Share Sounds presented by Juliette Foster

Goodbyes can be difficult - especially if they're scheduled to last for two years. Today, Share Radio gets the View from the Brexit negotiations - what next after Article 50?

Share Radio's ongoing coverage of today's attack on Parliament.

On the latest Market Wrap, US financial markets have been making the headlines after the Dow Jones posted its first drop in 5 months. Plus, Kingfisher, the B&Q and Screwfix owner, has reported higher profits boosted by resilient sales in the UK and the weaker pound. Finally, mining companies Acacia and Endeavour are going separate ways after their merger talks broke down. Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell joined us to discuss.

On today's programme: France has held its first Presidential debate; the former deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness, has died at the age of 66; and EU leaders will hold a summit on Brexit on 29th April - a month after Article 50 is triggered.

On today's Emerging Opportunities: cooperation in opening its nuclear facilities to international inspectors had brought Iran to the brink of ending decades of economic sanctions - opening investors to opportunities in one of the world's leading oil producing economies, with an active stock exchange and consumer population. What does the future hold for Iran?

Donald Trump, Brexit, and elections in France and Germany are all hogging the headlines at the moment - should you focus on them? Asset allocation expert Andy Brown from Prudential joined Juliette in the studio to discuss.

The failed attempt by the US food company Kraft to snap up the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever has been one of the big talking points in the Merger & Acquisitions sector - but what's next? The professional services firm Deloitte has released its 2017 M&A Index which claims that in spite of Brexit and Donald Trump's election as US President, the sector held up surprisingly well in 2016 and the stability has carried over into this year. But will it last, given the prospect of further political turmoil on the horizon? Share Radio's Matt Cox spoke to Deloitte's Sriram Prakash, Global Lead of M&A.

Rising fuel and food prices drove last month's inflation rate to its highest since September 2013 and beyond the Bank of England's 2 per cent target. As measured by the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Prices Index, inflation jumped to 2.3% in February - up from 1.8% in January. Juliette speaks to Pete Comley, inflation expert and author of Inflation Matters.

On the latest Market Wrap: Rising fuel and food prices push the UK's inflation rate to its highest since September 2013, Fever-Tree sets its sights on expanding further into mixers for the dark spirits market due to rising revenues & pre-tax profits rise almost 10 per cent at housebuilder Bellway, due to a shortage of housing in the UK and the government's Help to Buy subsidy scheme. All this and more with Chris Bailey, founder of Financial Orbit.

Listen at Share Radio Podcasts the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond Budget's speech in full