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Skipton Group CEO Stuart Haire joins host Dave Merritt to explain where British homebuyers can get the most for their money and to discuss the latest data from Skipton’s Home Affordability Index. They also discuss the UK’s wider affordability problem for first-time buyers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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How Net-Zero’s Troubles Made BP Vulnerable
Last weekend, Bloomberg revealed that activist investor Elliott Investment Management had built a large stake in BP Plc. BP shares climbed as the news broke, perhaps attributable to the fact that Elliott has a track record of driving significant change within companies. Investors may also see this as a timely intervention, given BP’s performance has slumped over the past few years, relative to its competitors. On this week’s In The City, hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton sit down with Bloomberg’s Aaron Kirchfeld to discuss the potential geopolitical ramifications of Elliott’s move, why BP’s poor performance over the last few years made a takeover more likely and how the shift away from net-zero, despite the accelerating climate crisis, has facilitated such a move. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why Trump’s Tariff Threats Are a Major UK Headache
Francine Lacqua sits down with Dan Hanson, chief UK economist at Bloomberg Economics, to discuss how tariffs on the EU would complicate its relationship with the UK, and how the UK is bracing for tit-for-tat tariff policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What the DeepSeek Freak Out Means for the UK's AI Future
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson joins Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton to explain what DeepSeek’s surprise innovation means for the UK and everyone else. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Davos Bonus: "Deaths at Davos" with Thierry Mallaret
On the sidelines of the conference, Dave Merritt sat down with Thierry Mallaret. Thierry is an economist who has worked as an adviser for major investment banks and governments. He also founded and headed the Global Risk Network at WEF and for a number of years in succession, he conceived and put in place the program for the annual Davos meeting. He'a also the author of Deaths at Davos, and now Deaths at Davos 2.0, dark satires of what's really going in within the WEF. They discuss how the drama of those novels are grounded in the reality of what happens at the annual conference, and why the World Economic Forum's focus has had to change to stay relevant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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