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Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

4/24/202642 min

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran.

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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Clips

Calling Microsoft’s $25b bluff
AI dream, zero track record
From rescue to rip‑off
IPO buzz hits fever pitch
Cochlear’s blindsiding moment
A $220m hole, and limbo
‘This isn’t reform’
Big numbers feel small now
One number to end war

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. Anthony Macdonald· Co-host0:29

    [instrumental music] The Australian Financial Review.

  3. James Thomson· Host0:36

    [upbeat music] Hello, I'm James Thompson, senior Chanticleer columnist at The AFR. Welcome to our weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance, and markets. With me today, as always, it's my Chanticleer colleague. He's hotter than a data center company hunting for capital. It's Anthony McDonald. How are you, Anthony?

  4. Anthony Macdonald· Co-host0:59

    I'm hoping I can be an AI beneficiary one day, James.

  5. James Thomson· Host1:02

    Oh, for sure. For sure. This week, we take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation. We examine the disastrous blowups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and we try and answer your question on what it's really gonna take to end the war in Iran.

  6. Anthony Macdonald· Co-host1:22

    But first, James, the build-up to the federal budget on May 12 continues apace, and the big

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