With so much going on in the financial world, we couldn’t fit all of our catch-up into one episode. So for this episode we bring you part two of our catch up. In this episode you will learn: • Some of the major findings coming out of the Banking Royal Commission • Why Tesla has halted production of their mass-market car, the Model 3 • About China’s recent tariff on Sorghum (and how we predicted this in our Trade War episode) • Why the major tech companies are looking to build their own microchips • The books the boys have read recently Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Banking Royal Commission • $200 million paid by customers for services they didn’t receive • AMP mislead the regulator • CBA continued giving credit to a known gambling addict • HSBC money laundering story • Tesla • Halted production of Model 3 • Sorghum & The Trade War • China impose 179% tariff on US sorghum • $216m fleet of sorghum heading towards China diverted • Wondering why this little known crop was the target of Chinese tariffs? • Microchips • Amazon is following Google & Apple into making their own chips • Facebook looking to build team to design own chips • Books we’re reading • Buffettology – Mary Buffett • One up on Wall Street – Peter Lynch • Secrets for profiting in bull and bear markets – Stan Weinstein • Trade like a stock market wizard – Mark Minervini • Lords of Finance: The bankers who broke the world – Liaquat Ahamed
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