Share Sounds presented by Robyn Dwyer

The essential market stories for today including: - The immediate 'Brexit risk' to the UK economy has declined, according to Mark Carney - Sainsbury's posts record Christmas sales - Cineworld takes Rogue One to the bank - Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey predicts higher profits Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, joined Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer to talk through these and more.

Prior to the election of Donald Trump, we saw increasing evidence that global activity had been improving. Stronger nominal growth also meant a return to positive 'corporate profit' growth, and it was anticipated that this would continue to improve over the next 12 months. But can this continue once Trump is inagurated later this month? Matt Cox spoke to Standard Life Investments' Chief Economist Jeremy Lawson, to examine the trajectory of global growth and the possible economic implications of a Trump presidency.

How exactly should you be allocating your assets? It can be difficult figuring out what information you should be taking into account - whether it be government policy, interest rates, and all other manner of economic jargon. To help demystify asset allocation, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to Ed Smith, Asset Allocation Strategist at Rathbone Investment Management, to find out: what exactly is asset allocation?

How much do you think you'd be paid to carry out the tasks involved in organising Christmas? If your guess was £558, then you're spot on. Research commissioned by One4All, the multistore gift card company, reveals that a quarter of us don't mind going above and beyond to make Christmas special for their families. To find out how we can prepare for Christmas and New Year, Olivia Demetriades spoke to Liz Taylor, a party planner and event organiser.

Different styles of investors choose where to put their money for different reasons. Growth investor try to find companies which they think will grow faster than the rest of the stock market, while value investors opt for solid companies which are expected to perform solidly rather than spectacularly over the longer-term. Momentum investors try to cash in on market trends by buying or selling investments as they come in to and go out of fashion. Despite the volatility seen in the last 12 months, 2016 looks to be the year of the value investor, with record levels of investor money flowing in to this investment style. Robyn Dwyer was joined by Simon Colvin, analyst at IHS Markit.

Businesses are waiting to find out more about what the trading environment might look after the UK leaves the EU before committing themselves to investing. That's according to the latest quarterly economic barometer from The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Despite this, the ICAEW's forecast for economic growth in 2016 has been modestly upgraded from 1.8% to 2%. To find out more about this Robyn Dwyer Stephen Ibbotson, ICAEW Director of Business,

Consumer writer Megan French talks us through the cash incentives available for switching bank accounts as well as how to get the best deals on eBay. And as ever we'll have a roundup of the latest and best deals the team have come across this week.

We all get stresses in our day-to-day lives. But what about specifically in the workplace. A quarter of people have taken time off work with stress but blamed it on a physical illness. In fact new research has found that an enormous 8 million UK workers suffer in silence. Today is National Stress Awareness Day, and to find out more about it, Robyn Dwyer was joined on the line by Jon Blackburn, Clinical and Rehabilitation Services Manager at Aviva.

If you are struggling to conceive you may be interested in a new digital resource. Its called BUD which stands for 'babies under development', and the website www.littlebud.com provides a platform for people wanting to share their stories. Robyn Dwyer was joined by founder Tim Heard to hear the story behind BUD.

How dirty is your car? Do you have to wipe the dust off every time you use it? Shockingly, drivers in the UK don't seem to care about the build-up of germs and potentially harmful bacteria in their cars. Scientists at Salford University who carried out a unique experiment to determine how dirty the inside of our cars really get - and it's worse than many people realise. For more information, Robyn Dwyer spoke to hygienist Dr Lisa Ackerley.