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...Robert ArmstrongKatie, let me ask Katie. Katie, as a person from the United Kingdom, do you know what an Utz is? Katie MartinI have precisely zero idea what you’re talking about....
...Robert ArmstrongI’m gonna nail everyone. Ethan WuEveryone? Robert ArmstrongKatie’s laughing at me already. Katie MartinI reckon I can do this....
...Robert ArmstrongGreggs, for those of you who don’t know, is — well, how would you describe it? It is a British food chain. Is that, would you call it fast food? Katie MartinI certainly would....
...Ethan WuI’m sure those emails were from one Robert Armstrong. Katie Martin(Laughter) They weren’t. But I keep all of his in a special file. Ethan Wu(Laughter) Katie, why was I wrong? Riddle me that....
...Robert ArmstrongI think you need to go on vacation like I did. Katie MartinI definitely need to go on vacation....
...And finally Kick off dry martini January in style with my colleague Robert Armstrong’s guide to the best martinis in Manhattan. My personal favourite is Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle....
...Robert Armstrong It’s like, looks kind of pretty, but it’s also slightly sweet and childish. Lilah Raptopoulos Right, right. Robert Armstrong And grown-ups drink martinis. Jo Ellison I’m very fussy....
...Katie MartinI’m not super negative....
...Robert ArmstrongKatie, you’re the winner of this one. Katie MartinI feel like I’ve won a lot today. I’m feeling like victory is mine. Robert ArmstrongYou’re the leader. Ethan WuYeah....
...Katie MartinI think I’m gonna be short the Magnificent Seven, you know....
...Katie MartinI’m quite liking being in charge here. Right. Team Unhedged, which of these recently listed stocks has fallen the furthest from its opening price? Robert Armstrong Birkenstock!...
...This article has been amended to correct the temperature of the The Grill’s house martini. Where in your opinion makes the best martinis in Manhattan?...
...Katie MartinI will give you one guess. (Katie laughs) Does this company advertise itself as a delivery company or a tech company? Katie MartinI would say tech, ’cause it’s cooler....
...Also, we go long corporate bond exchanges, and short… the dry martini....
...If only we could get New York bars to roll back martini prices, I could forget the last few years of inflation entirely. Email me: robert.armstrong@ft.com....
...They can go to restaurants and launches and drink beautiful ice-cold martinis. An impoverished drunk, on the other hand, lacks the artifice....
...The pink-hued establishment is unashamedly fun: the tables were filling up when we dropped by on a recent weeknight, the espresso martini dispenser was in full flow and preparations were under way for a...
...This self-titled album starts with the declamatory brass of “Martini Sweet” supported by a bustle of back beats and testy double bass, and continues with the spiritual “Koko-v-Dank” unfolding over a two-chord...
...Katie MartinI broadly agree. And yeah, if you get a really ugly recession, then of course it’s a different story....
...Ethan WuWhere’s Robert Armstrong when you need him? Alright, Katie, we’ll be back in a moment with Long/Short.Welcome back....
...But then again, you know, I’ve been drinking martinis professionally for 20 years, so I probably have the constitution of a rhino. So it would probably take a lot to have an effect....
...Take a break from the news Unhedged author Robert Armstrong shares his six favourite venues in midtown Manhattan to have a classic martini....
...Katie MartinI think what the majority of investors are focused on is, you know, first of all, do no harm....
...Grizzled veteran Robert Armstrong. (Laughter) Katie Martin(Both laugh) You can talk to him next time, then see if I care. [MUSIC PLAYING] Ethan WuAll right, Katie, thanks for being here....
...And at the end of the day, as a friend of the show, Robert Armstrong, wrote in today’s Unhedged newsletter, markets are just not very good judges of geopolitics....
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