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China Decode: Taiwan's Record Defense Budget, Evergrande's Life Sentence, and China's Robot Boom
Alice Han and James Kynge start in Taipei, where the government has approved a record $35 billion defense budget for 2027 — an 18.2% jump — coming right on the heels of this year's Han Kuang drills, which mobilized nearly 22,000 reservists and adopted U.S.-style command tactics f ... Show More
47m 18s
Aug 22
No Mercy / No Malice: I Disagree
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7m 30s
Aug 21
The Week: The Right Turns Against the Rich
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: why California may impose a one-time tax on billionaire wealth, how Tucker Carlson could pair right-wing culture with populist economics, and why China’s decades-long infrastructure strategy may give it an advantage ... Show More
18m 53s
May 2025
Is Google a Buy? + Is Uber Recession Proof?
Scott and Ed discuss Trump’s new trade framework with the U.K., the Federal Reserve’s latest decision, and the Melania coin grift. Then they take a look at Apple’s potential move to replace Google as Safari’s default search engine, unpacking the ripple effects on Google’s stock. ... Show More
57m 23s
May 2025
Blockbuster Week For Big Tech Earnings + Can the U.S. Fix Its Student Debt Crisis?
Scott and Ed discuss the latest U.S. GDP report, new data on China’s factory activity, and the launch of Amazon’s new internet satellites. Then they turn to Big Tech earnings, breaking down first quarter results from Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. Finally, they examine the T ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2019
Earnings-Palooza and a Meaty IPO
Apple surprises. Alphabet stumbles. Berkshire Hathaway loads up on Amazon. And Beyond Meat serves up a big IPO. Analysts Andy Cross, Ron Gross, and Jason Moser discuss these stories and dig into the latest earnings from Arista Networks, CBS, Mastercard, Shake Shack, Shopify, Spot ... Show More
39m 10s
May 2023
Apple's Approaching $3T
The biggest company in American led a packed week of earnings and macro data.
(0:21) Andy Cross and Ron Gross discuss: - The Fed's latest rate hike, April's jobs report, and the latest banking drama - Apple's surprising 2nd-quarter results and $90 billion share buyback plan - Sh ... Show More
39m 31s
May 2024
MM150: Fed Decision Explained & Apple Beats The Street
43m 16s
May 2019
Uber Goes Public
Uber makes it stock market debut. Should investors take a ride on the ride-sharing giant? Analysts Andy Cross, Ron Gross, and Jason Moser tackle that question and discuss the latest from Boston Beer, Disney, Booking Holdings, Match Group, Stamps.com, The Trade Desk, and Zillow. P ... Show More
42m 20s
May 2024
Nvidia’s Blowout Earnings & Stock Split + Britain’s Damaged Economy
Scott shares his thoughts on Nvidia’s incredible first quarter earnings and breaks down what its stock split means for investors. He and Ed then look at the UK’s upcoming election in light of the country’s struggling economy. Plus, they discuss some of the cultural differences th ... Show More
49m 21s
Mar 2025
Nvidia Earnings are the Super Bowl of Business + Trump’s $5 Million Gold Card
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Tesla’s shrinking market cap, Berkshire Hathaway’s record-breaking tax bill, and BP’s pivot back to fossil fuels. Then they break down Nvidia’s earnings, explaining why investors weren’t i ... Show More
50m 12s
Jul 2023
MM122: BIG tech earnings & yield curve control explained?
56m 32s
Jun 2023
MM114: Is a US debt ceiling deal actually bad for stocks?!
<p>On The Trading Floor this week, Piers and I discuss three hot topics:</p><br><p>1) Now a US debt ceiling deal has been struck what next for financial markets?</p><br><p>2) Stocks are still going up, mainly led by big tech but market commentators keep talking about a narrow mar ... Show More
42m 25s
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott deciphers the market’s disparate responses to strong earnings announcements from Uber and Airbnb, and what it tells us about the importance of the narrative over numbers in stock valuation. Then we take a deep dive into Apple’s surprisingly large outstanding debt, and Scott explains why debt is a weapon, but one with two ed ... Show More
<p>Get the inside scoop on the latest moves in financial markets with our deep dive into recent headlines. </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Make sense of what the US central bank said this week, how markets reacted and what might come next.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Apple shares jum ... Show More
<p>A BIG week for global markets, from tech earnings to central bank decisions, get the full low down.</p><br><p>On the trading floor this week, Anthony and Piers discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Meta makes a comeback, Google excels on advertising spend and Microsoft posts tepid nu ... Show More
