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Gadgets & Gizmos: Christmas gift guide

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Christmas gift guide
Steve Caplin gives Simon Rose a plethora of tech ideas for Christmas gifts, for others and for yourself. He finds some bizarre advent calendars. The top toy for kids appears to be a Fart Blaster. From the Chinese version of Amazon, Alibaba, he recommends heated gloves, a vacuum phone holder, a portable ceiling fan, sewing needles that thread themselves and a car charger with retractable cables. There's also a camera drone, an impressive iPhone case, rechargeable LED work lights, colour changing LED bulbs, magnetic tool holders and an avocado slicer. He was delighted with his game-playing SteamDeck and also recommends Bridge Command, where you can immerse yourself in a Star Trek-style experience.
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Steve Caplin

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: A decline in UK listings is not entirely negative

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: A decline in UK listings is not entirely negative
Russ Mould of A J Bell discusses the Bloomberg piece pointing out that 45 firms have left the UK market this year through mergers and acquisitions. But is it such a bad thing that almost £50bn has gone to investors or that UK assets are both cheap and desired? It's true that the number of companies quoted in the UK has halved in 30 years but the decline has been true in the US and Australia too. We have too few tech and growth companies and too much stodge but the real problems have come from cheap debt – making riskier shares less attractive – and unduly tightened reporting requirements, making listing more laborious.
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Russ Mould

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The Business of Film: Wicked, Blitz & Joy

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Wicked, Blitz & Joy
James Cameron-Wilson says that not only has the box office climbed for the 6th time in a row, but that #1 Wicked has had the biggest opening of the year, £13.7m. Although just the first part of the adaptation of the stage musical, James found it hugely entertaining with great comedy timing. Although down to #16 in the charts, James is rooting for Steve McQueen's Blitz in awards season, which he found an engrossing and visually amazing movie. He could not recommend Netflix's Joy more, a true-life tale of the first test-tube baby with the likes of James Norton and Bill Nighy. It is pitch perfect, being beautifully English and understated.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Powered legs, octopus-suckered dentures & spaghetti bandages

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Powered legs, octopus-suckered dentures & spaghetti bandages
In the world of tech, Steve Caplin looks at powered legs like "the electric bike but for walking". There's a 37mph electric surfboard while scientists have discovered patterns that make sharks less interested in surfers. The mosquito parasite that causes malaia has been genetically modified into a vaccine. The principle of octopus suckers is to be used to help retain dentures. The world's thinnest spaghetti, thinner than hair, can make bandages. High speed internet apparently makes us fat. Pigeon droppings trapped German drivers in an underground car park until 3am. And Korean scientists think ships could dock with suckers instead of rope.
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Steve Caplin

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The Bigger Picture: The Assisted Dying Bill, net migration, the General Election petition & Davey's disc

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: The Assisted Dying Bill, net migration, the General Election petition & Davey's disc
Political commentator Mike Indian discusses Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill. Will Starmer's authority be damaged if it doesn't pass? Will it affect his releationship with Wes Streeting, who is against it? Mike reckons that, pass or not, assisted dying is likely to be law in 10 years or so. He also discusses the upwards revision in net migration to almost a million in a year. Although Labour weren't in power, it will be used as a lever to attack them. How can they get it under control? He also, briefly, looks at the mass petition for a re-run of the General Election and Ed Davey's bid for a Christmas #1 record.
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Mike Indian

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Focusrite & Accsys Technologies

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Focusrite & Accsys Technologies
Neil Shah of Edison Group discusses two companies he feels might be of interest to private investors. Focusrite, with a global market, has two divisions: content creation sells hardware and software while audio reproduction is driven by live music. Despite a torrid year or so they are investing in new product lines, have sound management and a good long-term record. Accsys Technologies has a technique to give softwoods the durability of hardwood for sustainable construction. While demand is never an issue, they were hit by delays with production. They've started to open up the US market, however, and their first half results were really positive. Although still only at breakeven, they seem now to have things right and are a company on the turn.
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Neil Shah

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The Business of Film: Gladiator II, Emilia Pérez & Juggernaut

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Gladiator II, Emilia Pérez & Juggernaut
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates UK box office climbing for the 5th week running. #1 is Ridley Scott's Gladiator II which, if anything, is even better than the first film, with smart storytelling and visual spectacle to take the breath away. It is incredibly violent, though, despite its 15 certificate. On Netflix, James adored French-made, Mexico-set musical Emilia Pérez which, like Gladiator, has lots of Oscar buzz. Stylised but gritty and intelligent, it's unlike anything you'll have seen for ages. In a positive week, James also raved about the 50th anniversary Blu-Ray of the British disaster-era film Juggernaut. With Richard Harris leading a great cast directed by Richard Lester, it stands up incredibly well and is a masterclass in popular entertainment with amazing extras.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Should we believe gilts or equities?

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Should we believe gilts or equities?
Russ Mould of A J Bell points out that supposedly risk-free 10-year gilts and corresponding instruments have risen despite interest rate cuts from central banks. At the same time, equities have been generally strong. In the US, the 10-year Treasury is now equal to the earnings yield on the S&P 500. Investors might be taking the extra risk anticipating upside potential but it could be seen as an early warning sign. In the UK, the earnings yield is double the 10-year gilt yield, making the domestic market look cheap, explaining all the takeover activity.
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Russ Mould

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Stretchable screens, sterile mosquitoes & an AI scam-beating granny

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Stretchable screens, sterile mosquitoes & an AI scam-beating granny
Steve Caplin discusses the latest tech with Simon Rose. LG improve their bendable LED screens so they can now stretch too. Scientists improve the chances of sterilising mosquitoes. Glasses for the deaf will project text onto the lenses. AI headphones can make it easier to hear in restaurants. Virgin & O2 have invented an AI granny to waste scam callers' time. Dyson have filed a patent for a robo-dog to vacuum, mow, water plants & mop. There's an eScooter which is solar powered and a hand pump to desalinate water. There's also a spurious tech limerick.
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Steve Caplin

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The Bigger Picture: European-style welfarism, the medical monopoly & the politics of the Tractor Tax

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: European-style welfarism, the medical monopoly & the politics of the Tractor Tax
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses how the government wants to turn the UK into an EU-style higher-spending social democracy, not realising that the European model is falling off a cliff. With Germany in economic meltdown, he reveals that directors of German's biggest car manufacturers are considering moving the businesses abroad. He discusses the role of Physician Associates in the NHS and the problems caused by medical monopolies opposing supply-side reforms. And he assesses the Tractor Tax. While it might have the whiff of class warfare, he cannot see Labour retreating while the right is so disunited.
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Professor Tim Evans

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