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Young people can't find jobs. Is Canada's economy in trouble?

The unemployment rate for Canadians between 15 and 24 is at 15 percent, the highest it's been since 2010, not including the pandemic.Why can't young people find a job? And how do these numbers fit into the wider health of our economy at the moment?Economist and Atkinson Fellow on ... Show More

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Aug 22

Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future

Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space stations the size of major cities within a few generations. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is preparing for a future where rogue AI coul ... Show More

33m 35s

Aug 21

How Christian Zionism became a key force in U.S. politics

Christian Zionism — the belief that the modern state of Israel fulfills biblical prophecy — has existed as a theological concept for well over a century. But in the past couple decades its political power and influence in the United States has surged, with many of Donald Trump's ... Show More

38m 59s

May 2022

Война. День 73. Эмбарго ЕС на нефть из России. Сможет ли Москва обходить санкции?

В подкасте "Что это было" о семьдесят третьем дне войны экономический корреспондент Би-би-си Алексей Калмыков говорит о зависимости ЕС от российских энергоносителей, а России - от европейского рынка, а также рассказывает, сможет ли Москва обходить санкции, и как российская нефть ... Show More

25m 16s

Sep 2023

Oil price hits 10-month high

Global oil prices have reached their highest level in more than ten months. Brent crude rose above ninety-five dollars a barrel on Tuesday. The increase is being driven by production cuts by two of the world's largest oil exporters, Saudi Arabia and Russia. The International Ener ... Show More

27m 13s

Apr 2023

US reaction to OPEC oil production cut

Oil prices have surged after several of the world’s largest exporters announced a cut in production. Saudi Arabia, Iraq and several Gulf states announced they were cutting output by more than a million barrels of oil a day. Also, Russia said it will extend its cut of half a milli ... Show More

49m 20s

Dec 2022

EU considers price cap on Russian oil

European Union countries are nearing a deal to cap the price of Russian crude oil at $60 per barrel, But how much will the move, which builds upon a G7 initiative to further weaken the Kremlin's ability to wage war on Ukraine, hurt Moscow? Also in the programme: Two weeks into a ... Show More

47m 51s

Jul 2022

How Russia Engineered the Perfect Gas Crisis

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with energy markets and russian oil and gas sector expert Sergey Vakulenko (formerly with Gazprom Neft, Royal Dutch Shell and IHS Markit) about how Russia is engineering an energy crisis in Europe, with spillover effects all over the world.Topics covered ... Show More

54m 4s

Oct 2023

World Bank issues warning on oil prices

Oil prices could rise to more than $150 a barrel if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the World Bank. A drawn-out war in the region could drive big rises in energy and food prices, just a year after prices spiked due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For n ... Show More

27m 13s

Mar 2024

Crude oil rises as Ukraine damages Russian refineries | MarketTalk: What’s up today? | Swissquote

Direction was mixed yesterday, as Tuesday’s hotter-than-expected US CPI print gave cold feet to investors regarding the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) ability to cut interest rates as soon as in June. The S&P500 and Nasdaq consolidated near record, energy stocks helped tempering losses ... Show More

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What a ban on Russian oil means for Cana...