Taking Stock

This week on Taking Stock, Susan looks at the economics of failure and asks - have we completely misunderstood the importance of not getting it right? Emma Howard, Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin; Bernie Bulkin, author of 'Why Start-ups Fail'; and Kevin O’Loughlin, CEO Of Nostra, join Susan to discuss.
Plus, the science, economics, and pitfalls of using wearable technologies with Stephen O Rourke, Clinical Specialist & Musculoskeletal Chartered Physiotherapist at the Mater University Hospital.

This week on Taking Stock Susan looks at the effect that hit tv shows are having on tourist destinations like Paris and Belfast, when she talks to Travel Writer Joan Scales. Susan also talks to Peter Campbell of the Financial Times about how Low-Cost airfares might be under threat given all that's going on in the world. Plus, China Expert Leo Austin talks to Susan about the strange status of Taiwan and why the country is so important for the security of the globe.

This week on Taking Stock, Susan is joined by Gillian Knight to talk about how recruitment is changing and how people want non-monetary benefits these days.
Darragh Gaffney, Head of R&D Incentives at Leyton Ireland, explains the R&D tax credit, and how it is being used as a tool to encourage and incentivise R&D in Ireland.

Plus, Soumaya Keynes, economics columnist for the Financial Times, on her new book ‘’How to Win a Trade War’.

This week on Taking Stock, Susan is joined in studio by author, columnist and OBE Gillian Tett, who looks at how global markets are surging despite war.
Susan speaks to Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager of Colorado State University about how Europe needs to forge a new and old alliance in the age of Trumpism.
Plus, Christ Stokel-Walker looks at the showdown between the world’s biggest tech bros.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton hears how the ‘petrodollar’ came into being and why its days might be numbered, when she talks to Brendan Greeley who is the author of the upcoming book ‘The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World’s Most Powerful Money’
Susan also talks to Rana Foroohar, associate Editor at the Financial Times, who tells us how healthcare is driving the US Economy for all the wrong reasons.
Plus, Susan talks to Shefaly M Yogendras who is the author of a new book ‘Uncharted Spaces’ which challenges boards to become braver, bolder and more inclusive.