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Rana Foroohar is a global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and CNN’s global economic analyst. She has written extensively on the intersection of business, economics, and technology, and is known for her insightful commentary on financial markets and corporate governance.
Known for: Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
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Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
In 'Makers and Takers', journalist Rana Foroohar explores how the financial sector has come to dominate the American economy, often at the expense of innovation, entrepreneurship, and long-term growth. She argues that Wall Street’s focus on short-term profits and shareholder value has undermined the productive capacity of Main Street businesses, leading to inequality and economic stagnation. Drawing on interviews with business leaders, policymakers, and economists, Foroohar offers a compelling critique of modern capitalism and calls for a rebalancing of finance and industry.
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Historical Background
To understand how finance came to dominate the American economy, we have to start with a period when it didn’t. In the decades after World War II, the United States possessed a remarkably balanced form of capitalism. The men and women who ran America’s great corporations were, above all, builders. C...
From Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
The Shift from 'Makers' to 'Takers'
Once shareholder value became the dominant corporate mantra, management priorities changed. Instead of reinvesting profits into factories, workers, or research, companies increasingly directed earnings toward boosting their stock price. The tools of this transformation—stock buybacks, leveraged acqu...
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About Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar is a global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and CNN’s global economic analyst. She has written extensively on the intersection of business, economics, and technology, and is known for her insightful commentary on financial markets and corporate governanc...
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Rana Foroohar is a global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and CNN’s global economic analyst. She has written extensively on the intersection of business, economics, and technology, and is known for her insightful commentary on financial markets and corporate governanc...
Rana Foroohar is a global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and CNN’s global economic analyst. She has written extensively on the intersection of business, economics, and technology, and is known for her insightful commentary on financial markets and corporate governance.
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Rana Foroohar is a global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and CNN’s global economic analyst. She has written extensively on the intersection of business, economics, and technology, and is known for her insightful commentary on financial markets and corporate governance.
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