Criticism of Facebook's Cryptocurrency Libra, Chinese Economic Resilience & Amazon 25 Years On

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Steve Dempsey, Group Director of Publishing Products and Columnist at Independent News & Media joins Vincent in studio to discuss the criticisms of and pushback to Facebook's cryptocurrency - Libra. Enda Curran, Chief Asia Economics Correspondent, with Bloomberg News Hong Kong joins Vincent to discuss how despite China’s economy slowing to its weakest pace since quarterly data began in 1992 amid the ongoing trade standoff with the U.S - factory output and retail sales growth beat estimates showing remarkable resilience. Jonathan Keane, Tech Journalist with Fora.ie came into studio to speak to Vincent about Amazon 25 years since it was founded, the journey the company has been on, as well as the challenges it faces now and possibly on into the future. Taking Stock is brought to you in association with PwC Ireland.