Podcasts from Morning Money at 6:00 related to Shares

Chris Green, tech journalist and consultant, on the brand new iPhone7, the reception to the new features, and what it means for Apple as a company going forward.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun an upper house election campaign, with a pledge to rev-up the economy, as surveys show his ruling bloc is ahead. Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at University of Shizuoka in Japan, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey to discuss.

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.

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.

A potential stock connect between the London Stock Exchange and Shanghai is the latest news coming out of George Osborne's five day visit to China. Dr David Kuo, CEO at The Motley Fool Singapore, gives his thoughts to Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson on any potential deal.

Dr David Kuo, Chief Executive Officer at the Motley Fool Singapore, discusses the Chinese market after shares continued to tumble, with the Shanghai Composite dropping by 8.4%.

Share Radio's Billy Bambrough speaks to Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell, and independent economist Chris Bailey, about the problems facing the FTSE 100.

Billy Bambrough talks to Martin Skancke, a sovereign wealth fund consultant, about Norway's fund and its performance.

Billy Bambrough takes a closer look into China's volatile market. He speaks to David Kuo, CEO of The Motley Fool in Singapore, and Kay Van-Petersen, Asia Macro Strategist.

Billy Bambrough speaks to Mark Williams, Chief Asia Economist at Capital Economics, and independent economist Chris Bailey, about the Chinese market slowdown and its effect on the economy.