Aug 10

The Fall and Resurgence of Intel … Maybe

For decades, Intel was one of the most dominant companies in the global technology industry. Its processors powered the majority of personal computers, and its ability to both design and manufacture its own chips gave the company a major competitive advantage. But a series of str ... Show More

22m 45s

Jul 31

RAMageddon

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating enormous demand for advanced memory chips. As chip manufacturers move more of their resources toward High Bandwidth Memory, or HBM, the supply of traditional RAM and flash memory is being squeezed. In this episode, Skip Mont ... Show More

23m 42s

Jul 10

Calculating Inflation

Inflation affects almost every part of the economy — from food prices and wages to pensions, mortgages, and central bank policy. But how is inflation actually calculated? In this episode, Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan look at the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, and explain how gover ... Show More

24m 50s

Sep 2024

How the Election Is Sinking a $15 Billion Business Deal

In a highly unusual move, the Biden administration signaled last week that it would block a Japanese company from buying an iconic American company in a critical swing state.Alan Rappeport, who covers the Treasury Department for The Times, discusses the politics that co ... Show More

20m 23s

Sep 2024

Steel Deal In Jeopardy… And Customers Pause On Microsoft’s Office AI Assistant 9/4/24

Shares of U.S Steel plunging as the Biden Administration prepares to block the merger deal with Japan’s Nippon Steel. What the fallout means for U.S. Steel’s future, and the job cuts that could follow. Plus Microsoft’s AI snag. Customers of the company’s Office AI assistant pu ... Show More

43m 51s

Sep 2024

Stop the steel

Once the world's largest corporation, the now-struggling US Steel wants to sell itself to Japan's Nippon Steel. The United Steelworkers oppose the deal, and President Biden is backing the union. The Washington Post's David Lynch explains how the steel giant's future became an ele ... Show More

25m 22s

Jul 2025

The President's Golden Share in U.S. Steel

LIVE SHOW ALERT: August 18th, NYC. Get your tickets here. When news broke that a Japanese company, Nippon Steel, was buying the storied American steel company U.S. Steel, it was still 2023, just before an election. And right away, politicians from both sides of the aisle came out ... Show More

28m 22s

Jun 2025

Prof G Markets: Tariffs Blocked by Court, U.S. Steel’s Golden Shares & Neuralink’s Funding Round

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed discuss the trade court’s ruling that Trump lacked the authority to impose most tariffs, Trump Media’s plan to buy bitcoin and Nvidia’s first quarter earnings. Then they discuss Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, a ... Show More

58m 40s

Jan 2025

What’s next for US Steel?

Eurozone economists warn the European Central Bank has been too slow to cut interest rates, and US Steel faces a bleak outlook after President Biden’s decision to block its sale. UK businesses plan price increases as the Budget drives up costs, and CrowdStrike has more than re ... Show More

11m 2s

Oct 2024

The battle for US Steel

We look at how some leaders in the battleground state of Pennsylvania are fighting for the approval of a deal for a Japanese company to purchase US Steel Corporation. That’s despite strong opposition from the unions and both presidential candidates.(Picture: Edgar Thompson Plant ... Show More

17m 26s

Dec 2023

Adobe Scraps $20B Deal with Figma & Why Apple is Suspending the Next Apple Watch

Episode 216: Neal and Toby discuss why Adobe's $20 billion acquisition of Figma fell through and what it means for major mergers moving forward. Plus, why attacks on oil tankers are disrupting trade routes in the Red Sea and sales of the latest Apple Watch are being stopped due t ... Show More

27m 46s

Steel Standoff: The Blocked Nippon-US St...