively popular online role-playing game. Since then, it has left its mark on the industry and an entire generation of gamers.

Watching players interact in a world was like having a petri dish for studying economics and human behavior, said USC professor Dmitri Williams.

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