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Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To help contextualise the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. They discussed Chancellor Philip Hammond's comment that Brexit uncertainty could cause firms to delay investment, UK retail sales in December dropping 1.9% from November, chemicals maker Synthomer jumping to the top of the FTSE 250 index, and UK's largest housebuilder Barratt Developments Chief Financial Officer's decision to leave the company with immediate effect after disagreements with other senior staff.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s the start of a new era as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Meanwhile across the pond Theresa May swore out of Europe spelling out her 12 point plan for leaving. What of the impact on the pound in your pocket though? It’s rapidly devaluing on the back of uncertainty whilst rising inflation threatens to strip its spending power further, especially if saved in one of Britain’s worst accounts. To add to the misery there’s also a warning from Mark Carney we may be storing up problems overspending and racking up debt. To make sense of all these financial woes current and future Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus. They also discuss how to solve some of the biggest money rip-offs and financial wrongs whilst Simon takes on a new road tax which could see a small hatchback being charged the same as a 5.0 litre Mustang. This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.

On the final day of Davos the discussion continues to revolve around Brexit and the state of globalisation. Today, speakers included Chancelor Philip Hammond and German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble. From the studio Ed Bowsher spoke to Share Radio Presenter and Davos correspondent Steve Clarke to round up what's happened this week.

Angry investors are pushing for Pearson's CEO to go after this week's profit warning and 30% fall in the share price. There's been better news for shareholders in the fashion chain for more mature ladies, BonMarche with good sales in the run-up to Christmas. And Synthomer impresses investors in its Q4 update. Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA, spoke with Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher on this and more company news.

UK retail sales slumped with the worst figures in more than five years, could Trump put through his fiscal stimulus plans and how is the market pricing Sterling - is it likely to fall further? Mike Bell, global markets strategist at JP Morgan, talks through the top economy stories of today with Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Senior analyst Ed Bowsher. Today on the agenda, they discuss Amazon's sky high customer satisfaction. Plus they analyse the parking problem in the UK. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Share Radio's Political Correspondent, Colin Bloom, who's live from Washington D.C ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration spoke to Georgie Frost about what we can expect later on.

With Georgie Frost today in the studio was Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy to re-cap what happened this morning when the markets opened.

And now it's time for the second instalment of Track Record. This week Sue Dougan has been sitting down with entrepreneur, Paul Oberschneider, who went from rock bottom, to running a businesses worth over $200 million.

There are over 9 million ethnic minorities living in the UK and with a spending power of £300 billion, they're one of the biggest groups of consumers in the country and their population is set to double by 2045. Yet only 1 of 5 UK companies reach out to them as consumers. This is why GottaBe! Ethnic is running a masterclass on ethnic marketing today at Novotel Blackfriars in Central London. Tomasz Dill, Managing Director of GottaBe! was in the studio to discuss more.