The Business

The three largest share listings ever are about to happen. SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are set to sell their shares to the public, and each will be valued at one trillion dollars or more.

On this episode of the Business, we ask: How will the markets find the money? Should we be worried about the world stock market being even more dominated by a tiny handful of companies? And will we ever see something like this in the UK?

Presenters:
- Hannah Prevett, associate business editor of The Sunday Times
- Dominic O’Connell, Times columnist and Times Radio business reporter

Guests:
Maike Currie, VP of personal finance at PensionBee
Check Warner, co-founding partner of Ada Ventures

Producer: Hope Federico
Executive Producer: Miriam Hall
Photo credit: Getty
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Nuclear fusion proponents believe their technology will supply power through the grid by the 2030s. These hopes come at a time when private investment in the commercial industry exceeds $10bn globally.

Is the industry on the cusp of greatness? What companies are getting in early?

Presenter:
Dominic O’Connell, columnist at The Times and business correspondent at Times Radio

Guests:
Warrick Matthews, CEO of Tokamak Energy
Dr Melanie Windridge, founder of Fusion Energy Insights,

Producer: Hope Federico
Executive Producer: Miriam Hall
Photo credit: Tokamak Energy
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SpaceX - which last week confirmed its plans to go public - dominates orbital launches. So what does its monopoly mean for other players in the space tech world? In this bonus episode, part of our recent conversation with Mark Bogett, chief executive of Seraphim Space, we discuss the commercial impacts of SpaceX's market control.

Presenter:
Dominic O’Connell, columnist at The Times and business correspondent at Times Radio

Guest:
Mark Boggett, CEO at Seraphim Space

Producer: Hope Federico
Executive Producer: Miriam Hall
Photo credit: Getty
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This episode of the Business is sponsored by PwC.

Anxiety about how artificial intelligence will impact companies, employees and careers is reaching a fever pitch. Workers are beginning to ask: will technology wipe out entire sections of the employment base? On this episode of The Business, we consider how organisations can turn that uncertainty and fear into hope and opportunity. How can employees make better use of the tools available to drive productivity? How can technology education better prepare the next generation of workers for the workplaces of the future?

Presenters:
- Hannah Prevett, associate business editor of The Sunday Times
- Dominic O’Connell, Times columnist and Times Radio business reporter

Guests:
- Carol Stubbings, PwC Managing partner
- Sir Charlie Mayfield, Lead reviewer, Keep Britain Working

Producer: Hope Federico
Executive Producer: Miriam Hall
Photo credit: Getty
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This week, Elon Musk’s satellite and rocket production company SpaceX confirmed its plan to take the company public. As part of the IPO, according to the securities filing, the company plans to offer retail investors the chance to buy stock.

Could it all be a game changer for the space sector? And will this mean a wall of money chasing space-related opportunities?

Presenter:
Dominic O’Connell, columnist at The Times and business correspondent at Times Radio

Guest:
Mark Boggett, CEO at Seraphim Space

Producer: Hope Federico
Executive Producer: Miriam Hall
Photo credit: Getty
Get in touch: [email protected]
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