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On today's Investment Focus: Will fund manager mergers become more common as pressure mounts on the industry? Can the US meet its budget deadline? And British investors can be a parochial bunch - so could there be opportunities overseas local investors aren't considering?

Ocado has posted solid first quarter results, so why are investors selling the stock? Plus why are mergers on the rise in the UK? For more on this and all the need-to-know company news, deputy companies editor at the Financial Times, Daniel Thomas, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

Oil is down more than 1% on news that Saudi Arabian producers have unexpectedly increased production. For this and more of the day's need-to-know economic stories, senior market analyst at London Capital Group, Jasper Lawler, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

Will Theresa May risk a second independence referendum in Scotland? Chief political commentator at the Independent, John Rentoul, talks through why the PM won't chance it with Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

Ian Cass, managing director at the Forum for Private Business, joins Sue for Track Record. Ian spent many years in the brewing sector, working for Diageo. He then moved into a director role at Venture Team UK, before joining the FPB. He specialises in new ventures, strategy, marketing and branding development.

Financial heavyweights, Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb from Be Clever With Your Cash join Georgie in the studio. This week they look at what to do if you're looking to get some news wheels and how to keep motoring costs down. And who's in line for the Golden Glove this week, and just why it's so hard organising a group holiday.

It's predicted cyber criminals are going to shift towards hacking into our internet-connected gadgets like phones, smart TVs, and even fitness trackers, and disabling access unless we pay up. Government-backed security researchers are warning about the rise of so-called "ransomware" - which is used to lock users out of devices. To find out more about the latest threats Georgie Frost heard from Ben Russell, head of strategy and partnerships at the National Cyber Crime Unit and Chris Dye, VP of marketing at Glasswall.

This week is British Science Week with a range of events up and down the country aimed at getting the public more engaged with science and technology. With growing interest in areas such as health tracking gadgets and volunteer science projects though it seems a lot demand is already there. To find out more about some of the events on offer Georgie Frost was joined by Katherine Mathieson, Chief Executive of the British Science Association.

Every week we look at the people behind the Twitter handles? Share Radio's Tom Hill has been speaking to founder of Cat Plummer, Penny Wise, Life Rich. Cat's blog shares her tips and experiences saving money and cutting debt. So what led her to set it up?

It's time to check in with the UK Money Blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Every week, 100 experts take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. This week, they discussed budgeting. David Taylor from the site Thinking Thrifty joined Georgie Frost.