Do hybrid vehicles help or hurt the environment?
Automakers like Toyota still favour cars that run on both batteries and fossil fuels. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether this is smart given shoddy power grids and risi...
25 Aug 202223min
Walmart inflation alarm, Unilever’s pricey remedy
America’s largest private employer’s market value fell $35 bln amid a profit warning. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how customers shifting to low-margin food is a harbing...
28 Jul 202220min
China’s multi-layered property crisis explained
Homeowners in the world’s second-largest economy are refusing to pay mortgages on unbuilt homes. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists describe how government deleveraging policy destabi...
21 Jul 202221min
Japan’s post-Abe future, Europe’s currency problem
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is an end of an economic era. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate how his party’s success could bring about big spending. A...
14 Jul 202219min
Kraft Heinz grocer war, China’s creaking economy
Tesco has pulled products made by the $47 bln baked bean producer over price rises. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate how this loss of variety could open the door for rivals t...
7 Jul 202216min
Robinhood’s reversal, Russian oil cap
The digital brokerage is worth less than a quarter of its $32 bln IPO value. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists argue that its $7 bln cash pile and ample user base make it an attracti...
30 Jun 202221min
Gulf pot of gold, China’s unemployment problem
Investment banks like HSBC and Citigroup are beefing up teams in the Middle East to rake in juicy IPO and M&A fees. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss why early investment is ...
23 Jun 202218min
Indian cricket, Brexit breakdown, BlackRock voting
Disney took half the viewing rights to the country’s top sport league which fetched $6.2 bln. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate who won. They also discuss Boris Johnson's plan...
16 Jun 202230min
