Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University thinks that Rachel Reeves' highly-political Budget could have bought her and the Prime Minister some time, calmed the markets and even reunited the Labour Party. But what will be the unintended consequences? There will be a lot of deferred pain through tax rises. It could create weaker productivity, risk a two-speed economy, dampen consumer spending and investment, persuade more wealthy and talented people to emigrate, depressing tax revenue and it may yet prove inflationary. It will take some time before we get a clearer idea what the consequences will be.
Guests: Professor Tim Evans
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson says #1 Wicked: For Good's £18.9m take has boosted box office 123% but at the expense of all other movies. However, James enjoyed it muich more than the first half. It has gobsmacking costumes and sets, great songs and is surprisingly touching and funny. It is clearly set for Oscar attention. He thought Russell Crowe superb as the bombastic Gõring in #4 Nuremberg. With a great supporting cast, it is long but holds the attention throughout. And he admires Tom Hardy playing both Kray twins in the 10th anniversary 4K UHD release of the very violent Legend. It comes with lots of great extras.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
Steve Caplin says the new location feature in X shows that thousands of pro-Trump accounts aren't US-based. The Grok chatbot has been bigging up Elon Musk. Avoid cheap Fire Sticks that offer free streaming services: they can steal your bank details and identity. Voyager 1 is now a light day from Earth. Plans are afoot to launch things into space with a 6-mile-long space gun. The 200-year-old Stirling engine might finally have a use – in the desert. There's progress in getting drinking water from the air. And it seems that the best soldiers for modern warfare are those who have spent many hours playing video games.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Neil Shah of Edison Group says markets were relieved that the Budget did nothing to undermine confidence. Banks reacted positively, as did Rank, along with wealth managers and financial services, as it will be increasingly punitive to save or invest outside a tax wrapper. High end housebuilders suffered and the tax increases won't help the consumer sector. For somebody looking for exposure to precious and strategic metals, Neil highlights the closed-end Baker Steel Resources Trust. It has increased net asset value 40% in a year. It trades on a 35% discount, as do many in the sector, but Neil feels over the long term this should narrow. Info on Edison website.
Guests: Neil Shah
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
Is it the cacophony of everyday noise or the fact that 'a week is a long time in politics' which is driving long-term thinkers out of the centre ground? You know that the emperor has no clothes today when young people make that challenge. However, the major long-term issues of climate change, intense wealth differentials and geopolitical tensions are global, not just national — and we don't even have a democratic basis of global governance to tackle them. No wonder we can't see the wood for the trees. Background music: 'People Watching' by Sir Cubworth
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Original Broadcast: This is Money
Nvidia is the talk of the town after posting better than expected earnings results — has the chip maker genuinely eased fears of an AI bubble bursting, or just bought the market a bit more time? Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce discuss what it means for investors in Britain and how much weight this multi-trillion dollar company holds. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection limit will rise 41% to £120,000 from 1 December and data suggests young people are too focused on saving for short-term goals and risk falling behind — does it matter? What is really likely to be in the Budget? With a week to go, we have a quick last-minute briefing on what Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be cooking up. There might finally be a crackdown on ticket touts for gigs and other events — Simon reveals just how passionate he is about it and why action is needed. And finally, find out what former England and Arsenal goalkeeping legend 'safe hands' David Seaman did with his £100,000 Aston Martin DB7.
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
The market has got volatile over the last few weeks and some sectors are dropping, like Bitcoin. How are we handling the drop and where are opportunities emerging? Plus, we discuss what CEOs belong in the Hall of Fame. Travis Hoium, Dan Caplinger, and Jon Quast discuss why the market is down, Bitcoin’s drop, where we see bargains, and the CEO Hall of Fame. Companies discussed: Bitcoin (BTC), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Five Below (FIVE), Mercado Libre (MELI), Meta (META), Chipotle (CMG), Starbucks (SBUX). Host — Travis Hoium; Guests — Dan Caplinger, Jon Quast
Guests: Dan Caplinger,Jon Quast
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
Gemini 3 is out and it may change the landscape in artificial intelligence. Benchmarks have it performing better than GPT-5 and Google is leaning into its competitive advantages in AI tech. Plus, we talk about the drop in Bitcoin and how Target lost its mojo. Travis Hoium, Rachel Warren, and Jon Quast discuss Gemini 3 is out, Anthropic’s capital raise, Bitcoin is down, but is it out? Plus, why Target is falling behind in retail. Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Target (TGT), Bitcoin (BTC), Coinbase (COIN), Circle (CRCL). Host — Travis Hoium; Guests — Rachel Warren, Jon Quast.
Guests: Rachel Warren,Jon Quast
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The NHS estimates that 14 million people are living with bladder problems — that is one in five of us in the UK, and 50% of care home residents have urinary incontinence. This week is Urology Week, a time to raise awareness of issues relating to our bladders and discuss typically taboo topics such as incontinence. Joining Rory McGowan to educate us on urology and explain how changes in continence care in the NHS is having a big impact is Tara, a nurse advisor for Ontex Healthcare. https://www.theurologyfoundation.org/
Guests: Tara
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Whether it's for a family occasion or for a business event, the prospect of public speaking can be daunting. It's all about anticipatory fear, so this episode is all about building a sense of confidence and comfort in order to prepare for it. Adam Coc uses the imagery of a walk which you enjoy in order to help prepare for your upcoming speech: don't just assume that you can tell yourself you can cope on the day — if there's continuing underlying anxiety, it may well take hold without this preparation.
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