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Markets in a Permanent Mini-Crisis: Why Investors Are Waiting, Not Predicting

On this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek explore how markets are navigating a world of constant geopolitical “mini-crises,” where uncertainty keeps investors reactive rather than predictive. They discuss warning signs from corporate earnings, the fr ... Show more

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Your Pension, Your Problem? Inside Nest’s Big Investment Shift

Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the ongoing push into private markets by Britain's largest workplace pension scheme (by membership), the National Employment Savings Trust. NEST plans to invest roughly £30 billion of its members' cash in private markets by the end of ... Show more

. 22min 30sec

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