Stocks and the City: Recent Episodes
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This is our last episode of Season 1! Oliver is going on vacation, so we're wrapping things up with our second round of listener questions. Discussed this episode: buying a house, why crypto is so volatile, and figuring out your pension.
You can find the pension calculator here: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/tools/rentenrechner
To close out Season 1, we're hearing from you, our listeners! You sent us questions about everything from the price of crisps to whether cash will ever be king again.
What does climate change have to do with the price of olive oil? That's what we get into this episode, with special guest Jody Marshall. Also discussed: Nancy Pelosi's big trip, layoffs at Robinhood, and Twitter vs. Elon.
In this episode, we're joined by Pablo Rene-Worms to talk about why big tech companies went from hiring sprees to suddenly putting on the brakes. Also discussed: a lot of goodbyes, from CEOs to profits.
This week, we have a (slightly longer than usual) discussion with Matty Taylor about Solana's upcoming Web3 phone, how Solana works, and advice for people trying to get into crypto. Also covered: Musk sells his Bitcoin, a new member of the Euro, and the first European interest rate rise in 11 years.
In this episode, we're joined by Stephanie Luzon to discuss how a euro that's worth one US dollar affects us as consumers. Also discussed: inflation, Elon Musk's twitter bust, and Netflix getting ads.
How do traditional companies get into crypto? Often, they turn to Polygon for help. This week, we're joined by Aishwary Gupta, Polygon's DeFi strategy and marketing lead. Also discussed: travel chaos, Tesla recalls, and the Twitter deal imploding.
Today we're jointed by Jocelyn Chang, the APAC Growth Lead for Maker DAO, the people behind the DAI stablecoin. Also discussed: the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the heatwave and Europe, and Snapchat has a subscription plan now??
Today, we're joined by Kamiar Bar Bar and Maurice Impraim from Teaching Finance, to learn about how rising interest rates and recessions affect us as consumers. Also discussed: unionization, cereal splits, and ads on Netflix.
This week, we're joined by my colleague and long-time crypto investor Daniil Kolodkin, to talk about how he dealt with the crypto crash of last week. Also discussed: inflation, interest rate increases, and even more about the crypto crash.
In today's episode, we discuss why companies are suddenly so bad at predicting how much money they'll make. Also discussed: Elon's gamble, a new Covid vaccine, and the European Central Bank's first interest raise in a decade.
This week, we go a little further, into the world of supply chains and lockdowns, and figure out why Oliver can't get a PlayStation 5. Also discussed: Sheryl Sandberg, DWS, and Seth Green's NFT show.
This week, we look at why several startups have laid off workers, cut valuations, and given up on raising money. Also discussed: Portugal, Uber, and the number 10 billion.
Inflation is all over the news, but what does it actually mean for your budget? In this episode, we're joined by Vivid's Jody Marshall, who explains what happens when prices go up. Also discussed: Netflix, Portugal's crypto tax haven, and Elon Musk.
This week, we marvelled at how coins that are supposed to not change in value can suddenly start doing exactly that. Also discussed: crypto, crypto and more crypto. We're sorry.
We've been asking a lot of "is X over" questions. This one might be our most depressing yet. Also discussed this week: Warren Buffett's big bet, how many people bought El Salvador's bitcoin bond, and Elon being at it again.
Are you still watching? This week, we look into whether Netflix's decade of streaming dominance are coming to an end. Also discussed: Elon Musk (again), Robinhood, and what kind of profit you can make as a crypto investor.
We manage to avoid talking about Elon Musk for a full four minutes. Also in this week's episode: unions, Netflix, and the Wolf of Wall Street. Special guest: Pablo Rene-Worms. As always, share this episode if you enjoyed it!
Investors are superstitious people. Recently, something spooked them: the yield curve inverted. What does that mean? And why do people think it's predicting a recession? Also in this episode: Elon Musk, Amazon's space race, and yet another discussion about stock buybacks.
2022 has been a rough year for everyone, including investors. How do you know when it's safe to start investing again? Oliver is joined by Stephanie Luzon, who explains how to find the perfect timing in markets. Also discussed this episode: stock buybacks, Ethereum merges, and a looming cucumber crisis.
Oliver is joined by Vivid's Jody Marshall who explains why two Bobs over at Disney are fighting, and why it's a big deal. Also discussed: Tesla, Dad Dances, Malaysian crypto dreams, and Gamestop.
Today, we talk about why so many companies are buying their own shares. We also discuss NFTs, high energy costs, and why you might have to wait a little bit longer for an iPhone.