Helium, the next financial crash and tipping

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential shortage of helium, the risk of a financial crash, and the debate over tipping versus service charges.

Will we run out of helium? Are soaring stock markets about to plummet? And should we replace tips with a compulsory service charge? Olly Mann and TheWeek delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Jamie Timson and Felicity Capon Image credit: Archivio Camera photo Epoche / Getty Images

People in this episode

Host: Olly Mann

Guests: Harriet Marsden, Jamie Timson, Felicity Capon

Topics covered

• helium
• financial crash
• tipping
• stock markets
• service charge

Keywords

• helium
• financial crash
• tipping
• service charge
• stock markets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TheWeek

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