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From Vibe Coding to Bank Battles: Cursor’s Meteoric Rise and Europe’s M&A Deal Drama
Anthony and Stephen explore how Cursor became the fastest-growing AI startup ever, from MIT roots to “vibe coding” hype and a $20 billion valuation i…
9 months ago
Trailer: Market Maker
Welcome to Market Maker - the podcast that makes finance interesting and easy to understand for everyone.
Hosted by Anthony Cheung, Chief Content & Cu…
9 months, 1 week ago
What's Happening In Financial Markets Right Now (Fed, BoE & Geopolitics)
Markets have stayed calm so far this week, but central banks and geopolitics were anything but. Anthony and Piers break down the Fed’s muted meeting,…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Week in M&A: Disney Buys Hulu, Meta’s $15bn AI Bet & Billion-Dollar Chicken
From a $33 billion family tie-up at Toyota to Japan’s 400% surge in M&A activity, Anthony and Stephen break down the latest investment banking scorec…
9 months, 1 week ago
What Happened In Markets This Week: Oil's Spike, US CPI & US-China Trade Talks
Markets erupted this week as oil spiked 13% overnight following Israeli strikes on Iran. Anthony and Piers unpack what it all means from geopolitical…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Biggest PE & M&A Deals You Need to Know (KKR, Telegraph, Salesforce, Informatica)
From Wall Street’s wild recruiting arms race to the collapse of KKR’s £4bn Thames Water rescue, Anthony and Stephen unravel the biggest private equit…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Trading Floor: What to Know Before Your Markets Interview
Piers Curran returns to break down the macro landscape as we head into the second half of 2025, just in time for interview season.
We unpack the thre…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Switching From Tech to Finance: Career Paths Explained with Sara Ruozzo (UBS)
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Sara Ruozzo, whose journey from classical studies in Milan to internships at Microsoft and Tesla, and now workin…
10 months ago
The Deal Room: Inside the Biggest M&A Deals You Need to Know (Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Victoria's Secrets, OpenAI)
From a $35bn “Valentine’s Day love letter” to OpenAI’s mysterious $6.5bn hardware play, Anthony and Stephen break down the biggest deal stories shaki…
10 months ago
The Trading Floor: UK’s Surprise Boom vs. America’s Debt Doom
From a surprise jump in UK inflation to soaring retail sales and a surging pound, Anthony and Piers break down why Britain’s economy is defying expec…
10 months ago