Kodak has joined the growing list of companies with spiking stock prices and is perhaps the most surprising of all. What these companies share is a good story, not a great business. In this episode, Boaz Shoshan, Kit Winder and…
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Huawei is just the beginning
With Boaz Shoshan otherwise occupied, Southbankâs tech expert Sam Volkering and macro-strategist Nickolai Hubble talked about the news this week. UK GDP plunged by a quarter, before bouncing back less than expected. But what does that really mean? Will goldâs…
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Back to the 70s, and not in a good way
Presumably you are older now than you were in the 70s⊠Well, in todayâs podcast, we explore what a return to inflation would mean â whether its effects on your life would differ to the last bout Britain went through….
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The very model of a modern major mismeasurement
This morning I discovered that there is no scientific evidence to support the two-metre distancing rule. Imagine my surprise. Those Germans wearing pool noodles on their heads at the cafĂ© were idiots after all. But thatâs not the flaw in…
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The age of gunbot diplomacy
About 16 years ago, I was hanging off a rock-climbing wallâs overhang, about 15 metres up in the air. And then my friendâs mobile phone fell out of my pocket⊠Heâd given it to me for safe keeping, while he…
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The Internet of Things arrives in the Hubble household
We bought a baby monitor. Itâs the sort of thing you never thought youâd use, until you needed it. The aim of the game was to allow us to make noise after baby bedtime at 7:30pm. Which can be a…
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Is this our most controversial tip ever?
What could be as controversial as President Donald Trump? Thatâs easy â 5G. And, apparently, our recommendation on how to profit from its rollout. My colleague Kit Winder over at UK Uncensored received some insightful feedback from a dedicated reader…
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Will President Trump pay China for Huaweiâs 5G patents?
Do you remember when Japan was accused of stealing the Westâs intellectual property, instead of developing its own? And then it was Taiwan. And then China. These nations grew rich on the back of Western R&D spending, which was then…
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The rooftop economy of your dreams
Itâs like something out of Mary Poppins. Although sheâs unlikely to approve of the idea⊠at first. Imagine if your rooftop, balcony or back-garden were truly special. A place where you only had to wish for something to appear, pay…
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Dear daughter of 2030, âŠ
Dear Daughter of 2030, You were born on 24 January 2020. And today, on 8 June 2020, Iâm going to describe the world youâll live in, in ten yearsâ time. I hope youâll read it then, on 8 June 2030….