Felix Salmon

New York

Podcast Host at Slate Money

Chief financial correspondent, Axios. Host, Slate Money. Author, The Phoenix Economy (May 9, 2023).

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The Formula for the Perfect Vacation Length

5 days ago | slate.com | Felix Salmon |Emily Peck |Elizabeth Spiers

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Why do employers pay you to leave?

1 week ago | slate.com | Emily Peck |Felix Salmon |Elizabeth Spiers

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How the tax bill could change the way colleges operate

1 week ago | axios.com | Felix Salmon

Data: House Ways and Means Committee; Chart: Axios VisualsThe current version of President Trump's tax bill could profoundly transform the world of university endowments, and incentivizes some deep structural changes. Why it matters: Those changes would not necessarily achieve the bill's stated aim of holding "woke, elite universities" accountable for purportedly abusing their nonprofit status — but they could significantly reduce the degree to which the provisions raise extra tax revenue.
How the tax bill could change the way colleges operate

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Felix Salmon

NowCorporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobsCandace Byrdsong Williams has filled the front room of her sunlit North Carolina home with sources of inspiration.
Balancing tourist and resident interests in popular cities

1 week ago | slate.com | Felix Salmon |Emily Peck |Elizabeth Spiers

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Trump post accelerates Fannie and Freddie trade

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Felix Salmon

Data: YCharts. Chart: Axios VisualsOne of the riskiest and most speculative trades in financial markets just got a major boost by President Trump, when he announced Wednesday evening he is "giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public."Why it matters: The implication here is that Trump has decided "the time would seem to be right" to end the conservatorship under which the two companies have operated since the financial crisis of 2008.
Congress moves the "middle class" line in budget bill battle

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Felix Salmon

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosThe upper bound of "middle class" in America is often pegged at an annual income of between $150,000 and $250,000, but looking at legislation being drawn up by Republicans in Congress, it seems to be much, much higher. Why it matters: Some of the proposals for the forthcoming budget raise income cutoff levels to as high as $2.5 million per year.
Middle class? Depends who you ask in Congress

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Felix Salmon

NowHouse passes Trump's deficit-swelling tax bill, with big Medicaid changesThe House proposal would enact President Donald Trump's major campaign promises while dramatically changing Medicaid, food benefits, income taxes and border security.
Why there are so many star ratings

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Felix Salmon

Illustration: AÃ¯da Amer/AxiosThere's a good reason why customer ratings on sites like Amazon or Tripadvisor are presented with a visual star rating: Those ratings are perceived as being higher than those presented numerically. Why it matters: Consumers evaluate ratings differently depending on the format in which the ratings are presented, per a new paper published in the Journal of Marketing Research.
Why there are so many star ratings

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Felix Salmon

21 hours agoToday, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft and one of the company’s AI leaders. This is Kevin’s third time on Decoder, and he’s one of my favorite guests. He thinks a lot about the relationship between technology, art, and culture, and he’s unusually willing to …