Share Sounds. related to Economics - UK

Podcast Directory

Genre: Economics / Topic: UK
Strand: Share Radio Afternoon
Clear Selection
Ed Bowsher

General Motors 'wants out of Europe', takes £1.9 billion PSA life raft

Ed Bowsher
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Afternoon

General Motors 'wants out of Europe', takes £1.9 billion PSA life raft
The Vauxhall and Opel brands will be sold off by General Motors for £1.9 billion to French car giant PSA - the company behind Peugeot and Citroen. What does the deal mean? And why will a hard Brexit be 'very damaging' for UK car industry? Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke with David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School.
Guest:

David Bailey

Published:
Listen
Sarah Pennells (1)

How safe do you think your online banking transactions are?

Sarah Pennells (1)
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

How safe do you think your online banking transactions are?
Carrying out financial transactions on your desktop and other such traditional methods are more susceptible to cybercrime than using your mobile. That’s according to research by security technology company Threatmetrix, which shows one million cyberattacks targeted online lending transactions in 2016. Cyber fraud expert from Threatmetrix, Dr. Stephen Moody, spoke to Share Radio’s Anviksha Patel to discuss the research further.
Guests:

Anviksha Patel, Dr Stephen Moody

Published:
Listen
Ed Bowsher

Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management's £11bn tie-up creates UK's biggest asset manager

Ed Bowsher
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Afternoon

Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management's £11bn tie-up creates UK's biggest asset manager
Standard Life will acquire rival Aberdeen Asset Management for £3.8bn - the move would create the UK's largest fund management group, managing £660bn in assets with an £11bn market capitalisation. Why has the deal been done? Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Ken Odeluga, market analyst at City Index, for more on this, plus GM sells its European brands Vauxhall and Opel, Informa's revenue rises 11 percent and possible tax rises in this week's budget.
Guest:

Ken Odeluga

Published:
Listen
Sarah Pennells (1)

Wellbeing programmes in the workplace have been introduced to de-stress employees

Sarah Pennells (1)
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Wellbeing programmes in the workplace have been introduced to de-stress employees
Apparently more than 1 in 4 adults feel too stressed which is taking a toll on productivity with more days being lost due to sickness. In an effort to tackle the problem some firms such as Cisco have begun introducing wellbeing programmes for their employees. To find out more about the benefits this can offer a business Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to health expert Jessie Pavelka who has recently partnered with Cisco. Jessie began by explaining the problems for many employees.
Guest:

Jessie Pavelka

Published:
Listen
Sarah Pennells (1)

Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor expects to increase social care funding and taxes on the self-employed. All this and more on the News Review

Sarah Pennells (1)
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor expects to increase social care funding and taxes on the self-employed. All this and more on the News Review
Sarah Pennells was joined by Financial planner David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial this morning. Today on the agenda, they discussed french firm PSA buying the European arm of General Motors for 1.9 billion pounds. Plus they look into why the chancellor is expected to increase funding for social care and provide some relief for those falling victim to business rate changes. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guest:

David Braithwaite

Published:
Listen
Sarah Pennells (1)

Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax returns, yet the Chancellor has not. Should it be an obligation?

Sarah Pennells (1)
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax returns, yet the Chancellor has not. Should it be an obligation?
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has been speaking ahead of Wednesday's Budget. And he's warned there will be no "spending sprees" in the Budget. Mr Hammond also said that any surplus cash would be used to ensure the UK had enough "gas in the tank" for the coming years. In Labour news, they've had to defend party leader Jeremy Corbyn over the amount of tax he's paid. Labour say they're "confident" Corbyn did pay the correct amount. Yet more damaging stories for the party and for Mr Corbyn? To discuss this, Sarah Pennells was joined by political journalist Natasha Clarke.
Guest:

Natasha Clarke

Published:
Listen
Sarah Pennells (1)

Nigel Cassidy reveals the latest market reaction to the Vauxhall-Opel sale by GM to Peugeot-Citroen

Sarah Pennells (1)
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Nigel Cassidy reveals the latest market reaction to the Vauxhall-Opel sale by GM to Peugeot-Citroen
Joining Sarah Pennells to discuss the latest market headlines was Share Radio's very own Nigel Cassidy starting with none more important than the agreed merger between PSA Group - who own Peugeot and Citroen - and General Motors' European unit - which includes Vauxhall. There are now fears of UK job losses in this sector. And another big merger announcement this morning is from Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management.
Guest:

Nigel Cassidy

Published:
Listen
Nigel Cassidy

How can National Apprenticeship week mend the construction sector skills gap?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

How can National Apprenticeship week mend the construction sector skills gap?
Today marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week, encouraging more people to choose apprenticeships as a fast-track to a career. Seemingly apprenticeships are a great alternative to heading to university. However according to research out today from Redrow, the British house-builders, poor careers advice and misconceptions are exacerbating the construction sector skills-gap and discouraging apprentices. Joining Nigel to discuss further was Karen Jones, HR Director at Redrow.
Guest:

Karen Jones

Published:
Listen
Nigel Cassidy

General Motors sale of Vauxhall may hit workers in Ellesmere Port and Luton, says David Miller, investment director of QuilterCheviot

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

General Motors sale of Vauxhall may hit workers in Ellesmere Port and Luton, says David Miller, investment director of QuilterCheviot
The next few days look pretty eventful for investors, with a string of events likely to set the pace and direction of markets. 4,500 car workers at Ellesmere Port and Luton are braced for future job cuts as General Motors readies the sale of Vauxhall and Opel to France's PSA. Joining Nigel Cassidy was investment director of QuilterCheviot, David Miller, beginning with the likely GM deal, discussing is this is another example of UK industrial car jobs facing a new Brexit risk.
Guest:

David Miller

Published:
Listen
Simon Rose

Market Wrap: Culture Secretary Karen Bradley "minded" to refer Fox's Sky bid to Ofcom

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

Market Wrap: Culture Secretary Karen Bradley "minded" to refer Fox's Sky bid to Ofcom
Share Radio's Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help rattle through the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. They discussed: Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she's likely to order an Ofcom investigation into the planned £18.5bn takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox; advertising giant WPP warned that sluggish economic growth could hit revenues; UK service sector growth eased on a five-month low in February.
Guest:

Ed Bowsher

Published:
Listen

© 2024 Share Radio: as from Friday 5th May 2017 when Share Radio went 100% online, the station, together with its sister channel Share Music, operate as part of Share Premium Ltd, which is registered in England, no. 10446463 VAT Regn. 267624772. 

Web Design Agency: Zebedee