This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks about the economics of golf; as the PGA Championship kicks off this weekend she is by journalist Fionn Davenport to discuss the mind boggling figures on offer to players for a breakaway tournament sponsored by money from the Middle East. A study of Irish Business has thrown up some very interesting information. It seems Irish companies are good at revealing gender diversity but not so much when it comes to disability or sexual orientation. We’ll hear about a new study which raises the question - Have we made the progress we think we have when it comes to diversity in the workplace? Plus Mandy is joined by the US Managing Editor of the Financial Times Peter Spiegel to talk about the economic and political landscape in the run-up to the US midterm elections and she’ll be asking why - despite losing the Presidential Election last year - Donald Trump is still very much in the picture.

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Many point to the invasion of Ukraine and the pandemic as the catalyst, others say it started back with the banking crisis of 2008, but are we actually witnessing the end of globalisation as we know it? Elliot Hentov, Head of Policy and Research at State Street Global Advisors joined Mandy to discuss. Quitting while you're ahead - Mandy speaks to Executive Psychologist & Coach, Jill Walker, about why some high achievers choose to step away when they are at the top of their game. And Prof. Orla Feely, President of Engineers Ireland and Vice-President for Research, Innovation, and Impact at University College Dublin joined Mandy to discuss the latest Engineers Ireland ‘Engineering 2022: A barometer of the profession in Ireland’ report. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Inflation Levels on the Rise, The Fall of Libra & Bridging the Digital Divide

Who are the oligarchs? What does the term mean, and why are they important in this time of war? To shed some light on the subject, Mandy was joined by Prof. Jeffrey A. Winters, Director of the Equality Development and Globalization Studies program at Northwestern University. Earlier this month PwC launched its 2022 Irish CEO Survey. To discuss some of the key findings Mandy was joined by David McGee, PwC Markets & Strategy Leader. Finally, Mandy spoke to multimedia photojournalist John McHugh, to discuss his work documenting the ordinary lives of those living in some of the most war-torn areas of the world. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.