Talking Business
Summary: Talking Business is a weekly review of the Australian economy, featuring interviews with prominent business leaders and expert analysis from RMIT academics. The series is produced by experienced journalists Leon Gettler and Garry Barker.
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Podcasts:
Jurgen Michaelis, CEO Of BioSa - Talking Business 2014, Ep 36
Dror Nadler, SVP, Sales & Strategic Alliances Of Multi-persona Platform Cellrox - Talking Business 2014, Ep 35
SurveyMonkey VP And General Manager Brent Chudoba - Talking Business 2014, Ep 34
RMIT Professors Warren Staples And Charlie Wang- Talking Business 2014, Ep 33
John Winning, Founder & CEO Appliances Online - Talking Business 2014 Ep32
Lysandra Stevens & Naomi Ingelton - Talking Business 2014 Ep 31
Alec Gardner, General Manager Advanced Analytics - Talking Business 2014, Ep 30
Gary Kier, Carbon X-Print Bonds - Talking Business 2014, Ep 29
Peter Harte, CEO Of Kronos - Talking Business 2014, Ep 28
Jeremy Crooks, MD, Criteo - Talking Business 2014, Ep 27
Sam Allert, MD Reckon Accountants Group - Talking Business 2014 Ep 26
Nigel Lester from Pitney Bowes talks about data and privacy. Interview with economist Francis Grey Leon and Garry talk about issues including: · The Bank for International Settlements warning that financial markets are out of kilter with the shaky global economic and geopolitical outlook. Meanwhile, US pending home sale have surged higher, pointing to a recovery in that market while China’s manufacturing activity is expanding. · New data showing that Australia’s big four banks are leading the developed world on profitability · ANZ research showing that as many as 75,000 resource-related jobs will be lost in the next couple of years as the industry’s $450 billion investment splurge on new capacity winds down Nigel Lester from Pitney Bowes talks about data and privacy. Interview with economist Francis Grey Leon and Garry talk about issues including: · The Bank for International Settlements warning that financial markets are out of kilter with the shaky global economic and geopolitical outlook. Meanwhile, US pending home sale have surged higher, pointing to a recovery in that market while China’s manufacturing activity is expanding. · New data showing that Australia’s big four banks are leading the developed world on profitability · ANZ research showing that as many as 75,000 resource-related jobs will be lost in the next couple of years as the industry’s $450 billion investment splurge on new capacity winds down http://www.pitneybowes.com/auhttp://www.pitneybowes.com/au
Speaking from Florida, Frank McKinney talks about his Caring House Project and how he built a multimillion-dollar real estate empire (starting out with $50 in his pocket) and now creates self-sufficient villages for the poorest in Haiti. Interview with economist Stephen Koukoulas Leon and Garry discuss issues including: · China’s factory activity showing fresh signs of strength while Eurozone business activity slumping to a six month low and US gross domestic product falling at a 2.9 per cent. OPEC says there is no oil crisis. · A multibillion dollar hole being blown in the Abbott Government’s budget with the Greens opposing the fuel excise levy and Labor opposing Budget provisions · Ten Network Holdings attracting the interest of private equity firms weighing offers for the troubled free-to-air network amid potential changes to key programming contracts and media ownership laws. http://frank-mckinney.com/caring_project.aspx
Dan Gold talks about his business MELT Pizza which is pizza with a difference. Tailored for each client and cooked in 2 minutes in a special oven. He says it’s a new market. Interview with RMIT economics professor Sinclair Davidson Leon and Garry discuss issues including: · The International Monetary Fund slashing its forecast for the United States, global oil prices surging to fresh nine-month highs as traders eyed escalating violence in Iraq, uneven recovery in the US housing sector and investor confidence in Germany crashes · The iron ore price, a bellwether of government finances, is sinking and falls below $90 and is tipped to go much lower · The federal budget could be pushed further into the red with up to a billion dollars of proposed spending cuts and revenue-raising measures due to start on or soon after July 1 facing delays. http://www.melt.com.au/
Interview with Pete Sanders, MD of the Reckon Business Group Interview with economist Nicholas Gruen Leon and Garry discuss issues including: The World Bank saying a harsh winter in the US along with the Ukraine conflict have chilled the outlook for global economic growth this year, but highly developed economies will lead a rebound later in the year. The OECD says emerging economies China, Russia and Brazil are showing signs of slowing down but China’s trade surplus surges and Japan’s economy posts the strongest expansion in more than two years. The government is still confident it can get its toughest budget measures through the upper house but Tony Abbott’s plan to dump Labor’s final round of income tax cuts is in doubt Canadian investors are being urged this week to pour some of their cash into Australian projects as Tony Abbott spends two days in Ottawa to meet political and business leaders. http://www.reckon.com/