Podcasts presented by Simon Rose

Join Share Radio's Simon Rose as he investigates this and what else has been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To put the day's events in context, he was joined by Garry White, Chief Investment Commentator at Charles Stanley Direct, and Paul Sedgewick Head of Investments at Frank Investments. In today's wrap: the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 20,000 for the first time at the start of trading today; WH Smith's travel stores performed well over the holiday period, resulting in the company upgrading its full-year profit forecast; Santander's profits for last year plunged following the EU referendum; and Scotch whisky contributes nearly £5bn a year to the UK economy.

Investment in the UK's automotive industry fell in 2016 after several years of strong growth, according to the head of the industry's trade body. Some investment decisions are also on hold until there is clarity about the UK's post-Brexit trading arrangements. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that investment appears to be falling back. James Brydges has been speaking to David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business school, and first asked what percentage of cars built in the UK would be exported.

The LIBOR scandal is perhaps the biggest financial conspiracy the world has ever seen. While political scandal Watergate has Woodward and Bernstein, LIBOR has Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch. Their new book is The Fix: How Bankers Lied, Cheated and Colluded To Rig The World's Most Important Number. It's published here by John Wiley and Bloomberg Press. Simon was joined by Liam Vaughan.

Emerging Opportunities with Gavin Serkin and Simon Rose, is dedicated to global, emerging and frontier markets. This week they talk to Farrukh Khan, senior director of business development at Acumen - a pioneer of investing with social impact. Gavin Serkin is managing editor of the Frontier Funds Consultancy and author of Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow.

Parliament and the Supreme Court Brexit ruling has been the hot topic of the day. After a rather overwhelming defeat for the government, MPs must be given a vote on triggering Article 50. It has been recently announced that the government will introduce the article 50 bill on Thursday. For more reaction, Simon was joined by Stephen Gethins, MP for Fife North East and an SNP Europe spokesperson, Peter Lilley, MP for Hitchin and former secretary for trade and industry and for social security.

The dust has begun to settle on the Supreme Court ruling that parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process. Shortly after the ruling, David Davis, the UK's Brexit minister, promised a parliamentary bill within days. Sterling rose on the news, but has fallen back since, following the additional ruling that the UK's devolved assemblies will not have a veto on leaving the bloc. For this story and more, join Share Radio's Simon Rose as he investigates this and what else has been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To put the day's events in context, he's joined by Chris Bailey, founder of Financial Orbit - the investment research and consultancy service.

For reaction to the Supreme Court's Brexit ruling, which means Prime Minister Theresa May must allow MP's and peers to vote on Article 50 before it's triggered, Simon was joined by Rishi Patel of FTI Consulting.

For an update on the Supreme Court ruling Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to one of the key plaintiffs Gina Miller --founding partner for the firm SCM Private

Technology is changing almost every aspect of daily life and business and finance is no exception. Share Radio's Simon Rose and Steve Caplin, Share Radio's technology editor, look at the big technological changes that impact on the world of business, finance and money as well as some of the gadgets that help make everyday life a bit easier. On today's programme: a plethora of facial recognition stories today, including Australian plans to ditch passports and automatic KFC ordering.

Theresa May has unveiled her vision for British industry, offering an interventionist strategy that aims to "close the gap" between the productive and less productive parts of the UK. To see whether her plans can do the job, Share Radio spoke to Jeremy Cook, Chief Economist at World First, and Craig Beaumont, spokesperson at the Federation for Small Businesses.