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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

The Economics of Being a Carer

5 days ago - 45 mins

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Is the Ad Industry moving away from diversity and inclusion?

12 days ago - 45 mins

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Reconfiguring the Global Food System

19 days ago - 15 mins

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Too much Insurance, Global food chains and a new Union for Europe

19 days ago - 48 mins

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The economics of owning a pet, Nama's legacy and when to sell.

a month ago - 47 mins

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Is Ireland's economics school curriculum preparing students for the working world?

a month ago - 42 mins

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The Man With The Plan and The Other Man With No Plan

He’s the man with a plan to halt Donald Trump's bid for re-election – but who is Ron DeSantis? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Bernd Debusmann Jr who is a BBC journalist based in Washington to talk about DeSantis the man, his mission and his meteoric rise within the Republican Party. And the man with no plan at all - Sam Bankman Fried, the owner of collapsed crypto exchange FTX. is facing multiple charges of company fraud in the US. Mandy talks to the Financial Times journalist Joshua Oliver about the extraordinary rise and fall of yet another Tech Messiah. And finally what’s your plan to deal with new pension regulations that are set to kick in for business in just five short weeks? Pensions expert Mairead O'Mahony who is Head of Wealth Solutions with Aon Ireland has some advice on how to prepare.