Down to Business English

    A podcast for people who use English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) in their work environment and want to improve their overall language skills. In each episode, hosts Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan, and Samantha Vega discuss Business news making headlines around the world. Through their discussions, Skip, Dez and Samantha introduce English vocabulary & phrases related to business, review grammar, and identify cultural differences found in International business situations. An excellent way to improve listening comprehension skills, keep up with business trends, and advance your career.

  • BuzzFeed’s Hot Sale of Hot Ones

  • Coffee Talk: Starbucks CEO turnover and Luckin's expansion

  • BRICS: its aims and how it challenges G7 influence

  • Understanding Economic Stimulus

  • Big Tech goes Nuclear

  • Charles Ponzi - the father of Ponzi schemes - redux

  • Savory Snacks: Mars Inc.'s acquisition of Kellanova

  • Google’s Antitrust Battles

  • Panda Diplomacy

  • OPEC Explained: Part 2 - History and Present Day Status

  • OPEC Explained: Part 1 - Origins and Strategic Purpose

  • The CrowdStrike Incident: the largest global IT outage in history

  • Over Tourism Issues in Spain and Japan

  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average & Dow Theory

  • Elon Musk vs. The Brazilian Supreme Court

  • Dr. Copper: How Copper Prices Reflect Global Economic Health

  • Roots of Success: Turkey's Hair Transplant Boom

  • South Korean Chaebols & The Korea Discount

  • The US TikTok Ban: what you need to know

  • Egypt's Economic Headwinds

  • The Cocoa Crisis

  • Beauty in Distress: What went wrong at The Body Shop?

  • The Wide World of Sports Betting in the USA

  • Soaring Stocks and Semiconductor Success

  • Turbulent Skies: The Shifting Winds of Air Freight and Cargo

  • The Digital Nomad Lifestyle

  • Russian Gas Exports to Europe

  • Carbon Capture: climate saving technology or fossil fuel enabler?

  • The Cruise Line Industry

  • Economies across the Eurozone

  • The exit and reinstatement of Sam Altman

  • Rupert Murdoch: a retrospective of a media mogul

  • Unwrapping Kit Kat

  • Nvidia - The Journey from Video Games to AI Dominance

  • Congestion Charges - Bonus Vocabulary (Trial)

  • Congestion Charges - a deep dive into urban traffic solutions

  • Neo & Challenger Banks: Understanding the Fintech Landscape

  • The Okanagan Wine Industry

  • Understanding India's Economic Growth: Demographics, Markets, and Foreign Investment

  • Understanding the US Debt Ceiling

  • No Pay? No Pens! The Writers Guild of America Strike

  • Alibaba’s Big Break up and the Return of Jack Ma

  • The Beef with Brazilian Beef

  • The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

  • Air India’s Shopping Spree

  • The Strong US Dollar

  • Forever Chemicals

  • OpenAI & ChatGPT

  • The Business behind lotteries

  • The Canva Story - Part 1

  • The 3 Core Elements of an Effective Sales Plan (Part 1)

  • The Firm: How the British Royals make their money

  • Hayabusa2 & Asteroid Mining

  • Top Gun copyright issues

  • Canadian offices going to the dogs

  • The London Metal Exchange

  • Medical Tourism

  • Academy Award Slap and a Twitter Poison Pill

  • Ships ahoy: China’s naval build up

  • Meta takes remote work to the extreme

  • Charles Ponzi - the father of Ponzi schemes

  • Reverse Logistics

  • A Maple Syrup Shortage?

  • Inflation

  • Risk Management - Part 2

  • COP26

  • Chipageddon

  • The Great Resignation

  • Corporate fraud and criminality

  • Ten years of Tim Cook

  • China's regulation crackdown

  • Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney

  • Whisky - the water of life

  • Climate change & the economy

  • The European Super League

  • Non Fungible Tokens

  • Bottlenecks & Choke points

  • Ransomware

  • Blowing in the Wind

  • The GameStop Short Squeeze

  • Social Media Influencers

  • GAFA goes to Washington

  • Vaccine Race

  • The Economic Impact of Coronavirus

  • The Problem with Palm Oil

  • The Boeing 737 Max

  • The Business Impact of Trump's Tariffs

  • Casual Dining Chains & Jamie's Italian

  • Amazon H2

  • Brexit Update

  • Sneakernomics

  • Commodity Activism

  • Ghosn is Gone

  • The Belt & Road Project

  • What's Cooking in the Meal Kit Industry?

  • Trans Mountain Pipeline Dispute

  • Fast Fashion

  • Fake News

  • Poland and the EU

  • Developments in Saudi Arabia

  • German Elections

  • The Opioid Crisis in America

  • The Federal Reserve System

  • Marvel Comics: a business comeback of superhero proportions

  • Venezuela: the economic impact of a political crisis

  • Canada's Budding Marijuana Industry

  • South Korea Part 1: The Impeachment of Park Geun-hye

  • Global Counterfeiting

  • Alibaba: The World According to (Jack) Ma

  • The Climate Change Crisis: Big Business to the Rescue

  • White Gold: The International Ivory Trade

  • The Nintendo Story & Pokemon Go

  • Donald Trump: The Bankrupt Billionaire

  • The Troubles in Brazil

  • Millennials in the Workplace

  • U.S. - Cuba Trade Relations

  • Promotional Spot: Do you understand?

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