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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

Reconfiguring the Global Food System

9 hours ago - 15 mins

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

9 hours ago - 48 mins

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

7 days ago - 47 mins

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

14 days ago - 42 mins

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The economics of Ozempic

21 days ago - 48 mins

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The thorny economics of 'Tipping'

a month ago - 46 mins

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The Return of Q, Failing Euro and Commercial Property Bouncing Back

As the Euro fell below parity with the dollar for the first time in twenty years on this week’s Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times about what that means for the ECB’s approach to raising interests’ rates. Commercial property in Ireland has bounced back to almost pre-Covid levels. Shane Duffy of Savills explains exactly why commercial and office space in Ireland is still in high demand - despite all of the fundamental changes to our working lives. Plus Mandy looks at QAnon; the strange and subterranean group and why after two years of silence Q is back. Mandy talks to Margi Murphy from Bloomberg and Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer in NUI Galway