Merry Talks: The year that was
Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Tins of tuna and bedroom slippers, triple-digit growth and IPO implosion—what could it all mean? Host Henry Tricks leads an international band of “Money Talks” regulars on a whistlestop tour through a year like no other. The team choose their stories of the year, face baffling clues to mystery items, and share their predictions—and their hopes—for 2021.
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| 0:00.0 | Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. |
| 0:11.0 | So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. Hello and welcome to Money Talks on Economist Radio, our weekly podcast on the markets, the economy, |
| 0:36.2 | the world of business and finance. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm Henry Tricks. |
| 0:39.8 | I write the Economist's Schumpeter column on the inner workings of corporate giants. |
| 0:46.1 | But I'm moonlighting on the podcast today to bring you a respite from the whiplash ride that |
| 0:51.9 | has been the weekly news cycle, |
| 0:54.3 | we're going to take a longer view of a year |
| 0:56.8 | that has really been like no other. |
| 1:01.5 | 2020 has been marked by tragedy and trauma. |
| 1:06.0 | It's almost unrecognizable from the year that we envisaged |
| 1:10.0 | as we sat snugly in the studio a year ago, eyeing our mince pies. |
| 1:15.0 | But it's also produced incredible stories of tenacity, innovation, and survival. |
| 1:22.0 | And even at times, in the world of business and finance, |
| 1:25.0 | a remarkable euphoria. |
| 1:28.0 | So with me on this virtual tour of the year that was are three money talks regulars |
| 1:38.0 | who've somehow managed to keep show on the road despite everything that's happened this year. |
| 1:43.0 | Let me start with Alice Fullwood. |
| 1:45.0 | She is the Economist Wall Street correspondent. |
| 1:48.0 | Hello Henry. |
| 1:49.0 | Joining us from Shanghai is our Asia Economics editor, Simon Rabinovich. |
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