Thursday 15th April 2021
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase listed on the NASDAQ yesterday. Almost immediately it pulled the value of tech stocks down, whilst the value of Bitcoin also dropped. Today Phil Dobbie asks whether Coinbase will become the defacto share trading indicator for the value of Bitcoin. Can Coinbase do well, for example, if Bitcoin is falling, and vice versa.
Also, as more of us work from home infrastructure providers are focusing more on Edge Computing. James Bourne, Editor in chief at TechForge media, explains what Edge Computing is, and how it relates to the cloud and other emerging technologies, including AI.
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How long before central banks realise they are making a big mistake?
Will central bans curb inflation? Prof Steve Keen says they will make a lot of people worse off, whilst potentially making inflation worse. Listen in to find out why.
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Will banks ever behave?
Banks develop speculative bubbles because they have risk mitigated by government bailouts. I ask Steve Keen how we change the behaviour of banks, so they lose out on risks, rather than holding the economy to ransom.
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Top 40 Business Tips #3: Be an Inspiring Leader
Are you an inspiring boss, or are you just showing off. Take Ernest Shackleton – now there was a real leader of people.
