{"podcast":{"title":"Market Maker","slug":"market-maker-3553881","podcast_index_feed_id":3553881,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1058df0d0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.amplifyme.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43781556/2ad3746b802ffe96.jpg","author":"AmplifyME","episode_count":465,"summary":"The AmplifyME Market Maker Podcast makes finance fun and easy to understand. Hosted by LinkedIn Top Voice Anthony Cheung, alongside trader-turned-founder Piers Curran and former investment banker and entrepreneur Stephen Barnett, each week they break down the biggest market stories and trends shaping the global economy. Get real insight, build your commercial awareness and learn how markets really work, with top guests from leading banks, hedge funds and asset managers sharing their expertise, career journeys and advice.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T14:18:01.757931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/market-maker-3553881"},"episode":{"title":"SpaceX’s 40% Rally Explained | Inside Apollo’s £5.7bn EasyJet Deal","slug":"spacex-s-40-rally-explained-inside-apollo-s-5-7bn-easyjet-deal","published_at":"2026-08-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/market-maker-3553881/spacex-s-40-rally-explained-inside-apollo-s-5-7bn-easyjet-deal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/market-maker-3553881","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amplify-me/episodes/SpaceXs-40-Rally-Explained--Inside-Apollos-5-7bn-EasyJet-Deal-e3nd988","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5389244176.mp3","summary":"SpaceX shares have surged nearly 40% from their recent lows, despite fears that its unusual staggered lock-up structure would unleash a wave of selling. So what actually happened? Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett break down how IPO lock-ups work, why SpaceX’s tiny public float matters and how retail buying, index funds and a potential short squeeze helped drive the rebound. We also return to EasyJet following Apollo’s £5.7 billion takeover, unpacking the private equity financing behind the deal, before looking at Cambridge Aerospace — the two-year-old UK defence technology company now valued at more than $3 billion. A packed episode covering IPOs, private equity, debt financing, defence technology and some of the biggest stories moving markets. (00:00) What’s Coming Up (04:21) Why SpaceX Stock Surged (05:27) Staggered Lock-Ups Explained (12:36) Why Investors Bought the Dip (15:45) The SpaceX Short Squeeze (17:24) The Elon factor (21:10) The Success of Staggered Lock-Ups (23:12) Can SpaceX Justify Its Valuation? (24:55) Apollo’s £5.7bn EasyJet Deal (29:21) How Private Equity Funds a Takeover (36:37) Apollo’s Plan for EasyJet (40:00) The UK’s $3bn Defence Startup (44:53) Coming Next: Boeing Deep Dive","meta_description":"SpaceX shares have surged nearly 40% from their recent lows, despite fears that its unusual staggered lock-up structure would unleash a wave of selling. S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/market-maker-3553881/episodes/spacex-s-40-rally-explained-inside-apollo-s-5-7bn-easyjet-deal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/market-maker-3553881/spacex-s-40-rally-explained-inside-apollo-s-5-7bn-easyjet-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}