michael lewis

Michael Lewis on his controversial book documenting the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

By Paul Solman, Karina Cuevas

The ‘ignored characters’ of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside

A new book shows that there were a handful of researchers, scientists and public health officials who seemed to have an early, prescient understanding of how bad the pandemic would hit the U.S., and what we could do to avert…

By William Brangham, Alison Thoet

Michael Lewis traces the ‘gutting of the civil service’ under Trump

Bestselling author Michael Lewis says the idea that civil servants are “lazy or stupid or dead weight on the society is...the most sinister idea alive in this country right now." In his new book, “The Fifth Risk,” Lewis examines how…

‘Moneyball’ author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook

'Moneyball' author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook…

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China Ministry posted bootleg ‘Liar’s Poker’

SHANGHAI — A complete bootlegged copy of Michael Lewis' bestselling book about Wall Street, "Liar's Poker," was hosted on the official website of the Chinese Commerce Ministry, the agency responsible for intellectual property protection in China, The Associated Press has…

By Erika Kinetz, Raphael Satter, Associated Press

‘Flash Boys’ investigates how high-frequency traders anticipate Wall Street’s next move faster

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Much of the stock market trading that occurs today is done with computer servers, completing hundreds of millions of orders in a system known as high-frequency trading. Author Michael Lewis has made this practice the subject of his latest book,…

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What’s the big deal about Michael Lewis and high-frequency trading?

By Simone Pathe

Michael Lewis' "Flash Boys" is reigniting the debate over high-speed trading and what its risks are.

Michael Lewis on Princeton Speech: I Aimed To Give Something Unexpected

Michael Lewis on Princeton Speech: I Aimed To Give Something Unexpected…

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Michael Lewis’ ‘Boomerang’: ‘Money Thrown Out in Hope, Coming Back in Anger’

What caused the economic troubles in Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere? Author Michael Lewis has some controversial theories involving sweeping character assessments of each nation. Lewis -- known for "Money Ball" and "The Blind Side" -- discusses his new…

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Michael Lewis Tackles the Mortgage Crisis in ‘The Big Short’

Jeffrey Brown takes a look inside the doomsday machine of the subprime lending crisis with author Michael Lewis in a conversation about his new book, "The Big Short."…

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