Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum . In the spirit of rec...
Nov 07, 2022•5 min
Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world. Lots of us love a punt - whether it’s at the casino, the horse races or betting on sport. As a result, we hold the mantle for the highest per capita losses of any country. Between 2018 and 2019, Australians lost approximately $25 billion dollars on gambling. Just over a month ago, a new betting platform called Betr entered the fray and drew the attention of hundreds of thousands of Australians… boasting an astonishing promotional offer of 100 to...
Nov 04, 2022•19 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum . In the spirit of rec...
Nov 04, 2022•5 min
Last week, Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sensationally pulled her $15 million dollar sponsorship deal supporting the Australian Diamonds netball team. This eventuated after players voiced concerns about wearing a uniform that included branding from Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting. Gina Rinehart is no stranger to sponsoring sports organisations, she has existing relationships with Rowing Australia, Swimming Australia and the Australian Olympic team, among others. Today Sascha a...
Nov 02, 2022•17 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum . In the spirit of rec...
Nov 02, 2022•5 min
Today is Halloween - and this year, the National Retail Federation found that American consumers are going to break records with Halloween spending - $10.6 billion. But as retailers get the pumpkins and costumes ready, it is clear that Halloween spending has gone global. In the UK, consumers are expected to spend £687 million. And in Australia, consumers are expected to spend $430 million. Alec and Sascha discuss the spending spree and who the winners are in the Halloween celebrations. We’re ask...
Oct 31, 2022•18 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum . In the spirit of rec...
Oct 31, 2022•5 min
From Equity Mates Media, this is The Dive. I’m your host, Sascha Kelly. Rupert Murdoch is getting the band back together. Nine years ago, the Australian billionaire and media executive Rupert Murdoch was forced to split his company in two. Now, almost a decade later, he is proposing joining them back together into one company. Today Darcy and Sascha talk about why Rupert Murdoch remerging his company? What’s changed in that time? We’re asking our UK audience to help share our business news podca...
Oct 28, 2022•17 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum . In the spirit of rec...
Oct 28, 2022•3 min
Build baby build. It is the cry being repeated around the world. Globally, there’s an undersupply of houses. In America the estimated housing shortfall is 3.8 million houses. In Britain, the government aims to build 300,000 new homes each year. In the last fiscal year, they built just two-thirds of that. In Australia, the new government has just announced plans to build 1 million homes. In Canada, by the year 2030, they need another 3.5 million homes to avoid a supply crisis. Today, Alec and Sas...
Oct 26, 2022•17 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 26, 2022•5 min
Last week, Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after just 45 days in office. It was the shortest tenure as Prime Minister in British history. The United Kingdom was already staring down the barrel of a difficult Winter, but the failed leadership of Liz Truss’ has plummeted the country into further chaos. Today Darcy and Sascha ask, where did it all go wrong for Liz Truss? And what’s going on in Britain? You can join the referral program for free here: https://refer.fm/thed...
Oct 24, 2022•15 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 24, 2022•4 min
A few hours ago, Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated album - Midnights. Regardless of whether you count yourself a Swiftie - the name her fans give themselves - you can’t deny that the country turned pop singer is one of the most successful modern musical acts working today. In her career to date, she’s sold an estimated 114 million album units. But this album, despite being her 10th studio album, is only the fourth that she owns the complete rights to. Taylor Swift has been very public...
Oct 21, 2022•20 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 21, 2022•6 min
The Nobel Prize for Economics has just been awarded. The recipients are 3 American economists whose work demonstrated “why avoiding banking collapses is vital." Feels a little obvious. Even more extraordinary, this was published four decades ago. Back in the 1980s. We wanted to get a better understanding of what was happening with the Nobel Prize for Economics this year. Who won, why their work matters and how it has changed the world today. Sascha is joined by the co-host of Comedian v Economis...
Oct 19, 2022•17 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 19, 2022•5 min
It is time to BeReal. Move over TikTok, there’s a hot new social media platform in town. Well, it's not that new. It was released in 2020. But 2022 has been the year that the world decided to BeReal. And if the ultimate sign that you’ve made it in social media is when Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook try to copy you, well BeReal can now tick that off their list. But with 53 million downloads and monthly active users up more than 2,000% since January, we thought it was time to explore the business be...
Oct 17, 2022•16 min
We can expect to hear a lot about China and Xi Jinping next week. On the 16th of October, this coming Sunday as we’re recording, China’s Community Party Congress is taking place. This once-every-five-year event will be monumental because President Xi is going to attempt to do something that hasn’t been done in decades. Attempting to secure a third consecutive five-year term as leader. If he's successful, he will be the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. But all is not well in the Chinese ec...
Oct 14, 2022•15 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 14, 2022•5 min
Last week, OPEC Plus cut global production of oil by 2 million barrels a day. Let’s unpack that. OPEC - the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries - is basically a global cartel controlling oil prices. So what is OPEC Plus - the new and improved version? Also, 2 million barrels… is that a lot? Because it certainly sounds like a lot. Finally, reporting around this decision suggests that what we’re seeing is the oil producers of the world siding with Russia… over the United States. As a res...
Oct 12, 2022•19 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 12, 2022•4 min
Higher food prices, higher petrol prices, higher energy bills. Wherever you are in the world, prices are rising. There's such a thing as 'healthy' inflation, but we've seen anything but in 2022. In Australia, inflation is at 6.8%. In the United States inflation is at 8.2%. In Britain it is 10.1%. In Turkey, it is 83%. And in general, inflation is damaging for an economy. People can buy less with their money, which hurts businesses - who are also paying more for supplies. So when we came across a...
Oct 10, 2022•17 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 10, 2022•4 min
And just like that, the Elon Musk - Twitter saga is over. Both parties have agreed - the deal is back on. At the original price - $54.20 a share, valuing Twitter at US $44 billion dollars. Fittingly, this story ended with a tweet. @ElonMusk wrote: “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app” So… what on earth is X - the everything app - that’s been a dream more than 25 years in the making for Elon Musk? Alec and Sascha discuss the idea of a super app, and will Elon be able...
Oct 07, 2022•18 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 07, 2022•4 min
This October, shoppers in Japanese supermarkets are seeing the biggest price hikes in almost two generations. For the past year, Japan’s supermarket industry has shielded customers from a 48% rise in import prices — much of that driven by the high cost of energy and the sustained collapse of the yen to a 24-year low against the US dollar. But retailers are now passing on these price hikes to individuals. the Japanese government is worried - because the country has a huge reliance on internationa...
Oct 05, 2022•13 min
Alongside your regularly scheduled episode, we're releasing this headlines companion - covering three of the biggest business news stories from around the world. There's so much happening around the world of business and hopefully this headline companion helps keeps you more informed. Tell us what you think of The Dive – email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here , or find out more here . ***** In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive ackn...
Oct 05, 2022•4 min
Housing. The world’s biggest asset class. For decades, housing has been the domain of mum-and-pop investors and the big financial institutions have stayed away. But over the past decade that has changed, at least in America. Wall Street wants to come for your family home. We're not trying to fear monger here, but there is an emerging trend of big financial institutions turning to residential real estate as an asset class and buying up family homes. Today Darcy and Sascha talk about the new trend...
Oct 03, 2022•12 min
The biggest news story of the past week here in Australia has been the Optus Hack. Australia’s second largest telco reported at the start of the week that they had been hacked and the data of up to 9.8 million Australians had been stolen. For context - with a population of 26 million people, that’s almost 40% of the population. Alec and Sascha talk today about what happens next? What do companies do when they’ve suffered a data breach, when the damage is already done, and it isn't as simple as s...
Sep 30, 2022•19 min
