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Where Have All the London IPOs Gone? On this mini-documentary from Bloomberg Originals, we explore the reasons for a storied stock market’s retreat and what it’s doing to turn things around.

Mini documentary from Bloomberg Originals. Where have all the IPOs gone, will they come back... and what if they don't? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

27.10.2025 12:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Savage Pessimism Aside, UK Markets Have Reason to Hope For me, it’s been a week of chatting about the miseries of UK equities. First, I filmed a bit on the subject of the collapsing initial public offerings market. And it’s been quite some collapse: Betwe...

You want to see IPOs in the UK.. and the return of the retail investor to the UK market? Stop making it complicated.. and just make the market go up (via pension and ISA nationalism). Money attracts money.. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

13.09.2025 13:10 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2

Scholar James K. Galbraith for Bloomberg: “Why Economists Are Looking at Economics All Wrong” Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith appeared on the Bloomberg podcast Merryn Talks Money to discuss his new book Entropy Economics. This interview was recorded before the market chaos of the last week. ...

Listen to Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith on the @bloomberg.com podcast Merryn Talks Money to discuss his new book Entropy Economics.
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15.04.2025 17:33 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

It was too expensive. Now it's a bit cheaper.

19.03.2025 14:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Financial Event | Economics, Investment, and Financial History The Weekend of Mistakes is a unique annual event reflecting on economics, investment, and financial history, and the valuable lessons they hold for us. Held at Hay Castle in Hay-on-Wye, it is set agai...

Hay Castle's Weekend of Mistakes📈21-23 March
A thought-provoking deep dive into financial booms, busts, bubbles, scandals and lessons for today with Felix Martin, @davidmcwecon.bsky.social, @merrynsw.bsky.social, Daniela Barone Soares, @izakaminska.bsky.social & many more.
Tickets bit.ly/41MTTp6

13.03.2025 15:43 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Hay Castle's Weekend of Mistakes📈21-23 March
A thought-provoking deep dive into financial booms, busts, bubbles, scandals and lessons for today with Felix Martin, @davidmcwecon.bsky.social, @merrynsw.bsky.social, Daniela Barone Soares, @izakaminska.bsky.social & many more.
Tickets bit.ly/41MTTp6

13.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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19.03.2025 14:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Usually right in the end tho. No gold bugs in the next few weeks...

02.03.2025 22:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What Would Adam Smith Think of Donald Trump? Merryn Talks Money · Episode

We went to Dubai. We did our Adam Smith show (usually only on at the Ed Fest) to a brilliant live audience with super good guests. And here, for you, is the result! Trump, tariffs, too much tax and time to sell tech. Plus useful tips on how to be an influencer.

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14.02.2025 11:40 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

A total of 88 companies have delisted or transferred their primary listing from London’s main market this year with only 18 taking their place, according to the London Stock Exchange Group. on.ft.com/4giUWBY

15.12.2024 09:45 — 👍 132    🔁 30    💬 11    📌 5

Germany and Finland ‘deeply concerned’ about severed undersea cable Foreign ministers do not rule out sabotage as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’

Germany and Finland ‘deeply concerned’ about severed undersea cable

https://www.ft.com/content/a160dccd-a946-4238-aba5-e6649a587296

18.11.2024 19:04 — 👍 177    🔁 59    💬 17    📌 9