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Taking Stock

Taking Stock takes a global view of the big business stories and the trends affecting the world economy. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

When is the right time to reinvent your business?

2 days ago - 12 mins

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Why the iPhone defies tariffs and trade wars

6 days ago - 46 mins

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Nintendo Economics and Trump's nostalgia for factories

13 days ago - 45 mins

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Musk and Trump; is the bromance cooling?

20 days ago - 45 mins

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Liverpool and what it teaches us about the rest of the UK

a month ago - 45 mins

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Should we boycott Hotdogs and Hollywood movies?

a month ago - 46 mins

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The Flashing Red Lights for Economy 2025

This week on Taking Stock, Mandy Johnston talks to Tom Standage the Deputy Editor of The Economist about what shocks and positives may lie in store for the Global economy next year. Ever wonder about the most expensive homes changing hands in Ireland? From a sprawling Cork estate to the childhood home of Garret FitzGerald, 2024 has seen over 1,200 sales topping €1 million. Alanna Gallagher from The Irish Times gives Mandy a tour of these prestigious properties. In this month’s Tech Scape slot, Mandy asks could TikTok be banned in the US when she talks to Chris Stokel-Walker.