Podcast Episodes

The US Government May Take Stakes In A Handful Of Quantum Computing Startups, And Europe And The US Tightened Sanctions On Russia’s Biggest Energy Firms

Conflicting reports said the US government may (or may not) take stakes in a handful of quantum computing startups, creating a political will-they-wo…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Investors Dumped Alphabet After OpenAI Took On Google, And Sports Betting Site DraftKings Is Expanding Into All Sorts Of Wagers

Investors dumped Alphabet after OpenAI took on Google, then came crawling back on news of an Anthropic partnership – while sports betting site DraftK…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple’s Stock Climbed 4%, And Japan Revealed The Latest Stage Of Its Stock-Market Makeover

Apple’s stock climbed 4%, leaving the iPhone maker at the doors of Nvidia’s lonely $4-trillion club – while Japan revealed the latest stage of its st…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bitcoin Miners Swapped Shovels For AI, And China’s Economy Stayed Close To Target

Bitcoin miners swapped shovels for AI – and investors respected the hustle – while China’s economy stayed close to target last quarter, but the gover…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

US Bank Stocks Plummeted, And The Dutch Government Seized Nexperia

Investors got rid of $100 billion worth of US bank shares in a single day, while the Dutch government seized Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia – spark…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

TSMC Profits Soared 40%, And Big Banks Both Praised And Criticised AI

Big banks said “it’s complicated”, showering AI with both praise and criticism, while TSMC upped its profit by 40%, beating analysts’ forecasts.

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

A Group Of Heavy-Hitting Tech And Investment Companies Bought A Big Data Center Operator, And LVMH’s Stock Picked Up 12%

A few big-name companies formed a sort of “AI Avengers” – but instead of saving the world, they bought some really expensive data centers – while inv…

1 year ago

The Biggest US Banks Posted Better-Than-Expected Results, And Investors Sent LG India’s Brand-New Stock Up Over 50%

The biggest US banks set the bar high this earnings season with better-than-expected results all round, while investors gave LG India a warm welcome …

1 year ago

China Exported 8% More Stuff This September Than Last, And The US Might Loosen Its Banking Rules

China exported 8% more stuff this September than last, letting tariffs bend trade routes but not break them, while the US might loosen its banking ru…

1 year ago

Investors Pushed Record Sums Into Global Stock Funds That Exclude The US, And Amazon Launched Its New AI Assistant

Investors expanded their horizons, pushing record sums into global stock funds that exclude the US, while Amazon launched Quick Suite – an AI assista…

1 year ago