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WH Smith shares were up on a good trading update with sales of funny 'spoof books' helping the stationer. Shares in Restaurant Group, the company behind chains Frankie and Benny's and Garfunkel's, were down as it reported lower like-for-like sales last year. Tesco faces new lawsuit from US Investment firm, Manning & Napier, which is suing the supermarket over an earlier accounting irregularities. And miners BHP Billiton and Antofagasta reported on good results today. Chris Bailey, founder of Financial Orbit, joined Ed Bowsher, Share Radio's senior analyst to discuss these and more.

Britain's manufacturers are 'firing on all cylinders' - that's what the Confederation of British Industry says in its latest report - but will it last? Three of the five biggest shareholders in FTSE 350 firms have vowed to get tough on executive pay. And in the US, Donald Trump has approved two oil pipelines, is the Trump bump back? Ben Kumar from 7 Investment Management analyses the latest economic news with Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

Emerging Opportunities with Gavin Serkin and Simon Rose, is dedicated to global, emerging and frontier markets. This week they talk to Farrukh Khan, senior director of business development at Acumen - a pioneer of investing with social impact. Gavin Serkin is managing editor of the Frontier Funds Consultancy and author of Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow.

Oil prices rose this week on evidence on news that production from OPEC is falling, but an increase in drilling in the United States could keep a lid on prices. Fergus Marcroft, Senior Advisor to investment bank Hannam & Partners, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to explain.

BT shares slumped as the telecoms giant warned again on profits following the Italian accounting scandal, Easyjet results softer on weak pound but strong Christmas sales for Dixons Carphone and posh tonic water company Fever-Tree bubbles along. All the big company news of the day with Financial Times deputy companies editor Daniel Thomas and Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

A New Year means a new diet for many, but some of the most popular food fads may be causing more harm. To separate fact from fiction and get the scientific verdict Georgie was joined by nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker.

This week financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb from Be Clever with Your Cash enter the ring to fight for your rights in the financial world. They take on what exactly is going on with credit card rates and how can we avoid the hikes on interest. They also deliver the Sucker punch to direct debits.

STEM industries are set to grow at twice the national rate, according to a new 'Jobs of the Future' report. But with increased pressure on the sector to attract more women, they currently only make up just 19% of the workforce. Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to energy research engineer Claire Canning to see what it's like for women in the STEM industries.

Donald Trump's social media activity has been attracting a lot of attention - not least the markets. Previous posts aimed at companies saw billions wiped of company stock respectively. So is it possible to trade based on the President's tweets? One company looking to capitalise on this is 'Trigger'. Their app already provides real time advice to all levels of investors in reaction to world events... now, they've launched Trump Triggers reacting specifically to the President's remarks. Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to their co-founder Rachel Mayer.

Faith Archer of the blog Much More With Less will joins Georgie to discuss some of her best money saving tips.