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Georgie Frost

Shares fall as Apple ends contract with Imagination Technologies

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Shares fall as Apple ends contract with Imagination Technologies
Nigel Cassidy joined Georgie Frost to discuss the main market headlines of the morning, starting with UK chip designer Imagination technologies. They've made an announcement this morning regarding a license agreement with Apple. Also news coming out of Lloyds Bank this morning. It says it will shrink hundreds of branches in size. And Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has confirmed it is beginning a strategic review of its food business.
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Nigel Cassidy


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Nigel Cassidy

Demystifying those new tax changes

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

Demystifying those new tax changes
At Share Radio, we're all about demystifying business and finance - and few things can be more confusing than tax. Well, on Saturday, a whole bunch of tax changes were introduced, which will come into force on Thursday (The 6th of April) for the tax year running for 2017 to 2018. To help understand how these taxes will effect you, business, and our economy, Share Radio's Matt Cox has been taking a closer look at the changes.
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Kevin Pratt, Anita Monteith


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Nigel Cassidy

Has the UK manufacturing industry been taking advantage of the weak pound?

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

Has the UK manufacturing industry been taking advantage of the weak pound?
For over 40 years John Elliott has championed the cause of British manufacturing in County Durham. His Ebac company was founded in 1972 making dehumidifiers. Over the next 44 years, its grown and now makes dehumidifiers, water coolers, freezers and washing machines. Ebac dehumidifiers are the market leading brand of dehumidifiers in the UK. Over 1.25 million homes have bought a Ebac dehumidifier – that’s over 5% of all households. To get the latest snapshot on how UK manufacturing is coping, Nigel Cassidy spoke to John Elliott, Executive Chairman of Ebac, the British manufacturer.
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John Elliott


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Nigel Cassidy

How Gibraltar became a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

How Gibraltar became a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations
The future of Gibraltar is at stake in Brexit negotiations. Spain could veto a trade deal if it doesn't get concessions over sovereignty. EU member states have received a letter setting out the bloc's opening stance for Brexit negotiations over the next two years. The letter says all issues relating to the Rock must be sorted bilaterally between London and Madrid. Share Radio's Peta Fuller spoke to Jonathan Lis from British Influence and Joe Carberry from Open Britain about the Gibraltar question.
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Jonathan Lis, Joe Carberry


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Nigel Cassidy

What is causing failures in pensions funds?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

What is causing failures in pensions funds?
New figures released today from PwC's Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £500bn at the end of March 2017, a £20bn decrease since last month. So what does this actually mean for pension funds? To discuss further, Nigel Cassidy spoke to Steven Dicker, PwC's chief actuary.
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Steven Dicker


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Georgie Frost

This is Money: Brexit Uncorked

Georgie Frost
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This is Money

This is Money: Brexit Uncorked
Welcome to the This is Money Show on Share Radio, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. The starting gun was finally pulled on Brexit negotiations this week with the triggering of Article 50. What will the two years bring for markets and how will it hit UK consumers? So far the previous gloomy forecasts of the Bank of England have been replaced by warnings of high consumer spending and growing household debt. Making sense of what all this means for the pound in our pockets Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Reporter Rebecca Rutt. Plus this week find out just what the price sweet spot is for the perfect bottle of wine.
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Simon Lambert, Rebecca Rutt


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NS&I
Ed Bowsher

'Dramatic drop' in UK savings, hits record low says ONS

Ed Bowsher
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Afternoon

'Dramatic drop' in UK savings, hits record low says ONS
Increasingly volatile spending patterns could start to worry regulators - the latest Office for National Statistics data found savings ratios dropped to their lowest levels since records began in 1963, while disposable income for UK households has seen the sharpest drop in almost three years. Should caution return to the market? For insight into this story and more, Jeremy Stretch, head of G10 FX Strategy at CIBC Capital Markets, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.
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Jeremy Stretch


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Georgie Frost

Divorce bills and European Council proposals - Ryan Heath discusses our future relationship with the EU

Georgie Frost
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Divorce bills and European Council proposals - Ryan Heath discusses our future relationship with the EU
The approach of the remaining 27 EU member states towards Brexit negotiations will be set out later. European Council President Donald Tusk will lay out his proposals. The UK government wants a new free trade deal to be discussed alongside any possible divorce bill. But this has been rejected by the German chancellor. To discuss what we can expect to be laid out by the European Union, Georgie Frost was joined by Ryan Heath, Senior correspondent at POLITICO Europe.
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Ryan Heath


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Georgie Frost

The News Review: Public sector organisations will soon have to publish gender pay gap details

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

The News Review: Public sector organisations will soon have to publish gender pay gap details
Georgie Frost was joined by Editor-in-chief of money.co.uk Hannah Maundrell this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed how businesses will be able to choose their water supplier - in the biggest shake-up of the sector since privatisation. Plus they look into the news that the NHS, government departments, councils and other public sector organisations with over 250 workers will have to publish details on any gender pay gap. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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Hannah Maundrell


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Georgie Frost

European Council plays hard-ball with an uncompromising stance to start Brexit negotiations

Georgie Frost
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

European Council plays hard-ball with an uncompromising stance to start Brexit negotiations
Nigel Cassidy joined Georgie Frost to discuss the main market headlines of the morning, starting with Entertainment One and Speedy Hire. Plus we had a Share Radio Exclusive this morning - Nigel spoke with a Brit in Belgium who's seeking Belgian citizenship post Brexit. And he revealed there are up to 1,000 others looking to do the same.
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Nigel Cassidy


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