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As one of the world’s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National’s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Reddit, Wall Street and the GameStop stock surge
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Is there a revolution taking place in the US stock market? The GameStop stock price has surged because of support from an online community on Reddit. This goes against some of the big boys of Wall Street who have been shorting the same stocks. Losses in the market are estimated at billions of dollars. Hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner explain what is happening, who the major players are and what we can expect for the region.
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
What role does Davos play in a world gone digital?
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
The Swiss winter resort town of Davos is eerily quiet this week. It is typically the convening place and playground of the global elite for a week every January, but this year, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting has gone online.
To discuss the forum’s agenda and the impact of its message, managing director Sarita Nayyar joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner. She says the pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges in isolation, echoing the comments of forum founder Klaus Schwab.
To discuss the forum’s agenda and the impact of its message, managing director Sarita Nayyar joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner. She says the pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges in isolation, echoing the comments of forum founder Klaus Schwab.
In this episode:
Davos goes digital (0m 48s)
Sarita Nayyar on this year's virtual agenda (5m 00s)
Will more be done this year? (8m 35s)
Growing demand from stakeholders (11m 26s)
The momentum since change of leadership in the US (14m 43s)
Read more on our website:
- WEF: Global Risk barometer spotlights infectious disease as the top threat
- WEF's online Davos Agenda to focus on rebuilding trust in post-Covid world
- WEF: Robust digital economies key to global competitiveness after Covid-19 pandemic
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Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Neom’s head of technology describes his vision for the future city
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
This week, Neom’s president of technology and digital, Joseph Bradley, describes his vision for the futuristic city. “What you’re going to do is way more valuable than what you’ve done,” he tells co-host Kelsey Warner, describing how artificial intelligence will underpin some of the biggest plans for the $500 billion megaproject. “The power of prediction creates new and exciting possibilities.”
It is the first interview with Mr Bradley since Neom’s chairman, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announced plans for The Line – Neom’s first major development to be brought forward within the city. The 170-kilometre network of communities will be connected by subterranean passenger and freight transport networks, removing the need for cars and roads at ground level. Listen to Mr Bradley describe daily life for what he calls “Neomians”.
In this episode:
What is The Line? (0m 36s)
Joseph Bradley on cognitive environment (1m 52s)
The person‐centric experience in Neom (5m 07s)
How will Neom connect to the outside world? (12m 00s)
Who will Neom attract? (18m 52s)
The benchmark for urban planning (22m 59s)
Read more on our website:
It is the first interview with Mr Bradley since Neom’s chairman, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announced plans for The Line – Neom’s first major development to be brought forward within the city. The 170-kilometre network of communities will be connected by subterranean passenger and freight transport networks, removing the need for cars and roads at ground level. Listen to Mr Bradley describe daily life for what he calls “Neomians”.
In this episode:
What is The Line? (0m 36s)
Joseph Bradley on cognitive environment (1m 52s)
The person‐centric experience in Neom (5m 07s)
How will Neom connect to the outside world? (12m 00s)
Who will Neom attract? (18m 52s)
The benchmark for urban planning (22m 59s)
Read more on our website:
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches new city at Saudi Arabia's Neom
- Neom: Everything you need to know about Saudi Arabia's $500 billion ‘megacity of the future’
- Neom's The Line will be a futuristic lab for the '15-minute city'
- Saudi Arabia offers $6tn of investment opportunities over next decade, Crown Prince says
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Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Left holding the mic: Will shareholders still love Twitter and Facebook?
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Shares in Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, all slid at the start of the week. But analysts said they won’t fall far.
This week, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner dig into the unfolding drama at the world’s biggest platforms and what it means for the future of US civility and shareholder sentiment.
The National’s social media editor Cody Combs lays out the partisan debates over anti-trust and censorship levied against Facebook prior to the events of January 6, and the fallout for Mark Zuckerberg’s company and other platforms as Big Tech’s role in the insurrection came to light.
Then, we hear from Mirabaud Securities head of research Neil Campling, on his outlook for Big Tech stocks in 2021 amid mounting risks. He shares his thoughts on whether break-ups are in the offing and, if so, how much room is left for these giants to grow (hint: a lot).
In this episode:
The role of social media (0m 37s)
Social media and politics (2m 02s)
Neil Camping on Big Tech stocks in 2021 (7m 34s)
What's the outlook for 2021? (15m 13s)
This week, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner dig into the unfolding drama at the world’s biggest platforms and what it means for the future of US civility and shareholder sentiment.
The National’s social media editor Cody Combs lays out the partisan debates over anti-trust and censorship levied against Facebook prior to the events of January 6, and the fallout for Mark Zuckerberg’s company and other platforms as Big Tech’s role in the insurrection came to light.
Then, we hear from Mirabaud Securities head of research Neil Campling, on his outlook for Big Tech stocks in 2021 amid mounting risks. He shares his thoughts on whether break-ups are in the offing and, if so, how much room is left for these giants to grow (hint: a lot).
In this episode:
The role of social media (0m 37s)
Social media and politics (2m 02s)
Neil Camping on Big Tech stocks in 2021 (7m 34s)
What's the outlook for 2021? (15m 13s)
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
What the US-China economic rivalry means for the Middle East
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
China is expected to overtake the US to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously anticipated, as it recovers faster from the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said. But what does it mean for the Middle East?
This week, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner unpack the complicated power dynamic between the world's two biggest economies, from trade and technology to energy and finance, and how it impacts the region.
In this episode:
The US-China economic tensions (0m 43s)
The green transition of China (3m 20s)
Middle East and China (5m 52s)
China's ambition for digitized currency (8m 49s)
UAE's link between US and China (12m 45s)
Read more on our website:
This week, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner unpack the complicated power dynamic between the world's two biggest economies, from trade and technology to energy and finance, and how it impacts the region.
In this episode:
The US-China economic tensions (0m 43s)
The green transition of China (3m 20s)
Middle East and China (5m 52s)
China's ambition for digitized currency (8m 49s)
UAE's link between US and China (12m 45s)
Read more on our website:
- China set to overtake US as the world’s biggest economy by 2028
- Markets welcome NYSE’s decision to reverse delisting Chinese telecoms firms
- Iraq confirms $2bn oil prepayment agreement with Chinese firm
- EU and China risk Washington reaction with new investment pact
- Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month
- Trump signs order prohibiting US investments in Chinese-linked firms
- Opinion: China will become the largest economy in a very different world
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