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Morning Money: Tom Blomfield offers an insight into the mobile first challenger bank Mondo

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Tom Blomfield offers an insight into the mobile first challenger bank Mondo
Ninety six seconds was all it took to raise £1 million pounds, in Mondo's crowdfund via the Crowdcube platform. The mobile first challenger bank is allowing customers to become shareholders through the initiative. Tom Blomfield is the Chief Executive of Mondo, and he explains what the company does, whilst also looking ahead to the future for the bank and the industry.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Tom Blomfield


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Morning Money: The Virtual Technology Cluster Group launches

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: The Virtual Technology Cluster Group launches
The Virtual Technology Cluster Group is just 24 hours old. Launched on Monday, the group's model enables major multi-national companies to attract emerging and disruptive technology innovators into their supply chain. Chief Executive, Auriol Stevens, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey to discuss just how the group works and who its members are.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Auriol Stevens


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Morning Money: Shaun Richards on another month of shop price deflation

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Shaun Richards on another month of shop price deflation
Independent Economist Shaun Richards talks about the deflationary pressures in the UK economy, on the back of latest BRC/Nielsen Shop price index showing that February Marked the 34th Consecutive Month of Shop Price Deflation, with prices down 2%. So what's behind these deflationary pressures? Shaun offers his views.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Shaun Richards


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Morning Money: Just Eat CEO David Buttress discusses the company's full-year performance

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Just Eat CEO David Buttress discusses the company's full-year performance
David Buttress, CEO of global online and mobile takeaway ordering service Just Eat, discusses the company’s full year results. From humble beginnings in a Danish basement in 2001, to a 2014 listing on the London Stock Exchange, it now operates in 15 countries worldwide. So what do its latest figures reveal and what does the future hold?
Guests:

Chris Bailey, David Buttress


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

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 6:00

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.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Dr Seijiro Takeshita


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Morning Money: Third time lucky for the LSE in its merger talks with Germany's Deutsche Börse?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Third time lucky for the LSE in its merger talks with Germany's Deutsche Börse?
The London Stock Exchange yesterday confirmed it was in detailed discussions with its German rival about an all-share merger. The exchanges have considered combining forces before. They agreed to merge in 2000 before a rival bid for the LSE from Sweden’s OM Gruppen scuppered the deal. The LSE then rejected a formal £1.3bn offer from Deutsche Börse in January 2005. So will it be third time lucky? Jasper Lawler, Market Analyst at CMC Markets, joins to discuss.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Jasper Lawler


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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.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Simon Smith


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Morning Money: The future of British farming with Phil Bicknell of the NFU

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: The future of British farming with Phil Bicknell of the NFU
This year's National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham begins and Phil Bicknell, Head of Food & Farming at the NFU, joins Sarah Lowther and the Financial Orbit's Chris Bailey live from the conference to discuss this year’s event, the future of agriculture and the political challenges posed both within the UK and EU.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Phil Bicknell


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Morning Money: Brexit, Boris and what it all means for Corbyn

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Brexit, Boris and what it all means for Corbyn
Jack Sommers, Assistant News Editor for the Huffington Post UK, discusses the Brexit debate, David Cameron's reaction to Boris Johnson after the Mayor of London announced he wanted to leave the EU, and what this all means for Jeremy Corbyn.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Jack Sommers


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Morning Money: What's to blame for the weakest Scottish store performance since 2012?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What's to blame for the weakest Scottish store performance since 2012?
David McCorquodale, Head of Retail at KPMG, comments on the SRC-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor for the month of January, which show that total Scottish sales decreased by 3.8% compared with January 2015, when they had declined by 2.3%. So what's to blame and what do these figures reveal about consumer confidence in Scotland?
Guests:

Chris Bailey, David McCorquodale


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