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Nigel Cassidy

How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?
Analysts are predicting underlying pre-tax profits for Sainsbury’s to be about £578m in its full-year results tomorrow, down from £587m last year. City observers are concerned that the company is leaning too heavily on its recent acquisition of Home Retail, which includes Argos and Habitat. Argos delivered growth of 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, like-for-like food sales in the same period fell 0.5 per cent.
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Richard Perks


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Nigel Cassidy

Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?
A recent study from the Advertising Association has found a fifth of companies surveyed lost business due to the Brexit vote. James Murphy, Adam & Eve/DBB co-founder and AA chairman, said that "On the Friday afternoon of the vote, I got a phone call from a large North American client cancelling a contract, with the question: ‘What the hell have you guys done?’
Guest:

Steve Stokes


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Ed Bowsher

BP reveals slick Q1, moves back into black

Ed Bowsher
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Share Radio Afternoon

BP reveals slick Q1, moves back into black
BP has released its first quarter results today, revealing that - on a replacement cost basis - it's gone back in the black. Is this all down to the recently rising oil price or are other factors at play? For more on this and the day's corporate news, Ed Bowsher spoke to Dan Thomas, Deputy Companies Editor at the Financial Times.
Guest:

Daniel Thomas


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Ed Bowsher

UK and EU manufacturing on the up

Ed Bowsher
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Share Radio Afternoon

UK and EU manufacturing on the up
Data released today shows strong UK PMIs for manufacturing, up from 54.2 to 57.3 in April, beating out analysts expectations. Euro-Area manufacturing was also on the up, growing from 56.2 to 56.7. To discuss the causes behind this and more of the day's big macro news, Ed Bowsher was joined by Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets.
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Mike van Dulken


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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club: How smart are smart meters?

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Money Fight Club: How smart are smart meters?
Georgie Frost is joined by financial heavy weights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb. This week they take on the malfunctioning smart meters charging people as much as seven times their normal bill. Plus why insurance companies are getting the sucker punch this week and is it really a good idea to pay off your student debt?
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Lindsay Cook, Andy Webb


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Georgie Frost

Can hacking really damage Netflix?

Georgie Frost
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Morning

Can hacking really damage Netflix?
Over the weekend streaming giant Netflix has been held to ransom by hackers who released ten episodes of hit series Orange is the New Black after their demands went unmet. So do cyber security threats such as this really represent a growing risk to the entertainment industry? Share Radio's Tom Hill joined Georgie Frost in the studio to explain more.
Guest:

Tom Hill


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Georgie Frost

Can the UK tech industry become the next Silicon Valley?

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Can the UK tech industry become the next Silicon Valley?
How will UK tech start-ups fare post-Brexit and can the country still become a European equivalent of Silicon Valley? Georgie Frost meets Gordon & Eden- a leading specialist in recruiting digital and technology executives and part of the Leap 100 list of fastest growing companies.
Guest:

Sam Gordon


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Georgie Frost

Money Blogger: Kalpana Fitzpatrick aka. Mummy Money Matters

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Money Blogger: Kalpana Fitzpatrick aka. Mummy Money Matters
We just checked in with Chermaine Samphire -whose site is : chammyirl.co.uk. - but there are about 100 experts in the UK money blogger community. But who are the people behind the Twitter Handles. Share Radio's Sara Macham spoke to Kalpana Fitzpatrick, whose blog is Mummy Money Matters.
Guest:

Kalpana Fitzpatrick


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Georgie Frost

Get your finances fit for summer

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Get your finances fit for summer
it's time to check in with the UK Money blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Now every week, around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. Last night they discussed getting your finances ready for the summer. Joining me now is Chammy Samphire -whose site is: chammyIRL.co.uk
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Chammy Samphire


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Georgie Frost

The News Review: IVF offered at no cost in exchange for a donation of half of women's eggs

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

The News Review: IVF offered at no cost in exchange for a donation of half of women's eggs
Today on the agenda, Georgie Frost and Deborah Hargreaves, Founding Director of High Pay centre and former Business Editor of the Guardian discussed how women on low incomes are being offered IVF treatment at no cost - IF they agree to give away half of the healthy eggs they produce. Plus they look into why the proportion of high-earning women hasn't changed for six years. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guest:

Deborah Hargreaves


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