Taking Stock: How evicting an 87-year-old woman in Spain disrupted the debate on housing
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Taking Stock: How evicting an 87-year-old woman in Spain disrupted the debate on housing

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202625 min
  • Business & money

Protests in Spain about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction from social housing reignited the housing affordability debate globally, as inflation ticks up and career prospects for the young have been impacted by the rise in AI. We head to Nigeria, India and the UK to take stock on the issue. Elsewhere, what can sliding sales at the world's largest automaker tell us about how drivers feel about big purchases? We get the view from Jennifer Pak China and Professor Justin Wolfers in the US, where former MAGA fans are up in arms about the rising cost...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. I I'm Hamilton and welcome to Business Daily. This was the week that the owners of the world's most valuable companies had lunch with President Trump.

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I made this call for... Whatever he says is okay. Be careful. I slowed down to AI, so I just want to hear from you. I love that bit there where he tells Dario Amode to be careful with what he says. Taking stock with me today are Justin Wolfers from the University of Michigan joining us from

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Ann Arbor and Jennifer Pack, NPR's China correspondent, staying up late for us in It was pretty apparent there who was in charge, President Trump, in charge of all those powerful people. I have to tell both of you, I'm in charge today.

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