Labor's big budget gamble, BHP’s defining week & where your payrise really went

This week on the Chanticleer podcast James & Anthony dissect the federal budget with a special guest, look at BHP’s titanic takeover battle and hash out the new battle over housing. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express

Perpetual’s fall from grace, AI’s big energy problem & why banks juice up dividends

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony extract the lessons from the demise of funds management giant Perpetual, reveal why everyone's talking about data centres and energy, and answer your questions on bank share buybacks. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast i…

Is Bonza a goner?, Woolies $8b crisis & Government's bizarre quantum theory

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony delve into airline Bonza’s crash landing, reveal the real cost of Woolworths’ PR crisis and answer a listener’s question about Australia’s whopper venture capital investment.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponso…

Imploding Star Entertainment, Woodside’s energy battle & inflation runs hot, again

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at casino operator Star Entertainment’s second brush with disaster, go inside the battle over energy giant Woodside's climate plan, and ask where rates go next after hot inflation numbers.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Thi…

Supermarket stoush turns silly, Albo’s misguided made in Australia push & Stutch joins the pod

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and AFR Editor-in-Chief Michael Stutchbury, examine how the supermarket inquiry turned nasty, ask whether Albo’s 'Made in Australia' push is doomed, and look ahead to a crucial piece of economic data.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This p…

Qantas points shakeup, GYG’s ‘delicious’ growth and the nuclear option

This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony look at the biggest shake-up to the Qantas Frequent Flyer business in decades, examine what the government’s new merger reforms will mean for the economy and take a question about what could become the hottest issue in Australia in the coming year: nuclea…

The companies in activists' sights, the future of cash & a G-G for business

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the companies feeling the heat from activists, ask what’s behind the battle for Armourguard and reveal how Phil Lowe has changed in retirement. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ Listen to 5-i…

Two stocks to watch, why banks are worried & do execs deserve mega pay?

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony reveal why our big bank CEOs want to take more risks, ask whether big executive salaries incentivise business leaders and take the pulse of the market with our special guest, fund manager Eleanor Swanson. To ask a question, email chanticleer@af…

Where to invest next in AI, central bank bingo and what has PWC done now?

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony play central bank bingo and try to predict where rates are going next, decode the very exciting, slightly terrifying leap forward for artificial intelligence, and ask why PwC are in trouble again.

Jamie Dimon's recession call, banking bubble pops & Myer's big data play

This week on the podcast, James and Anthony see how the all-important relationship between Australian business and government is going, we consider a bubble in big bank shares and consider how Australia’s ageing population could hit shares prices on the ASX.