Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
Italy is not alone in experiencing a massive fall in its birth rate over recent years: so has the United Kingdom. Lowering the voting age to 16 is all very well, but it needs to be accompanied by a raft of co-ordinated policies to help young adults towards family formation and independent living. Rural villages, where house prices are so often well out of reach for young people, provide a clear litmus test of whether these policies are working. Do you remember mortgage interest rate tax relief, or when university life didn't end in heavyweight student debt? We need a coordinated policy framework to improve conditions for young adults. Background music: 'Folk Tap Harp' by Unicorn Heads
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Original Broadcast: This is Money
How do you solve a problem like high house prices without sinking the economy? That's a conundrum that's kept politicians and central bankers awake at night for years. Now there's a new plan. Rachel Reeves unveiled a push for bigger mortgages this week, with the backing of the Bank of England, financial watchdogs, banks and building societies. Protections in place since the credit crunch-induced crash will be swept away. Are we forgetting the lessons from the financial crisis or adjusting the rules to meet a world that's different? Georgie Frost, Tanya Jefferies and Simon Lambert talk bumper mortgages and what next. Plus, the Chancellor has more plans, to get people investing, support the stock market and fire up the economy — will they work? As the FTSE100 flirts with a close above 9,000, is it time to buy British? And what do you need to know about paying inheritance tax rather than the usual topic of avoiding it?
Guests: Tanya Jefferies
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
Valuations are stretched, but is it a bubble? And we discuss the latest AI and energy news, ASML’s earnings, and a surprising report from Johnson & Johnson. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss: is the market in a bubble?, Google’s $25 billion data center and energy deals, earnings takeaways from ASML and J&J, and bold predictions this earnings season. Companies discussed: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), ASML (ASML), Palantir (PLTR), Robinhood (HOOD), Cloudflare (NET). Host - Travis Hoium; Guests - Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren
Guests: Lou Whiteman,Rachel Warren
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner shares some investing insights on the current market, investments to avoid, and a motley array of investing topics: investments to Avoid, Motley Fool Approach to Investing, Market Valuations, Paying for Investment Advice, and — two Big Questions. Host - Mac Greer; Guest - Tom Gardner
Guests: Tom Gardner
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Rory McGowan is joined by TV chef, baker, and presenter Briony May Williams! You may recognise Briony from The Great British Bakeoff, Food Unwrapped, Morning Live and more! They discuss new research regarding Brits' ice cream habits, as well as some of Briony's tips and tricks for making your own at home. https://www.cuisinart.co.uk/
Guests: Briony May Williams
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
If you've already made some progress with losing weight but you want to achieve a bit more before that summer holiday you've got planned, this could be just the ticket! Using a technique called, 'Pseudo Orientation in Time', Adam Cox helps you to create a compelling vision that you not only could lose that extra bit of weight, but will do so. Imagine the photos you'll be taking on holiday — imagine packing only clothes which are one size smaller: this will give you confidence to achieve that aim.
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson is disappointed that UK box office is down 36% but delighted with new #1 Superman, starring David Corenswet. Written and directed by James Gunn, he found it a thrilling and funny ride which is also pertinent and reckons a stale genre has been saved from the brink. Simon Rose was less enthusiastic. #26 is Modi: Three Days on the Wings of Madness, directed by Johnny Depp. Concerning Modigliani and other dissolute, starving artists in 1916 Paris it's a visual feast but also a mixed bag. On Amazon Prime, Heads of State has Idris Elba and John Cena as UK & US Premiers battling terrorists in an odd couple thriller. It's improbable and clichéd but rattles along nicely with decent banter.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
Steve Caplin discusses an app that uses AI to create illustrated books for children, as well as AI being used to mark exams. Uber is making it easier for oldies to use their service, as well as trialling robotaxis in London next year. The Chinese have come up with a self-driving motorbike. The band Velvet Sundown, fantastically popular on Spotify, turn out to be an AI creation. There's an internal music player seeking crowdfunding. Chinese scientists have found a way to create cyborg bees. And John Hopkins University has invented an autonomous robot surgeon to remove gallbladders, though it has so far only operated on dead pigs.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike indian discusses the removal of the whip of the four MPs who led the welfare rebellion. Despite Labour's massive majority, it is proving hard to maintain party discipline. Rachel Reeves has emerged as Starmer's co-Prime Minister with market reaction to her tears in the Commons strengthening her position, as there seems no possible alternative Chancellor. The Afghan data breach, and the superinjunction covering it up, is a spectacular blunder by the British state. It heightens the impression of incompetence at the top and the belief that civil servants are never held to account. Lastly, Mike turns to the lowering of the voting age to 16, wondering if Reform might not be the party that benefits most from it.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Fergus Caheny of Evelyn Partners says investors cannot ignore what is currently happening in the US, where Trump is unhappy with Jay Powell, the Chair of the Fed. It's a politically independent job with nine months to run and Trump cannot sack him. But there's talk of a shadow Fed chair which could challenge the incumbent. With growing unease at the growth of the US deficit, the bond markets are flashing amber at a time when more investors are turning to them as they offer better rates than for years. Bonds will be one of the most important stories over the next four years of Trump's presidency.
Guests: Fergus Caheny
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