The Business Saturday 31 October 2020
A weekly look at the world of business and personal finance with Richard Curran
Kildare man Sean Conlon arrived in Chicago with just 500 dollars, and worked as a janitor's assistant. These days he runs Conlon and Co, a property investment firm advising celebrities and wealthy Asian and European families on US property investments. He joins us from the States.
The Presidential election is fast approaching but it seems that some of corporate America is turning on Donald Trump. We're joined by the Washington Correspondent for the Irish Times, Suzanne Lynch.
There's been a lot of back and as to what is essential or non-essential. The Taoiseach said this week that retailers have always been allowed to sell items on compassionate grounds. But are retailers still confused by it all? We're joined by Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME and Amanda Ratcliffe, lecturer in retail marketing at TU Dublin.
As the party season draws closer you may be thinking when am I ever going to get out again? Should I bother with a new suit, a Santa jumper, or a red dress for Christmas? Will we see any glitz and glamour this year? Liam Geraghty has been finding out.
As parents up and down the country pulled out jigsaws and Guess Who to keep children entertained over midterm, should grownups be doing the same to remain sane? With the constant distraction of Covid maybe sudoku, jigsaws even colouring would help the brain. We're joined by Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist and host of the Super Brain Podcast.
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Presenter: Richard Curran
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