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The world’s greatest stocks
How would you like a 265,528,900 per cent return on your investment? Would you be interested in that? If so, join us as Rob Armstrong and FT Alphaville’s Robin Wigglesworth discuss the results of Pro…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
30 years of bond investment
Jim Leaviss started his career in fixed income at the Bank of England, and is ending it 30 years later as the outgoing chief investment officer for fixed income of M&G Investments, which manages more…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
What’s up with Bill Ackman?
Ackman is one of most well-known investors in the US, and one of the loudest. He has more than a million followers on X and isn’t afraid to argue with any of them. But his active social media feed an…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Anatomy of a rout
On Monday, markets around the world agreed to go into a tailspin. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and guest Nick Megaw try to figure out what drove it all. They cover unemployment, manufacturing, th…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The case for Tesla
Tesla’s earnings slightly disappointed last week, but its stock is still valued at nearly 100 times earnings. Does this make sense? And what exactly is Tesla anyway? Today on the show, Rob Armstrong …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Why Wall Street picked Kamala Harris
Wall Street withheld tens of millions of dollars in campaign financing to pressure US President Joe Biden to withdraw from November’s election and endorse Kamala Harris. And it worked. But how did Wa…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
How to manipulate the US dollar
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has argued for a weaker dollar in recent interviews. That makes some sense. A weaker currency can increase exports and narrow a trade deficit. But how does one wea…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The Trump trade
As the election nears, Wall Street is starting to talk more about what a bet on a second Trump presidency might look like. Today on the show, we cover possible outcomes for inflation, long-term bond …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Will a major revision of listing rules in the UK work?
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority just released rule revisions that are meant to attract new listings on the country’s exchanges. These include legalising shares that move a lot of the power from …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Investing in green tech
Last week the FT’s Moral Money writer Simon Mundy spoke with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla about 20 years of making big, long bets on renewable energy. Some have paid off, but most haven’t. Khosla …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago