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The Dive | Business News
We’ll be coming to your ears three times a week, breaking down one big story in the world of business and finance with the classic Equity Mates flavour. Because who says business news needs to be all business?
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General2023 wrapped: the 6 biggest business stories
Today, we’re recapping the year that was. To do it, we’re bringing in the whole team at Equity Mates to share what they think are were the biggest business stories of the year.
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Fast 3: Is it really cheaper to buy than rent? | World’s first plastic waste treaty | Elon’s latest outburst
Today, we’re covering a range of topics today from a world-first global treaty on plastic waste to why Elon Musk told Disney CEO Bob Iger to go f- himself.6 December -
Are Kyle & Jackie-O worth $200 million?
Today Sascha and Alec talk answer the question - are they worth it?4 December -
General
Happy Birthday ChatGPT! 12 months on, what's changed?
Sascha is joined by Capital Brief correspondent Dan Van Boom to ask... well … What exactly has the arrival of Chat GPT changed? How has it influenced the world around us?1 December -
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Why Rugby League is in the middle of the US-China great power contest
It’s Wednesday the 29th of November and today Sascha and Ren discuss - how has Rugby League found itself in the middle of the US-China great power contest? And how is that going to change the NRL?29 November -
5 things to know about migration and the property market
Today, Sascha is joined by Core Logic’s Head of Research Eliza Owen to the podcast to talk about one of their recent articles.27 November -
Money, power and time: Is the future of 50-over cricket on the line?
In a brutal six months away from home, Australia’s men’s cricket team has won the World Test Championship, retained the Ashes against England and now won the One Day Cricket World Cup.24 November -
OpenAI Saga: Sam Altman’s Wild Weekend
Today Sascha and Alec ask… ummmm what on earth happened! And more importantly, what will happen next?22 November -
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Aussie banks have just made record profits. What's going on?
Cost of living, inflation and interest rates have been the big economic story of the past 18 months. People and businesses are doing it tough.20 November -
General
Does Australia have what it takes to be a hydrogen superpower?
Zero emissions hydrogen has the potential to supplant oil and gas as the fuel of the future — Australia is in a brilliant position to take advantage of this investing theme.17 November -
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Who cares about the US government shutdown?
America is once again nearing a financial crisis, where the government is unable to spend money and needs to shut down everything but the most essential services.15 November -
Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty. What does this mean for crypto?
Sam Bankman-Fried. The founder of crypto exchange FTX was arrested last year and earlier this month was convicted by a jury of his peers in New York.13 November -
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Will this interest rate rise finally take the heat off property prices?
On Melbourne Cup Day, there was one fairly safe bet. Michele Bullock would raise interest rates. And they did, by 25 basis points.10 November -
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23andMe is selling access to customer's DNA
In today's episode of The Dive, Bryce and Ren look at how genealogy companies use the customer DNA they collect, and how it has been used to do everything from discover new drugs to solve murders.8 November -
Driveless cars are driving headlines. Here's what you've missed
In today's episode of The Dive, Sascha and Alec catch you up on what's been happening and ask, who's in poll poition in the race to commercialise self-driving technology?6 November -
If Qantas is an indication, it’s going to be a fiery AGM season
Jack Derwin joins Sascha today to talk about how the themes from the Qantas meeting are being felt by companies across the board.3 November -
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Meet your new North Korean colleagues
In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.1 November -
How are Americans avoiding paying $688B in tax?
With Australia’s tax deadline fast approaching - it is tomorrow, or 31 October 2023, so get your tax returns in - but today Sascha and Alec wanted to understand how Americans could avoid paying so much tax.31 October -
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4x larger than Hollywood: Australia’s video game opportunity
Would it surprise you to know that the video game industry is worth $200 billion globally? Ok, numbers without context is always difficult, so here’s a comparison - that’s four times as big as Hollywood.27 October -
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The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
Fallen Crypto King Sam Bankman Fried… once ‘king of the crypto world’, is now in the midst of one of the biggest fraud trials in American history, taking place in a New York courtroom.25 October -
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Fast 3: Gina v Albemarle | AI Deep Fakes | Is Amazon ripping off small businesses?
The stories that have had us chatting in the Equity Mates office. Sascha is joined by her colleagues to talk them through.23 October -
Why is Atlassian doubling down on WFH, when everyone is going back to the office?
John McDooling, Editor in Chief at Capital Brief, joins Sascha to talk about the 2 key takeaways he thinks this aquisition signals for investors.20 October -
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Why did Birkenstocks IPO get off on the wrong foot?
Birkenstock Holding plc is a German shoe manufacturer known for its sandals and other shoes notable for contoured cork footbeds (soles) made with layers of suede and jute, which conform to the shape of their wearers' feet.18 October -
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What does the future of money look like without cash?
The Nobel Prize for Economics has just been announced, and for the third time ever, it’s been awarded to a woman.16 October -
Endometriosis: Is there a breakthrough treatment coming for 176 million people?
Today Bryce and Sascha talk about the new research in the space.13 October
Meet your hosts
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Sascha Kelly
When Sascha turned 18, she was given $500 of birthday money by her parents and told to invest it. She didn't. It sat in her bank account and did nothing until she was 25, when she finally bought a book on investing, spent 6 months researching developing analysis paralysis, until she eventually pulled the trigger on a pretty boring LIC that's given her 11% average return in the years since.
