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Leaders with Francine Lacqua
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What makes a leader successful? Learn from people at the top. Join Bloomberg Television award-winning anchor and editor-at-large Francine Lacqua as she speaks with CEOs and other industry leaders to discover what drives them, their definition of success and how they are shaping their companies amid a fast-changing world. Publishes every other Monday.
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An Interview with Ray Dalio
Apr 10, 2025Summary readyHost Francine Lacqua, sits down with founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio. They discuss a turbulent week in markets and identify driving forces, which shape economies and fuel the rise and fall of nations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryNavigating the Private Markets Boom
Apr 3, 2025Summary readyOn this week’s In the City, host Francine Lacqua discusses the rise of private credit amid economic uncertainty driven in large part by US President Donald Trump and his global trade war. Joined by Bloomberg senior reporter Silas Brown, Lacqua looks at how key figures like Blackrock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink have emphasized a shift towards private markets, and the importance of non-publicly traded opportunities as a way for average Americans to build wealth. The discussion also includes the challenges of high interest rates on valuations, and the evolving regulatory landscape required to protect retail investors as they gain access to private investments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryFoxtons Staff Faced Groping and Slurs at London Property Broker
Feb 26, 202500:12:36Summary readyHosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton speak with Damian Shepherd, the reporter looking into allegations of misconduct at London real estate agency, Foxtons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryWhere Are the Most Affordable Homes in the UK?
Feb 20, 202500:25:08Summary readySkipton Group CEO Stuart Haire joins host Dave Merritt to explain where British homebuyers can get the most for their money and to discuss the latest data from Skipton’s Home Affordability Index. They also discuss the UK’s wider affordability problem for first-time buyers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHow Net-Zero’s Troubles Made BP Vulnerable
Feb 13, 202500:17:13Summary readyLast weekend, Bloomberg revealed that activist investor Elliott Investment Management had built a large stake in BP Plc. BP shares climbed as the news broke, perhaps attributable to the fact that Elliott has a track record of driving significant change within companies. Investors may also see this as a timely intervention, given BP’s performance has slumped over the past few years, relative to its competitors. On this week’s In The City, hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton sit down with Bloomberg’s Aaron Kirchfeld to discuss the potential geopolitical ramifications of Elliott’s move, why BP’s poor performance over the last few years made a takeover more likely and how the shift away from net-zero, despite the accelerating climate crisis, has facilitated such a move. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryWhy Trump’s Tariff Threats Are a Major UK Headache
Feb 6, 202500:20:46Summary readyFrancine Lacqua sits down with Dan Hanson, chief UK economist at Bloomberg Economics, to discuss how tariffs on the EU would complicate its relationship with the UK, and how the UK is bracing for tit-for-tat tariff policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryWhat the DeepSeek Freak Out Means for the UK's AI Future
Jan 30, 202500:17:21Summary readyBloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson joins Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton to explain what DeepSeek’s surprise innovation means for the UK and everyone else. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryDavos Bonus: "Deaths at Davos" with Thierry Mallaret
Jan 26, 202500:16:38Summary readyOn the sidelines of the conference, Dave Merritt sat down with Thierry Mallaret. Thierry is an economist who has worked as an adviser for major investment banks and governments. He also founded and headed the Global Risk Network at WEF and for a number of years in succession, he conceived and put in place the program for the annual Davos meeting. He'a also the author of Deaths at Davos, and now Deaths at Davos 2.0, dark satires of what's really going in within the WEF. They discuss how the drama of those novels are grounded in the reality of what happens at the annual conference, and why the World Economic Forum's focus has had to change to stay relevant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryBrad Stone's Key Takeaways from Davos
Jan 24, 202500:17:50Summary readyThe global elite gathered in Davos this week but the conversation centered on Trump back in DC. Businessweek Editor Brad Stone joins Francine Lacqua and Dave Merritt on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum to make sense of the Stargate announcement, the Elon Musk-Sam Altman spat and when the alliance between Big Tech and Trump could sour. They also discuss pessimism about Europe and why everyone at Davos is talking about Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryDavos Bonus: Jonathan Haidt on The Anxious Generation and How It’s Shaping Our Workforce
Jan 22, 202500:19:03Summary readyIs modern technology ruining our children? In a live taping before an audience at Bloomberg House in Davos, Francine Lacqua sits down with author of "The Anxious Generation" and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to tackle that question. They discuss the impact of social media on Gen Z's childhoods, and how that might shape their potential as a workforce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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