The Weekly: AI rivals race to list shares and US inflation greets new Fed chair

About this episode

The episode discusses the race among AI rivals to list shares and the implications of US inflation with insights from industry experts.

Connecting the timezones we get different perspectives on the key global business stories of the week, setting you up for the weekend. Rahul Tandon discusses OpenAI’s plans to sell shares with Emily Peck from Axios and David Kuo from The Smart Investor. Plus, who are their business heroes and villains of the week? Presenter: Rahul Tandon Producer: Josh Martin You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk (Picture: CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman waves as he speaks with reporters, following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. in June 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper)

People in this episode

Host: Rahul Tandon

Guests: Emily Peck, David Kuo

Topics covered

• AI
• business stories
• US inflation
• stock market
• OpenAI
• Federal Reserve

Keywords

• AI rivals
• OpenAI
• US inflation
• stock market
• Federal Reserve
• business heroes
• business villains

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Axios, The Smart Investor

Places: United States, Washington, D.C.

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