Rolling Bananas with Mark and Pete
At school we get taught how to read, write and do sums. But they don't teach us the most important lesson in life: how to manage money! So it's not surprising that over 25% of people in the US and UK have zero savings and that many others expect to struggle during retirement.We want to fix that. rolling bananas is a weekly dive into all things finance, business and life! We cover all those things you should have been taught and have a lot of fun along the way. There are some great guests and we give you unique market insight, money saving tips, trivia and life hacks! And it's all delivered with our unique objectivity from 2 guys who have over 60 years of trading and investing under their belts.
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Whopper in court, $29bn profit, interest rates, job openings, 16K TVs, marketing lie, sport spending
This week has been a big week for US economic data. Job openings data showed that new jobs created was lower than expected and the PCE data showed that although inflation rose very slightly it was in line with expectations. Today the non farm payroll data should also show that the jobs market is starting to contract wh
Nvidia rockets, moon landing, PE defaults, Jackson Hole, interest, fund withdrawals, unhappiness
It"s central banker week with the world"s big wig bankers converging on Jackson Hole. What they say drives the global economy so every word will be dissected. Here on planet earth there is a lot going on: Indians on the moon, Nvidia stratospheric, PE companies defaulting on loans, new entrants to BRICS, lost innovation
Folding Bikes, Einstein thinking, CPI/PPI, Interest Rates, Finance Stich-up, Goldman view, EV launch
Today you find us riding folding bikes and stopping at a quintessentially English cricket pavilion where we muse on last weeks economic and financial news. It was a bad week for Dictators, particularly China, where every day there seems to be some new bad economic news. CPI/PPI data in the US shows that there is still
Moody's downgrades, Ferrari upgrades, McDonalds Biohazard, Apple, Uber profit, $10k to $1m, Soccer
The Non-Farm Payroll numbers last week provided another piece of data that seemed to show the economy is starting to cool off. Though paradoxically there now seem to be more bears out there predicting a recession. What we know is interest rates will remain higher for longer. So this week we delve into what is all thing
AI Doctors, AI soulmates, Fed Decision, Tech Earnings, Consumer Demand, China reboot, Proper Jobs
It"s a big week for the markets this week with the Fed interest rate decision and earnings from Big Tech Companies. This week we ask are economies actually getting better and if so is further intervention required. We also dig into the bias around AI, why AI doctors are better than real doctors and what will AI relatio
Artificial Intelligence - From soccer playing robots to Tesla cars to Hollywood, what is it and how will it affect you?
The term Artificial Intelligence is being used everywhere and it can be difficult to extract the reality from all the hype. So here we take a dive into the basics of AI. You"ll understand what it is, how it works, the type of applications it"s being used for and what the future might hold. We cover: - What is Artifici