{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/68a76ccae2f63983a7442aa5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The new pump and dumps","description":"<p>US markets reporter George Steer has been tracking stocks that have soared, then crashed. Some of them might be “pump and dumps”, an old-fashioned style of scam where insiders generate excitement, along with sales of a stock, selling them when the price rises. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong grill Steer about the schemes. Also, they go long envy and Labubus, and short pepperoni grease.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at <a href=\"mailto:unhedged@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unhedged@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/499d6417-7062-4e20-a18a-14365d3949e5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}