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Morning Money: Are Tesla leading us into a new world of decentralised energy?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Are Tesla leading us into a new world of decentralised energy?
Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has published the second part of his self-titled "masterplan", in which his ongoing attempt to buy solar panel company, SolarCity, has generated significant attention. Is this a sign that we could be on the verge of an energy system revolution? Share Radio’s Joe Aldridge has been speaking with The Memo's Senior Tech Reporter, Oliver Smith, to find out.
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Joe Aldridge, Oliver Smith


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Morning Money: Is “Open Source” the future of technology?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Is “Open Source” the future of technology?
Govnet is set to host its Open Source 2016 conference later, where issues in this area of software development will be discussed. So what exactly is open source, and why do some people think that this is where the future of tech development lies? Matt Cox spoke to Oliver Smith, Senior Tech Reporter at The Memo, to find out.
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Matt Cox, Oliver Smith


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: “The strategy of Japan is that we don’t have opposition” – Seijiro Takeshita

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Morning Money: “The strategy of Japan is that we don’t have opposition” – Seijiro Takeshita
On Sunday, Japanese voters will go to the polls in the triennial upper house election. The contest is for only half the seats, and voters are expected to vote for the political status quo or not vote at all. To discuss this and more, Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at University of Shizuoka in Japan, joined Share Radio.
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Chris Bailey, Dr Seijiro Takeshita


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Tech is top – David Brear speaks about the world’s most valuable industry

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Tech is top – David Brear speaks about the world’s most valuable industry
Research by PwC revealed that the biggest tech businesses in the world are now worth $2.9 trillion, overtaking the world's biggest financial companies with just $2.7 trillion of value. Matt Cox has been finding out what this means for tech companies by speaking with David Brear, Co-Founder and CEO at fintech expertise group, 11FS.
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Matt Cox, David Brear


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What does Brexit mean for European companies with ties to the UK?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: What does Brexit mean for European companies with ties to the UK?
There have been heated discussions about what happens to British businesses with ties to Europe, in the wake of the UK’s Brexit vote. But what about the other way round? Matt Cox has been finding out the situation from the other side of the channel, by taking a look at the European manufacturers that have factories and plants based in the UK.
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Matt Cox, Dan Michaels, James Batchelor


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: How important an event is Japan’s upper house election on July 10th?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: How important an event is Japan’s upper house election on July 10th?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun an upper house election campaign, with a pledge to rev-up the economy, as surveys show his ruling bloc is ahead. Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at University of Shizuoka in Japan, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, Dr Seijiro Takeshita


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: ECB stimulus programme in court – Zsolt Darvas talks us through the complexities of the case

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: ECB stimulus programme in court – Zsolt Darvas talks us through the complexities of the case
The European Central Bank’s stimulus programme is due to go to court in Germany. The country's influential Constitutional Court will deliver a final verdict on whether German law allows the ECB to deploy so-called "outright money transactions". Zsolt Darvas, Senior fellow at the economic think tank Bruegel, discussed the implications of this.
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Chris Bailey, Zsolt Darvas


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance
Ahead of an international corruption summit being hosted by David Cameron in London this week, the Head of Campaigns at ActionAid UK, Murray Worthy, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey. ActionAid has been campaigning for the reform of global tax rules to tackle tax dodging in the world's poorest countries.
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Chris Bailey, Murray Worthy


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Seijiro Takeshita on China & Japan as PMI data shows contraction

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Seijiro Takeshita on China & Japan as PMI data shows contraction
The Caixin China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February came in at a five-month low and below expectations. The reading means the sector has been shrinking for a whole year. Meanwhile in Japan, the Nikkei Manufacturing PMI dropped to its lowest level in eight months in February. So what’s going on? Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at the University of Shizuoka, discusses the negative sentiment live from Japan.
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Chris Bailey, Dr Seijiro Takeshita


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Sterling weakness, safe havens and China

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Sterling weakness, safe havens and China
Simon Smith, Director and Head of Research at FX Pro, joins Share Radio to talk about the latest in the foreign exchange market. Sterling is still at lows against the dollar, so what is causing this? Simon also looks at safe havens, which are soaring, and discusses China ahead of the G20 Summit. Also, can you spot Simon's five hidden Bob Marley song references.
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Chris Bailey, Simon Smith


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