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Lab-grown meat; those aren’t words that gets most people salivating but that hasn’t stopped the food industry from turning it into a billion dollar industry.Proponents of lab-grown meat, also known as cultured meat, talk up its many benefits,
Last week was a tumultuous one for the Dubai Financial Market.A number of listed companies, including Marka and DSI, were forced to disclose that they were either in talks to liquidate, or were under investigation.In today's episode, we del
Are shorter working hours in Ramadan just a myth? by Gulf News
Musicians have, for whatever reason, long avoided making Dubai a fixture on their world tours.With a handful of notable exceptions, the Middle East has never been graced with the sames caliber of artists that Europe or Asia has. So, when the
Expo 2020. This is what every business in the UAE is waiting for; the exposition that is coming to Dubai next year, and bringing with it a Dh122-billion benefit to the economy.We delve into a report by EY discussing exactly what the Expo will
What is the future of transport in the region? On this meandering and discursive episode of the podcast, the team talk about fantasy transportation methods, what kind of transportation the Middle East needs more of, and whether flying cars will
After months of speculation, ride-hailing firm Uber finally announced its acquisition of local hero Careem, in what was the region’s largest tech acquisition ever.When the news broke, many were concerned that Careem, which has a strong local
Credit cards, news, & TV: All the latest from Apple by Gulf News
In the finance world, there are banks that are “too big to fail.” In the tech world, there are the likes of Facebook, Google, and Amazon that are too big to…go offline, shall we say?The tech giants have been garnering a lot of attention over
Headlines this week have been dominated by news of the tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft, killing all 157 people onboard. Coming so soon on the heels of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which similarly involved a new Boeing 737 M
Are folding phones worth getting excited about? With both Samsung’s and Huawei’s folding phones expected to be hugely expensive, on today’s podcast we ask whether these phones are just a flash in the pan, or a genuine attempt to create the new
If you have been living under a roof, and not a rock, this past year or so, you may have noticed that rents have been dropping rapidly.How much further do they have to fall?Well, if you own a property, you would probably hope that prices ar
If you could go back in time and tell yourself what to invest in, where would you put your money?Well, on today’s Dirhams & Dollars we talk to a man who knows better than most where you should invest your money in 2019, and how to avoid that
After thousands of jobs cuts in the media industry in the span of just two weeks, we look at whether there is a future for journalism or not. Will everyone just continue to get their news from Facebook? And will that just encourage more ‘fake n
Dubai: Apple's latest financial statement, released on Tuesday night, outlined a tough environment for the tech giant: Last year saw sales slow across global markets, even while the Americas grew.The slowdown was largely caused by emerging ma
What exactly does Davos mean to you? Apparently that was a difficult question to answer for the Dirhams & Dollars team, with arguments raging throughout the episode on whether or not the event, which attracts business leaders and politicians fr
The exit plan UK Prime Minister Theresa May has spent the past two years negotiating with the EU lay in ruins on Tuesday night, following a historic defeat in the House of Commons.Now the fun part begins: What the hell happens next? Where doe
With CES taking place in Las Vegas this week, we sat down to talk tech. But the good kind!On today’s episode, we discuss the best gadgets coming out of the consumer electronics show, including smart home appliances, health tech, and flying ca
The biggest, silliest, most surprising stories of 2018 were... by Gulf News
One of the most underreported stories of this year has been the Dubai stock market’s slow bleed.The emirate’s main stock index is down 25 per cent so far this year, and ranks as the worst performing market in the world in 2018. On today’s p
The ongoing Brexit drama took yet another bizarre twist this week, as a vote of no confidence was called in Prime Minister Theresa May.She now faces the real prospect of being dethroned and replaced by someone else from within her party. We'l
After a brief respite on Monday, Wall Street shares dived on Tuesday once again on fears of slowing growth and a trade war truce that was hanging in the balance.It’s been a rollercoaster week for global markets, with key events punctuating th
Disclaimer: This episode contains lots of arguing and gloating, so turn your volume down.What’s there to argue about in the business world, you ask? Only Bitcoin, and the mayhem it has brought the finance world.A year after we recorded an e
And why does every holiday need to be commercialised?Last weekend, Dubai’s malls went head-to-head with websites like Noon and Souq to compete for a share of your hard-earned cash. On this week’s episode, we examine why people love a sale s
US politics are spilling over into global markets a wee bit more than usual this week.First, the loss of the House of Representatives to the Democrats in last week’s US election and the impending gridlock it is expected to have on Washington s
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