Nearly everything about SpaceX seems otherworldly–even its forthcoming IPO. Not only will it be the largest in history (by some margin) but, to make good on its promises, the company will need to put data centres in space and build a 1m-person city on Mars. Both of those ambitions depend on SpaceX’s next-generation rocket, Starship. So will Elon Musk's latest test-flight IPO be meteoric or explosive?

Guests and hosts:

• Henry Tricks, The Economist’s US technology editor
• Tim Cross, The Economist’s senior science writer
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• SpaceX IPO
• Starship
• Orbital data centres

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South Korea’s KOSPI stock index has nearly doubled this year alone. The wild bull run has been driven by two companies: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This has prompted big questions about how to spread the benefits of the boom and led to threats of strikes. So how long can the rally last?

Guests and hosts:

• Timothy Moe, chief regional equity strategist for Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs
• Hyok Jung Kim, associate research fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• South Korea
• AI
• Memory chips

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Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the Federal Reserve could be over. Kevin Warsh, the president’s pick for the new Fed chair, has now been confirmed and is promising “regime change”. What does that mean for the world’s most important central bank?

Guests and hosts:

• Skanda Amarnath, co-founder and executive director of Employ America
• John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Kevin Warsh
• US Federal Reserve
• Interest rates

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The AI boom is running into an unexpected problem: physical bottlenecks. Demand is soaring, but chips, data centres, transformers and power grids cannot be scaled at the same speed as software. As hyperscalers like Amazon and Google pledge hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, companies further up the supply chain are struggling to keep up. So is the real world about to put a brake on artificial intelligence?

Guests and hosts:

• Jigar Shah, co-managing partner at Multiplier
• Shailesh Chitnis, The Economist's global business writer
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• AI boom
• Chip manufacturing
• US data centres

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After the 2016 Brexit vote, the outlook for London was bleak. Detractors predicted all but financial oblivion for the City’s bankers, insurers and traders. But, ten years on, those prophecies look overblown in a city that’s got its swagger back.

Guests and hosts:

• Huw van Steenis of OIiver Wyman
• Michael Mainelli of think tank Z/Yen
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Brexit
• The City of London
• Financial services

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The Iran war has shown that low-cost drones can challenge even the mightiest military forces. Now the Pentagon is turning to a new breed of defence companies, led by Anduril, SpaceX and Palantir. How are these firms changing the way America wages war?

Guests and hosts:

• Matthew Steckman, president and chief business officer at Anduril
• Henry Tricks, The Economist's US technology editor
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Drones
• Defence industry
• Iran war

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Around two-thirds of all firms worldwide are family businesses. This is about to become a problem. A succession crisis is brewing as family elders consider handing over control of their empires to the next generation. So what happens if their heirs aren’t up to the job?

Guests and hosts:

• Lizzy Rudd, chair of Berry Bros and Rudd
• Sanjiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Finserv
• Dr Josh Baron, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School
• Avantika Chilkoti, The Economist’s global business writer
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Family businesses
• Succession planning
• Luxury firms

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This week Iran and America agreed to pause the war. But the ceasefire, even if it holds, won’t prevent the conflict’s economic fallout. The impact has been felt most acutely in Asia, the destination for 80% of the oil and 90% of the gas that usually passes through the Strait of Hormuz. What lessons does the crisis hold for governments in the region?

Guests and hosts:

• Vishnu Padmanabhan, The Economist’s Asia correspondent and news editor
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Iran ceasefire
• Asian energy shock
• Strait of Hormuz crisis

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