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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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Indonesia's nickel boom
Basically, Indonesia is going to be a critically important partner not just for Australia, but for the world.
14 August -
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From Playgrounds to Profits: The Business of Vaping
It feels like cigarettes were replaced seemingly overnight by a new and different way to get your nicotine high, and what started as potential bridge to quit smoking has given rise to entirely new industry - Vaping.11 August -
IPL Cricket is taking over the world
Professional cricket has come to America. The first season took place over three weeks, finishing up on the 30 July.9 August -
3 stories from reporting season
It's a returning favourite! It’s earnings season. When all the companies gather their shareholders and tell them what they did for the last three months, what went well, what didn’t go so well, and what’s coming up.7 August -
TikTok is launching a music streaming platform
Tiktok - the addictive, video-hosting giant has launched a closed beta for its subscription-only music streaming service to Australia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia and Brazil.4 August -
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Is the momentum finally slowing on property prices?
Today, Sascha is joined by Eliza Owen from Core Logic and is asking: What does this data tell us about the future of property prices, and our larger economy?2 August -
Finally, there's good news about inflation!
Today Alec and Sascha ask: does deflation mean we’ll finally see an end to these interest rate rises?31 July -
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Japanese scientists are regrowing teeth
Today Alec and Sascha ask - what’s the story behind Japanese scientists regrowing teeth? And what more can we expect?28 July -
Europe's full: Who's going to tell all the Aussie tourists?
Today Simon and Sascha ask: What happens when Europe tells us that they’re full?26 July -
Mining’s Decarbonisation Opportunity
the mining industry is going to become the world’s most important industry to achieve net zero. Now that statement might surprise you. It might fill you with rage. But bear with us as we unpack it. Today Sascha and Alec talk about just how big this opportunity might be.24 July -
The numbers behind the Women’s World Cup ⚽
Today Sascha and Alec discuss the numbers behind the game (for your next argument at the pub!)21 July -
Lights, Camera, Action - STRIKE! What's going on in Hollywood?
Today, Alec and Sascha discuss the economics of the Hollywood strike.19 July -
Are we witnessing the death of the password?
Today Alec and Sascha discuss what a ‘password-less future’ looks like...17 July -
Is the weight over? Ozempic is just the beginning
Today Alec and Sascha chat about what is happening with the rapid developments of weight loss drugs? And are they really living up to the hype?14 July -
Out of This World: Space hotels may be launching as soon as 2026
Did you grow up hearing stories about the space race between the USA and USSR? Laika the space dog, Neil Armstrong, the Apollo missions... these moments and stories have quickly become modern legends.12 July -
Threads: Can Zuck just copy Elon's homework?
Sascha and Alec discuss the story behind Threads and ask a big question that we were left with when we realised Threads was pretty much a clone of Twitter. What are the rules around just copying your competitors products?10 July -
Spotify is pivoting from podcasts, but have they learnt from their mistakes?
Today Sascha is joined by Amrita from The Verge to ask - as Spotify learn from their podcasting mistakes as they decide to lean in to advertising?7 July -
Apple is the first $3 trillion company. Should I care?
It’s one of our favourite episode styles today - unpacking three short, sharp headlines that have stopped us in our tracks this week… So, what's on the list?5 July -
Barbie may be pink, but Mattel is seeing red
Did you know there’s a Barbie movie coming up this summer? If your answer is no. Well you’ve clearly not got the same social media algorithm as Sascha. That weekend is circled in her calendar.3 July -
Bluey: The Australian cartoon taking over the world
Do you have a little one in the house? You'll need no introduction to Bluey, the seven-year old Blue Heeler - and her family, Bingo, Bandit and Chili, premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018.30 June -
The Wagner Group & the business of private armies
Over the weekend, The Wagner Group, led by outspoken Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged a rebellion that seized two Russian cities.28 June -
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The Fake Meat Shakeout
Today Alec and Sascha consider - where did it all go wrong with fake meat?26 June -
The future of TV is … fast?
We’re living in the Golden Age of television - inundated with choice. Netflix alone has 17,000 titles on offer. - and then there’s Paramount, Disney, Stan, Binge, Prime.23 June -
Add AI to your deck, add a zero to your valuation
Here's a headline: 4 week old AI startup raised $113 million dollars.21 June -
Is supply *really* the reason for the housing affordability crisis?
Today Alec and Sascha ask, is there ever going to be a path to affordability in the Australian property market? And what’s the best way there?19 June
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.
