In today's episode of The Daily Peel, we dive deep into the impending labor strike by the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and its potential impact on the U.S. economy.
With 85,000 members demanding a staggering 77% wage increase, we explore how this could disrupt major ports and affect key importing companies.
Don't miss our analysis of the ... Show More
Jul 10
University of Toronto to Scotiabank | Chat with Aditya | WSO Academy
How do you pivot from a 2.8 first-year engineering GPA to winning a coveted Scotiabank investment-banking internship? Aditya Mishra breaks it all down—raising his GPA to 3.4, mastering Excel and DCFs with WSO Academy’s courses, logging weekly coffee chats, and nailing super-day t ... Show More
46m 15s
Jul 4
UCLA to William Blair | Chat with Andrew | WSO Academy
In this inspiring chat, Andrew shares his journey from multiple student club rejections at UCLA to landing a coveted investment banking offer at William Blair. Hear how he leveraged the WSO Academy, mock interviews, and cold email networking to turn things around — all while star ... Show More
36m 11s
Dec 2024
E88: Sky Kurtz: the $300M agri-tech giant, avoiding down round disasters, founder self-sabotage, the hard truth about MENA exits, tariffs, and bad actors ruining a multi-billion dollar industry
In this episode, we dive into the hard truth about why exits in MENA are so challenging, the role of tariffs in protecting domestic production, and how bad actors have tarnished the reputation of an entire industry. Sky also gives us a masterclass on navigating capital markets, w ... Show More
1h 57m
Feb 2025
Why Chaos Has Become an Economic Strategy — ft. Kyla Scanlon
Ed opens the show by discussing Shein’s potential valuation cut, South Korea’s crackdown on DeepSeek, and the controversy surrounding Javier Milei’s promotion of a memecoin. Then Kyla Scanlon, author of “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work”, returns to the show to ... Show More
47m 28s
Jul 2024
The Trading Floor: Labour Landslide, Trump Trade & Tesla's Surge
In this episode, we dive into the aftermath of the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK General Election. Discover how the markets have reacted and what this seismic political shift means for UK assets moving forward.
Next, we explore the intriguing political landscape in t ... Show More
47m 8s
Apr 14
What to Do in the Wake of Trump’s Tariff Pause
Scott and Ed dive into the ongoing trade war, unpacking how markets reacted to Trump’s 90-day tariff pause and the broader turmoil with China. They break down what may have just been the greatest day of insider trading in history, assess the damage to American 401Ks, and explore ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2024
702: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places (with Former McKinsey partner, Viva Ona Bartkus)
Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places, Viva Ona Bartkus. In this book, they argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and ext ... Show More
48m 38s