Hello, I'm Simon Long, the Economist's Finance and Economics Editor, and

you're listening to Money Talks. Coming up on the program, will Uber's new CEO restore the company's image?

People think that Kuz Rashahi, although he has a low profile, is a very able candidate and is hopefully going to restore some order to Silicon Valley's most

chaotic tech company.

A glimpse into the one secretive world of an American agribusiness giant.

They're also trying now to open up a bit

and give a little bit more clarity about their business

because consumers are so much more concerned

about the transparency of their food.

And do people migrate when taxes rise?

Some people respond, but the amount of people which actually move due to this

is not as high as people or politicians might have believed before.

But first, Uber, the ride-hailing giant, has at last chosen a new boss.

Darak Cosra-Chahi, the former boss of Expedia, is regarded as a smart dealmaker

and a competent operator. But can he rally the Uber troops? After a year of scandals,

clashes with regulators,

and accusations of sexual harassment at the firm.

Alexander Srich, our US technology editor,

joins me now from Silicon Valley.

Alexander, how much of a surprise is his appointment?

After all, there are a lot of quite big names in the frame.

The search for a new CEO has been going on since June

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