Let's talk about numbers: Recent Episodes
Mark Sear
Every day there are millions of financial statistics and facts pushed out globally. Nobody can know everything, nobody can read everything, nor can they listen to everything. In Let's Talk About Numbers we take a few interesting numbers and facts from the vast array of news out there and present them to you in an easy-to-absorb and understand manner. Why? Because by listening every day you will get a great feel for the financial markets and what's really going on. Leverage this information to help you make better investing or trading decisions and of course ... make more money.
Welcome to let's talk about numbers. Today we cover, as usual, a whole bunch of financial numbers. The main financial numbers we cover today include whats happening in the world of Brand Beckham, global real estate prices and what has happened to the wealthiest people on earth.
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Today, on let's talk about numbers, we actually don't talk about numbers. Go figure.
Instead, we cover the high-level events in the mind of the market makers this year and then discuss how you can make profits from the markets - especially in a recession.
And you know what? Its actually good news for people smart enough to educate themselves for a few minutes every day and then act on the knowledge. The difference in returns on your investment if you make even a little effort is huge over those that don't bother. You have nothing to lose .... so listen in.
Todays Let's Talk About Numbers is another collection of fun figures from finance and the world of business.
Today we cover .... media stocks and the streaming wars, the status of UK tech and tech in Europe plus the thoughts of Justin Bieber. Finally, we look at whats happening in New Zealand, the land of tough lockdowns, as we see the effects of the pandemic kicking in globally.
Just a few days to go now, and the markets are calming down, ready for the Christmas break. Lower volumes as even bankers and investors take a break. But there is still stuff happening out there...... including a massive fraud trial in Germany of Wirecard executives and Epic games having to pay a huge fine for bad behaviour.
As the year draws to a close, it is almost time for Santa to do his rounds and for us to do our round-up. In today's episode, we cover the SPAC valuation nightmare, Russia's market meltdown and the incredible cost of the Qatar world cup.
We also look at Avatar 2, we don't actually watch he movie of course, we look at the finances and see how they stack up. And do they stack up? Find out on today's let's talk about numbers.
We're coming to the Christmas break, and the end of Series 1 of lets's talk about numbers. We'll be taking a break for a few days soon, but we will still be keeping tabs on every financial so you guys can learn more and take yourself to the next level of financial knowledge.
Cathy Woods has been on the purchase trail again. The fed raises interest rates but has probably executed "the pivot" to smaller increases.
Elsewhere the Binance CEO makes a potentially silly statement and poor old Goldman Sach bankers get more bad news.
Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest man - but who is? Find out in today's let's talk about numbers.
Also in today's numbers, the US headline inflation rate, financial scammers in the UK, a potential 155 years in jail for SBF and more.
The financial news is coming thick and fast, and today is no exception. We've got news from Goldman Sachs, the London Stock Exchange and US Government Debt costs.
We also have news of a major investment in a personal submarine company for he super wealthy.
Mad events at Twitter are exposed today - pre-Elon excesses just seem to come out of the woodwork all the time.
Meanwhile in the Middle East there is no sign of reduced desire for fossil fuel stocks, in fact they have had a near-record year in the Gulf.
In London we see a famous art dealer declare bankruptcy after unwittingly selling a lot of fake art to a Qatari prince, in America the problem with clean teeth and once again we see how bonkers SBF of FTX fame really is.
There is a plethora of bad news again today, except some of it is not as bad as it may be. The good news is the global economy may be on its way to the worst results for thirty years - or maybe two - depending on how you count years. In South Korea, Legoland is having some major issues (or at least the construction company is). Elsewhere we have the daily crypto problems, but on a positive note classic cars may be a good place to make an investment (but wait until you see how ugly the cars are).
It's another day of facts from the financial world, but today we also cover the coming nightmare of mobile phones allowing calls on flights in Europe. Meanwhile in the USA sports coaches rack up multi-million dollar payoffs whilst in the UK PwC are closing all their offices. It's all happening in the run up to Christmas.
The week gets off to a nice and interesting start for us with financial numbers and facts from around the world. Tesla are in here again, as is Twitter - it quickly becomes the Elon Musk show at times. But ...he's good value so we don't complain!
Its the Friday edition of lets Talk About Numbers and as usual e have a bunch of financial facts and insights for you today.
We look at Neuralink and hear some amazing potential developments there, see what Elon is up to at Starlink and actual feel a little bit sorry for the FTX founder Sam Bankman-Freid as he starts to try an explain just what has gone on at FTX..
Its a brand new month and we only have 16 trading days left until the Christmas break. The Santa rally is perhaps underway and that means we will see a flurry of financial news of all sorts.
Todays is an offbeat but enjoyable mix, as we pick our five financial facts and numbers from sources as varied as Elon Musk, FTX and their spending habits, the worlds most useless investment specialists (special prize to Thurrock council in the UK) and more.
It's a great time to be alive and witnessing such a plethora of numbers. Get your daily dose of financial acumen here on Let's Talk About Numbers.
Its another day of high excitement in the financial world as we wait for more news from the fed n the USA on how the economy is going.
We've had some sad news from the crypto world, some good news from the crypto world and some other stunning news from the world of Tesla, Wall Street and drug manufacture.
A lot of things to talk about on Let's talk about numbers today. We're headed for Christmas at a rate of knots and the finance world is still producing some nice things for us to learn and analyse.
In todays show we cover a large fine for Meta, Apple production problems, the price of crude oil (and why it is different for different oils) and also why a tortoise is currently winning the financial race to make money ....
The Thanksgiving break is over, and the markets are in the run up to Christmas. Not a lot happened in the USA on Friday of course but it all started to kick of again over the weekend with Manchester United football club coming on the market for a reported $6n, protests kicking off in China.
Meanwhile there are woes at the "Amazon.com of Africa" but the Uk doesn't do as badly as expected for Black Friday.
All that and more on the Lets Talk About Numbers podcast
The last lets Talk About Numbers before the US Thanksgiving holidays and its a fun one.
First up we hear about some pretty amazing plans to make airlines more profitable.
After that we take a slow sail through another few issues including the problems at Twitter (and now Tesla), more crypto woes and exactly whats happened to Carvana ... a former darling on the US second hand auto market.
Crazy weekend, Crazy Monday and we enter the holiday season with some super stories from the world of business and beyond.
KFC goes public in the Middle East and Disney has to call up an old chum to rescue it fro the doldrums. Meanwhile, Grindr goes public in its IPO and soars to record highs as it makes its stock market debut.
Elsewhere Elizabeth Holmes knows here fate, which a few people are looking at losses over $10m from the FTX debacle.
All this and more on the lets talk about numbers podcast,
The markets have been dull again, but there isn't a lot of good news to change anything arriving anytime soon, or so it appears.
Globally valuations are being smashed, and in India that has affected some of the highest profile IPS of the past year. Meanwhile the desire of wealthy people to purchase English Premier League football clubs continues unabated. Elsewhere the NYC real estate market is (perhaps) preparing for a recover in 2025 and finally we mark the anniversary of the Nasdaq 100 all time high.
A day of very limited financial activity so we hunt the news wires for interesting numbers that have a financial connection.
Its a journey through beer prices in Qatar, house prices in New Zealand, the US Mid term elections, and Taylor Swift tickets.
That and more on todays let's Talk About Numbers Podcast.
A rather dull day in the financial markets so we cover a few other things as well as the markets. The $2.8m purchase of Bitcoin by a famous investor, a bar where you're probably not welcome unless you are a billionaire, a small fine for Google at $391m, and the total global population is now over 8bn.
Let's talk about numbers branching out into interesting but non financial facts? Surely not! BUT ... oh yes we have! The Lets Talk About Numbers podcast goes mainstream.
A slightly (2 minutes) longer episode today as we delve into the numbers that really count. We help you learn how Dolly Parton may well spend a $100m prize, why the Tyson Foods CFO is going to find a new bed to sleep in, how an engineer in Twitter got himself fired, and also how you can (maybe) but $11bn of Bitcoin for just $7bn.
It's all in today's episode of ... the Lets Talk About Numbers podcast.
We're in Bangalore, India for the week, but the financial news is just as relevant here as in our normal UK base.
Our Monday review of five important financial numbers gets the week going with numbers covering the FTX debacle and a whole load of missing money (surprise surprise).
After that, we move on through the Theranos case where the prosecutors are seeking a 15-year jail term and Elizabeth Holmes is offering to stay at home for a while. Elsewhere we see how much the influence of tech stops has fallen since the end of 2021 and listen to how some bitcoin experts now describe crypto ....
Holy cow! What a set of numbers to talk about today. We focus on AMZN share value and what happened to it over the past 12 months, the largest rise in a company's value in history (APPL), and the absolutely insane happenings in the crypto world with FTX.
This is a Lets Talk About Numbers that packs a punch in almost every area. It's a wild set of numbers and .... we talk about them.
Let's talk about numbers from a lot of places today. We discuss the disgraceful collapse of made.com and how Next has maybe picked up a bargain. We also cover the collapse in Elon Musk's wealth (its a relative thing, he's still worth over $176bn so hardly broke). Also in today's news ... Lyft has another terrible set of results, and the woes really are piling up there. German looks to borrow 300% more than expected in July to cover the energy crisis and help get Germany through an expected recession.
It's all happening! The news is so exciting. So. Let's talk about numbers.
The US midterm elections are underway today, and that has reduced financial activity significantly. To be blunt the markets were super dull in the last day's run-up to the voting. That didn't stop some interesting news from being out there though and today we focus on a few items that slipped into our consciousness during the day.
Mastodon is a Twitter rival, it has been around for about six years and is largely left-leaning, so it has had a recent influx of users after Elon took over Twitter. We also cover the incredible Powerball jackpot, Apple sales issues, and more ... it's just another day on Let's Talk About Numbers.
Well, it's Monday so we have so many things we can talk about today on the Let's Talk About Numbers podcast. With so many numbers out there we could choose hundreds, but we have to limit ourselves to five for now. And they are all doozies today. The valuation of Klarna kicks us off, followed by the $8 charge for a Twitter blue tick, the US Mid-Term elections, and a possible red wave before we cover the super interesting market of the sperm count test market (and freezing of assets so so speak!)
Five great numbers today covering almost every aspect of the US economy. Plenty of interesting facts in there - and not all of them are depressing. In fact, there are some great signs that travel may be an area to think of investing in either for a short-term trade or for the longer haul.
It's a day of incredible numbers. Most of them are a little depressing in all honesty. We have another US interest rate rise, the S&P500 losing ground, global trade shrinking and the climate change targets seemingly our of the window.
Let's talk about numbers.
After-hours stock trading saw Amazon get hammered once again, down to its lowest value for a long time. Potential news of a major law suit coming. Airbnb woes and news of a four day working week in Australia for some lucky workers. It's all in today's edition of let's talk about numbers.
Gamestop and the de-spac stocks like Getty Images had a volatile day today. Crazy things to trade if you ask me, but hey - each to their own. We also talk about numbers from OPEC and discuss why the Mississippi is affecting commodity prices of soybeans and other crops. It's just 54 days to go until Christmas (that's not one of our numbers but maybe it should have been!).
Its the start of a new week and we have some super numbers on let's talk about numbers today. We look at the Lithium market , whats happening to the stock prices of the "megacaps" - MSFT, Alphabet, Amazon and meta plus we discuss rumours of layoffs at Twitter. All this an more on Let's talk about numbers.
It's results season still, and it is getting brutal out there. Amazon results were out and the market didn't like them but they loved Pinterest. Meanwhile, in Europe, the ECB had to make a tough decision. Find out what the ECB did, how Amazon may have made Jeff Bezos cry (and why) plus more on today's Let's Talk About Numbers.
Another day was packed full of interesting numbers from a variety of places. We make some personal suggestions as to how to deal with analysts and companies that IPO and then go under within 18 months and we also call Elon Musk a twit (but only after he has called himself Chief Twit)
A bit of a lackluster day for hard-core financial numbers but we still manage to find a few of interest. The big guns start reporting tonight so we're expecting fireworks for the rest fo the week but for today ... enjoy some interesting numbers from the world of finance and beyon.
An eclectic mix of stories today. Five numbers of which at least one will make you wonder "what on earth is going on out there?" but maybe not for the reasons you think. Financial news headlines and more from Let's talk about numbers.
A wild selection of numbers to talk about today. From a new UK Prim Minister (I mean that's hardly news) to the price of oil, the effect guns have on the US economy to whats happening to sleep patterns in the US. It's almost the weekend so let's talk about numbers before then!
A bit of a dull day on the markets but ... still some numbers you should know about if you are a financial trader or just looking to learn more about whats happening in the world at large.
On today's let's talk about numbers we cover the days big stories and at least one small one. The US is now looking to be certain to go into a recession - at least that's what the economists are now saying. Germany has its problems too though, with a potential $85bn threat to their economy caused by labour shortages. All that and ... a new job for the boys and the girls. Yes .. The FINFLUENCER is born!!
A heck of a lot of financial news today in this episode of let's talk about numbers. And right now there isn't a lot of good news around it would seem. Well, not strictly true, if you are wanting to buy a nice second-hand luxury watch ... you will find some great news here for you.
A day of major volatility in the USA following the Consumer Price Index annoucement. We're entering a "market-defining" period for so many things right now. What could it mean for you? What sort of numbers are out there? When will things get better? (or worse!). Financial education is the key to protecting yourself from volatile times and making money. Get your daily dose of financial news ... let's talk about numbers.
It's the day for the US CPI figures for Sept 2022 .. and everyone is waiting with trepidation. Meanwhile elsewhere there is turmoil in the UK mortgage market, Bitcoin hits the buffers in El Salvador and the S&P struggles to move higher.