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Macquarie’s money mess | Chinese cars coming | Albo’s US beef deal
This week: the mini-meltdown at Macquarie, the pitched battles over who’s going to manage your money, and why Chinese cars are taking over the market.
Albo’s China trip | Why NAB’s under pressure | Is AI a bubble?
This week, rating how the prime minister went in Beijing, a bank boss’s drinking comes under scrutiny and are we seeing a repeat of the dot com bust?
This Month
RBA rate shock | Inside Macquarie | Is Trump good for markets?
Anthony and special guest Joyce Moullakis discuss changes at the RBA, the company Joyce co-wrote the book on and the latest from the US president.
Big super’s charmed run | Hacking Qantas | Domino’s goes cold
The chooks look at super fund returns, deliver a corporate mess with the lot at Domino’s Pizza, and welcome another rising star to the ASX.
June
Virgin takes off | EOFY lessons | Will house prices ever fall?
The chooks relive an extraordinary day for Australia’s sharemarket, sort through the 2025 financial year’s winners and losers and tackle a question on housing.
World holds breath on Iran | $30b deal to test govt | CEO pay secrets
This week, the chooks try to make sense of the latest conflict in the Middle East, examine a takeover bid for Santos and look at CEO bonuses.
Your big ASX questions answered | IVF scandal | Iran attacked
This week, the chooks answer your questions about markets, look at Australia’s IVF sector crisis and extract the lesson for markets from the LA riots
Are you ready for the AI boom? | Virgin winners | Trump v Musk
This week, James and Anthony try to explain what’s coming from the AI revolution, reveal the biggest winners from the float of Virgin, and you’ll never guess: Tump and Musk’s bromance is over.
May
The TACO theory | AI unleashes Telstra | Inside Healthscope’s collapse
This week, what a telco’s plan tells us about the AI boom, the biggest corporate collapse since the pandemic and the new theory moving the market.
Rate moves ahead? | Forrest’s China warning | Melbourne airport melee
This week, the chooks look at Andrew Forrest’s iron ore warning, the path for interest rates, and a battle over one of the country’s busiest airports.
Trump tariff U-turn | Private equity hall of shame | Macquarie’s hubris
This week, the chooks look at a tariff U-turn from Donald Trump, meet the newest member of private equity’s hall of shame, and examine the trouble at Macquarie.
The cost of safe banks | Inside Macquarie conference | Labor’s big opportunity
This week, behind the scenes at an investment conference, the business sector’s election reaction and an answer to the question: are safe banks less dynamic?
Next PM’s to-do list | Woodside hits go | Minecraft powers Woolies turnaround
This week, what the election means for investors, a telling $27 billion investment, and the latest weapon in the supermarket wars: cheap cardboard toys.
April
Gold fever | The CBA mystery | Trump insult shakes markets
This week, James and Jonathan Shapiro unpack gold’s surge, try to solve an ASX mystery, and assess the Treasurers debate.
Taking stock of Trump | Why house prices will rise | 5 trends to watch
This week, what’s next in Donald Trump’s trade war, five corporate trends shaping business and what Labor and Liberal policies will do to house prices.
Trump blinks | Dutton’s door opens | ASX slammed
Editor-in-chief James Chessell joins to unpack the market mayhem, weigh Peter Dutton’s election chances and preview a big week in corporate Australia.
Trump tanks markets | Virgin’s IPO | ANZ in the naughty corner
Also on this week’s podcast: why Australia’s second-biggest private hospital operator is in intensive care, Star on death watch; what was the big moment in the federal election.
March
Election battlegrounds, budget vote buying, do we need a DOGE?
We take an early look at the issues that should shape the election; break down the federal budget; and ask why the Reject Shop got a French champagne takeover bid.
Housing crisis; supermarket power; don’t believe the market bounce
This week we ask how the banks can help the housing crisis, look at whether the big supermarket inquiry will really change anything, and check in on our favourite entrepreneurs in the naughty corner.
Recession fears | The business driving F1 | Tesla’s Musk problem
We break down an incredible week on markets, explain how super became the poster child for bad corporate governance and take you inside the F1 money machine.
Trump and your super | Good news on petrol | Inside the AFR’s Summit
What Trump’s historic moves mean for your super savings; what a three-year low in oil prices mean for you at the petrol pump; and inside the Financial Review’s Business Summit.
February
WiseTech implosion | Wild sharemarket moves | House price outlook
This week on the podcast, the drama that’s torn apart the WiseTech board, what’s behind the massive moves on the share market and a question about house prices.
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