Netflix’s shares fell more than 8 per cent on Thursday despite as-expected earnings after the streaming giant forecast its worst revenue growth in three years, and incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham is leaving phone calls from the country’s business community unanswered. Plus, teams from western Europe keep winning the World Cup, and that’s because they’ve invested heavily in the sport from the ground up.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Netflix shares slide on disappointing growth forecasts
Business worries about how to reach Andy Burnham
Investors say BoE should slow or stop long-dated bond sales
World Cup shows US is ‘golden market’ for football, says Major League Soccer boss
How western Europe became a formidable football factory
World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments
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