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The Big View

The Big View

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Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you understand what is going on, explore all sides of the argument, and think about what happens next. [For previous The Exchange podcast users, we didn't want to leave you hanging so we've decided to repurpose this feed for the launch of The Big View podcast. You can still find the legacy episodes below marked under the old title]WW Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The fragile undersea cables that connect the world

    The fragile undersea cables that connect the world
    13 Oct 2026
    Global data traffic depends on a 1.4 mln-kilometre underwater network that has become a geopolitical battleground. On this episode of The Big View Katja Bego, author of ‘Deep Connections’, tells Peter Thal Larsen why the cables are vulnerable, and whether they can become less so. Katja Bego: Deep Connections: The Hidden Battles to Control Subsea Cables The Big View: Why trade flows are so enduring and hard to stop The Big View: How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare The Big View: The perks and penalties of waging economic war The Big View: The power and peril of American economic warfare Sign up to The Week in Breakingviews 📲 Podcasts, breaking news, and video analysis from the source. Download the Reuters app here. Visit the ⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • How financial markets became even more manic

    How financial markets became even more manic
    6 Oct 2026
    The notion that stocks and bonds follow a rational path has been widely debunked. But are idiosyncrasies becoming more visible? In this episode of The Big View Peter Thal Larsen and Alex Edmans, author of ‘The Madness of Markets’, debate how the rules of investing have changed. Alex Edmans: “The Madness of Markets: Why Smart Investors Make Crazy Decisions and How to Exploit Them” The Big View: A stock market veteran’s view of the AI bubble The Big View: Bond markets are cause for concern and celebration The Big View: Does Elon Musk represent a new form of capitalism? Sign up to The Week in Breakingviews 📲 Podcasts, breaking news, and video analysis from the source. Download the Reuters app here. Visit the ⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • The right way to prepare future workers for AI

    The right way to prepare future workers for AI
    29 Sep 2026
    Teaching kids to code was supposed to equip them for tomorrow. Then artificial intelligence came along. In this episode of The Big View, academic and author Daniel Susskind tells Peter Thal Larsen why predicting future jobs is folly and why critical thinking will matter more. Daniel Susskind: “What Should My Children Do? A Human’s Guide to the Age of AI” Daniel Susskind: “A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond” The Big View: McKinsey’s CFO on the benefits and costs of AI The Big View: A stock market veteran’s view on the AI bubble The Big View: OpenAI’s curious business conundrum Sign up to The Week in Breakingviews 📲 Podcasts, breaking news, and video analysis from the source. Download the Reuters app here. Visit the ⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
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