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Paramount and Skydance are merging. That’s a win for David Ellison, whose small studio will join a l

Recent elections have changed politics in Europe, delivering a centre-left Labour government in the

Ted Pick became chief executive of Morgan Stanley earlier this year. In a recent letter to sharehold

On Thursday, two candidates for US president will debate each other. They are both protectionists. T

Distressed IPOs

2024/6/21

Golden Goose had a simple plan. Mass produce worn out sneakers, get stars to wear them, and sell the

Elon Musk’s big payday

2024/6/18

On Thursday, shareholders of Tesla voted to re-approve a deal to reward Elon Musk with more than $50

The Federal Reserve held rates steady on Wednesday, and markets went whooshing upwards, as if they t

Trade like a bot

2024/6/11

Researchers at the University of Chicago took a fairly standard large language model of AI and fed i

The gamma squeeze

2024/6/6

Nvidia continues its rocket-like rise: Investors have piled in, as have day traders who play the sto

It’s a big year for democracy. Voters in Mexico and India just went to the polls. Elections in the U

The billionaires’ tax

2024/5/30

At a recent meeting of the G20, Brazil invited economist Gabriel Zucman to address the most powerful

Who killed Red Lobster?

2024/5/28

Red Lobster used to be a respectable place to eat too much seafood. Now it’s bankrupt. Today on the

Commercial property values in the UK and the US have been slow to adjust to the sharp increase in in

The cocoa boom

2024/5/21

The price of cocoa has exploded. Over the past year, it’s up about 300 percent. Today on the show, K

Bridgewater’s new boss

2024/5/16

Bridgewater Associates is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, and one of the most unusual.

GameStop again?

2024/5/14

‘Roaring Kitty’, aka Keith Gill, aka the GameStop memelord, leaned in again this week, sparking a ma

The fight for Paramount

2024/5/10

It's high noon for Paramount Studios, one of the most legendary names in Hollywood. In one corner, W

The annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway this past weekend was a celebration of Warren Buffett’s unp

Is Fed policy working?

2024/5/2

The Federal Reserve this week chose to hold interest rates unchanged. But inflation still continues

The American economy is strong — and the dollar is extremely expensive. Today on the show, we talk a