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Taking Stock: Is Gen Z the first generation to be worse off than their parents?

B1IntermediateOctober 8, 202624 min
  • Interview
  • Business & money

Young people in France are protesting over schooling conditions, whilst in Spain they have taken to the streets over housing. We ask if there is hope them, and how we can make a better future. Also, we unpack the deal for Paramount Skydance to officially take over Warner Bros Discovery in a $110bn merger. Connecting the time zones this week are Rahul Tandon in Salford, David Kuo in Malaysia and Emily Peck in New York to unpack the week's biggest business stories. (Photo: Student protests over school conditions spread across France, Montpellier - 08 Oct 2026 Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)<...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. One place for all you need, warehouse, office, industry, hey! Not quite an old house, Savoy. Ah, no, Mel Kain.

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Sadinele and other sales are coming, Ergonomies are totally, totally missed, and I think you're going to have to wait for the first time. Are you a teller, wife?

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Yup. Dear, I'm also a teller, are you a teller? I'm Rahul Tandon, welcome to Business Daily on the week that this business owner had a pretty strong message for some of his rude customers.

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