Viewsroom: WeWork overhaul won’t be enough

Viewsroom

Reuters

News

4.4 • 58 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Adam Neumann lost his CEO role and control of the shared-office provider after its valuation plummeted in preparation for a now-postponed IPO. But WeWork’s business model remains a problem. Plus: Thomas Cook’s collapse hits China’s Fosun. And: parsing financial climate pledges. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Where do you find a clear signal in a world of static?
0:03.2	In a time of rapid change cut through the noise,
0:06.2	the economist goes beyond the headlines to decode the forces shaping today and defining tomorrow.
0:12.7	Get the full story.
0:14.1	It's more than news.
0:15.4	It's a trusted global perspective.
0:17.7	The economist know which way is up.
0:20.8	The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants. perspective. The economist know which way is up.
0:26.4	The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Rogers News.
0:31.2	Welcome to the views room. I'm Anthony Curry and with me is my co-host, Jennifer Saber. Hi, Jen.
0:35.9	Hello. So later in the show, we've got a couple of things for you. We'll be going to Asia to assess the impact of the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook on Chinese conglomerate Foson.
0:46.7	Then we'll come back to New York and to London to delve into the pledges the financial world made at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
0:55.6	We kick it off, though, with Adam Newman's spectacular fall from the top of WeWork.
1:00.5	This week, he set down as CEO and relinquished majority control of the shared office space company he founded.
1:06.4	We're joined by Rob Siren in New York. Hello, Rob.
1:09.6	Hey, John.
1:10.1	And Liam Proud in London. Hi, Liam. Hi, York. Hello, Rob. Hey, Jen. And Liam Proud in London.
1:11.9	Hi, Liam.
1:13.1	Hi, guys.
1:14.4	Hey, Liam.
1:14.9	So you guys are going to help us explain this big mess and what went wrong and why it kind of
1:21.8	went south so quickly.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Reuters, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Reuters and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.