Podcasts presented by Simon Rose

On today's Market Wrap, we discussed BT's share price ending up over 5% after the agreement with the Ofcom over the separation of its OpenReach division; and William Hill's shares ended 1% up after Philip Bowcock was confirmed as the news Chief Executive. Plus, non-farm payroll figures were released showing that US employers added 235,000 jobs in February.

We preview the articles of the Financial Times' weekend money supplement with FT Money Editor Claer Barrett. This week we discussed the Chancellor's plan to rise national insurance for self-employed, the reduction of the annual tax free dividend allowance, and the issue with asset managers.

We looked back on the corporate week and look-ahead to what we can expect in the next 7 days on the business calendar. Share Radio's Simon Rose speaks to the Share Centre's Investment Research Analyst Helal Miah.

On our latest Magazine Review, we looked at some of the stories dominating the pages of the country's leading business magazines, including Hammond's plan to rise national insurance for the self-employed, and the OBR confirming the weak growth of the UK economy. This much more with Hazel Sheffield, Freelance Multimedia Journalist, and Nick Britton, Head of Training at the Association of Investment Companies.

In his first spring Budget, Philip Hammond declared war on the UK's productivity gap. And his first front: Britain's classrooms. Alongside an expansion of technical education, the Chancellor pledged more cash for free schools. Some see this extra money as heralding a new generation of grammars. These new free schools could later decide to become selective if the Government repeals the ban on new grammars. Is No 10 preparing for more grammars? Share Radio's Alex Clark spoke to Neil Carmichael, Conservative MP for Stroud and Chair of the Education Select Committee.

This is Share Radio's weekly travel show - The Share Radio Travel Guide. Simon Rose is joined by travel journalist and author Sarah Tucker. They look at why complaints about holidays and flights have hit record levels, Caroline Morrone of De Vere Wotton House reveals why your next romantic weekend break should be in Surrey and there's an insider's guide to Venice. Also, we're in the grip of a caravan and motorhome boom - you find out why with TV presenter and campervan enthusiast Martin Dory and Antonia Mariconda, the Cosmedic Coach talks about cosmetic surgery abroad.

It's time to talk politics. On today's programme: the Chancellor's first Spring Budget is still reverberating around Westminster - Simon gauges the mood of Tory backbenchers and hears what the Institute of Fiscal Studies made of Spreadsheet Phil's maths; and the Lords has called on the Prime Minister to offer Parliament a meaningful vote on her final Brexit deal.

Share Radio's Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help rattle through the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. They discussed: Morrisons has reported a rise in sales and profits thanks to the positive performance of its turnaround strategy; Shares in Domino's Pizza ended the day down almost 15%; The price of oil has dropped over 2% for the first time since December.

Our Apprentices are four members of the Share Radio team who've each been given fifteen thousand pounds of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. They have a minimum of eight stocks, which they've been buying and selling through The Share Centre for the past couple of years. Today's Apprentices are Alexi Phillips and Olivia Demetriades, while standing by with advice and useful observations is Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

What are the five biggest UK takeover targets? With a weaker pound post-EU referendum, and the Kraft-Heinz bid for Unilever perhaps encouraging further M&A activity, can we expect other British companies to be targeted for takeovers -- and which ones are most likely to have sights set on them? Share Radio's Matt Cox put the question to David Buik, Market Commentator at Panmure Gordon, to speculate on the current business landscape in Britain, and imagine which companies foreign firms have their eyes on.