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Most of us would admit it's much harder to get ourselves of bed and out the house when it's cold, dark and damp outside. But do you belong to the 54% of Brits who say they get less work done during the winter months? That's a statistic published today by industry body British Summer Fruits from a survey it carried out into how the seasons affect productivity. Georgie Frost was joined on the line by Dr Christy Fergusson, the UK's leading food psychologist behind Channel 4's Secret Eaters.

Retailers released a torrent of Christmas results today with M&S turning the tide on clothing sales. Also: - Asos bags 36% revenue jump - Weak pound helps Primark parent company Richard Hunter, Head of Research at Wilson King Investment Management, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to talk through the results.

Nandini Ramkrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan, joined Share Radio Afternoon to discuss the markets reaction to Trump's Press conference, his first as President-elect. She talked on the FTSE being down after a 12 days of gains, the longest ever winning streak for the index, Carney's view that Brexit is no longer the main risk to UK’s stability, and German GDP growth accelerating to a five-year high of 1.9 percent.

This is Share Radio News Hour with Ed Bowsher. Shares in Marks and Spencer are climbing today after retailer's Christmas update revealed rising sales in clothing and homeware. Does this mean that M&S is finally turning round its long-troubled clothing business? Ed will find out from Richard Hunter of Wilson King Investment Management, as well as the latest fortunes of several other big retailers including Tesco, Mothercare and AO World. The FTSE is currently down just three points at 7287 following its record-breaking 12-day winning streak. For more on this, Nandini Ramkrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan, will join Ed in the studio. After the 1:30 headlines, we'll be looking at the fallout from Donald Trump's extraordinary press conference yesterday. Ed will be speaking to Chris Gilson, managing Editor of the LSE Politics blog, for his take on that. And finally, Ed will be asking his former boss, Merryn Somerset Webb, to tell us what's in this week's edition of MoneyWeek magazine. All that and more on today's edition of the Share Radio News Hour.

It's that time of the day where we get a view from ..... This week, it's renowned economist, Doctor Steve Keen, Professor of Economics, at Kingston University.

US president-elect Donald Trump has given his first press conference since last July - in an address that was light on fresh detail from the incoming leader. Trump confirmed he would 'repeal and replace' Obamacare once a secretary was appointed and again hit back at allegations Russia has compromising material on him. Robyn Dwyer was joined all the way from Washington DC by William Danvers, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, who formerly served under Leon Panetta at the CIA and John Kerry at the State Department.

For a full festive roundup of the retail sector, Robyn Dwyer was joined on the line by Ray Gaul, Vice President of Research and Analytics at Kantar Retail.

Earlier today, Theresa May took to the dispatch box for her weekly session of Prime Minister's questions. The NHS was top of the bill. For more on this and the rest of the day's political news, Robyn Dwyer was joined by Ian Dunt, editor of politics.co.uk and author of Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now?

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?

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.