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Wake Up to Money
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Is AI coming for your job?
Sean Farrington gets the latest on Hurricane Melissa and hears how AI is already coming for tech jobs at companies worth trillions of dollars - so how...
Mind the gap
A downgrade in the UK's economic forecast could mean a larger than expected gap in the numbers Chancellor Rachel Reeves has to play with in her budget...
Going critical?
Will Bain with the details of a 'framework' for a likely compromise on trade talks between the US and China this week.
Proposals include a defer...
Car Numbers Drop After JLR's Emergency Brake
The number of cars produced in the UK fell by a massive 27% last month, according to the industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders....
New browser on the block
As OpenAI launches a new web service, Will Bain looks at how it's set to rival Google. We also look at why English and Welsh football is appealing so...
Digging for growth
The boss of JCB says the Chancellor can't 'tax her way to growth' in November's Budget. Plus, with the latest inflation figures set to be revealed, wh...
Down the Amazon
AWS says it's fixed the problem that's disrupted many of the world's biggest websites. Sean Farrington's joined by the former cyber chief of the UK Go...
Levelling up?
A new qualification, V Levels, will replace many existing vocational qualifications in a government shake up of the skills sector. Theo Leggett speaks...
Pub quizzed
Greene King boss Nick McKenzie sits down with Felicity Hannah to talk about the pub trade, changing drinking habits and business taxes.
Also, Sa...
The robots are coming
Waymo driverless taxicabs are coming to London next year once they have completed safety tests.
Bankers' bonuses to be paid earlier than before....
Bottom of the class
According to the IMF, the UK is on course to record the highest inflation in the G7 this year. Sean Farrington talks to a senior economist about what...
AI tied up?
After the latest mega-deal tying one AI firm to another, Sean Farrington asks what's behind the spending spree.
We also hear from a veteran of r...
Down to earths
Felicity Hannah hears the latest developments in the trade war between the US and China, reignited after Beijing imposed a new round of controls on th...
Pre-flight checks
Felicity Hannah hears about the EU's new Entry/Exit System, coming in from Sunday. Plus, a look behind the scenes at the London Stock Exchange.
Crisis of confidence?
Wake up with Sean Farrington to get all the latest in the world of business.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales says U...
PCP payouts
Details have been released of how victims of car finance mis-selling will be compensated. It's affecting millions - we crunch the numbers with an auto...
Trade, travel and turmoil
France in political chaos after its Prime Minister resigns. France has now had 4 Prime Ministers in under a year..
Sir Keir Starmer flies to Ind...
Jaguar Land Rover: the race to restart
Felicity Hannah looks at how JLR is preparing to restart car production after a disruptive cyber incident.
And 15 years later, Instagram has tra...
Swiftenomics
Felicity Hannah delves into the Taylor Swift business empire as the superstar launches her latest album.
And our Friday panel unpicks the econom...
Will Government's Clean Energy plan lead to more skilled UK workers?
Ed Miliband wants to see more than 800,000 workers employed in the UK's energy industry by 2030.
How do Nottingham's pubs get ready for a big ni...
A Bad Wrap?
Costs could rise for many producers today as fees for using certain materials in packaging come in - Sean Farrington one snack company about the impac...
Reeves Speaks
As the Labour Party Conference continues, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given her message to the country - and she's also been talking to business...
Conference Calling
The Labour Party conference gets under way in earnest this morning with speeches from the Chancellor as well as a diary full of events on business and...
Britain Gets ID'd?
The government wants to introduce compulsory digital IDs for everyone - Felicity Hannah hears from the company behind the system in Estonia that might...
What's Raily Happening?
The BBC understands Northern Powerhouse Rail plans have been delayed again - Will Bain asks businesses in the North what it'll mean for them. Plus, th...
Big Boss Interview - John Roberts
We hear from AO.com's founder and chief executive John Roberts. It forms part of the BBC's new Big Boss Interview podcast available on BBC Sounds: htt...
Matcha on the menu
With the ink almost dry on the US TikTok ownership deal, Sean Farrington talks to a tech investor to find out who the winners and losers are.We hear f...
Gatwick Plans Take Off
As Gatwick gets the green light for a second runway, we explore what the expansion could mean for businesses around the airport.
Plus, if your l...
Like a breeze
With President Trump's visit over, Felicity Hannah unpicks a week of CEOs and deals.
Our Friday panel also takes a look at what interest rate de...
An AI Superpower?
Will Bain hears from another one of the tech bosses who've joined President Trump on his state visit - this time Nvidia. Also, as the President is awa...
Business of Sport with Sean Farrington
The trade in sports memorabilia is big business, with sales of old shirts, trophies, trading cards and even old benches attracting sports fans and inv...
All the President's Men
President Trump's state visit to the UK has coincided with a flurry of multi-billion investments in British tech industries. But among the good news,...
State Visit 2.0
As President Trump prepares to hop over the pond for his second State visit - Sean Farrington speaks to businesses who want clarity after months of tr...
Going nuclear
The government unveils plans for billions of private investment in nuclear energy which it says could create thousands of jobs. Sean Farrington hears...
Off to uni?
As students return to cities across the UK, Felicity Hannah sits down with the chief of the UK's biggest student landlord to find out why the sector i...
Mercky Waters
Will Bain finds out why US drugmaker Merck has abandoned its £1billion research centre in London, laying of more than a hundred jobs. We'll have the l...
Business of Sport with Sean Farrington
Sean Farrington sits down with Henry Hodgson, NFL UK's general manager, to talk about what it will take to grow American football’s fanbase in the UK...
Splashing out
Sean Farrington hears from the water customer watchdog after it received the highest number of complaints over water bills in nine years. And it's a m...
Succession Settled
Sean Farrington gets the latest as the battle for control of Rupert Murdoch's media empire reaches a multibillion-dollar finale. We hear from the Trad...
France on the edge
Sean Farrington assesses the impact a vote of confidence in French PM François Bayrou will have on Europe's second largest economy.
Also, we tal...