Unhedged

On Tuesday, the American railroad giant Union Pacific announced its intention to buy Norfolk Southern, promising to fulfill Abraham Lincoln’s dream of a transcontinental railroad. Today on the show, the FT’s deals correspondent Oliver Barnes joins Rob Armstrong to talk about whether President Donald Trump will make or break the deal. Also, we go short cafe cars and long shorts in the office.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer [https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer]. You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com [unhedged@ft.com]. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/604887c5-c200-4282-b62d-bd605b53b26f] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Experts agree: When it comes to tariffs, Europe just got trounced. So did the American consumer, who will pay these taxes. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discuss the terms of the deal, and why Europe didn’t retaliate. Also they go long US oil production and short the long-term health of American manufacturing.  Sign up for the FT Weekend Festival at ft.com/festival [http://ft.com/festival] and use the promo code “FTPodcasts” for 10 per cent off.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer [https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer]. You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com [unhedged@ft.com]. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/3b6c01b5-0e34-48e6-9b03-6246a4f4826d] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

When Republicans won the White House and both houses of Congress last fall, mergers and acquisitions bankers celebrated. But when President Donald Trump took office, M&A stagnated. Today on the show, the FT’s Wall Street editor Sujeet Indap tells Aiden Reiter why that may be changing, with big deals pending on everything from railroads to media conglomerates. Also, they go long Scottie Scheffler and short Japan. Sign up for the FT Weekend Festival at ft.com/festival [http://ft.com/festival] and use the promo code “FTPodcasts” for 10 per cent off.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer [https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer]. You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com [unhedged@ft.com]. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/37d46df3-084b-4e75-83df-2b403ad6d986] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Today on the show, Aiden Reiter talks with Lex editor John Foley about three things to watch this summer: 24-hour trading, tech earnings and Tesla’s new approach to robotaxis. Also, they go short Bank Holidays, and long properly measuring GDP.  For more on 24-hour trading, check out Jennifer Hughes’ guest appearance on the FT’s Behind the Money podcast. Link [https://www.ft.com/content/08943c15-e892-4f2a-b8e5-de7f81e49806] here. Sign up for the FT Weekend Festival at ft.com/festival [http://ft.com/festival] and use the promo code “FTPodcasts” for 10 per cent off.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer [https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer]. You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com [unhedged@ft.com]. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/e42447e6-cb0a-49ee-941e-323236d29a55] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nvidia is now the most valuable company in America, as AI seems to power an unstoppable market. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Aiden Reiter ask if it reminds anyone of the dotcom bubble. Also they go long snow globes and long stone fruit.  Sign up for the FT Weekend Festival at ft.com/festival [http://ft.com/festival] and use the promo code “FTPodcasts” for 10 per cent off.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer [https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer]. You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com [unhedged@ft.com]. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/ea047409-b98b-4efa-83d6-c6a87363cee2] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.