Money Talks from The Economist

America’s AI giants have a problem. The likes of Google, Meta and Microsoft want to spend $3trn on data centres over the next four years. But a backlash among Americans, who don’t want sheds full of chips humming away near their backyards, has made it difficult to find a spot to build them. Will that slow the AI race?Hosts:Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”Topics covered:AI Data centresNIMBYismTranscripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.

The world’s wealthy are increasingly on the move, and a booming number of advisors is available to help them. The investment-migration businesses turned over an estimated $40bn last year, twice as much as before the pandemic. So where are they advising the footloose ultra-rich to go?Guests and hosts:Dominic Volek of Henley & Partners Ron Klasko, co-founder of Exodus MigrationAnjani Trivedi, The Economist's global business correspondentMike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”Topics covered:Citizenship by investment Expat advisorsDubaiTranscripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

For America's social security trust fund, the answer is around six years. A growing elderly population and falling birth rate mean the pot, accumulated over decades will run dry some time towards the end of the next presidential term, in late 2032. When that happens, the country's retirees will take a battering. So can anything be done to stop it before time runs out?Hosts:Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”Topics covered:America’s Social Security Trust FundRetirementUS politicsTranscripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including The Economist’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed.Out nowFind the show on The Economist app | On Spotify | On other appsOn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/tocqueville-road-trip-from-the-economist/id1896918330

The world’s most important asset is under threat. Government debt, inflation and unpredictable policymaking are all putting the Treasury market in peril. What can be done to save it?Guests and hosts:Jay Barry, head of global rates strategy at JPMorganNellie Liang, Senior Fellow at the Brookings InstitutionMike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”Topics covered:America’s treasury marketSafe assetsFederal ReserveTranscripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

How do you get rich in today’s America? With many careers threatened by AI, running a franchise looks like a good bet. McDonald’s has plausibly created more millionaires than any firm in history. Now the franchising model can be found everywhere from hotels to Pilates studios. Is franchising the future?Guests and hosts:Greg Flynn, CEO of Flynn GroupMike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”Topics covered:FranchisingFast foodHigh streetTranscripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.