Podcasts

Billy Bambrough, Editor of Economics and Business website Verdict.co.uk, joined Share Radio's Sarah Pennells to discuss the latest political news. They talked about the death of Labour MP for Manchester Gorton and Father of the House of Commons Sir Gerald Kaufman, who has died at the age of 86 sparking a by-election in his constituency. The Telegraph is reporting Theresa May's plan to announce the end of free movement for new EU migrants the day she formally triggers Article 50. Finally, Billy gives his take on Nigel Farage meeting President Donald Trump for dinner.

Internet security firm Cloudflare has suffered a bug that saw hundreds of thousands of webpages leaking personal data such as passwords and personal messages. The leak leaves millions at risk of being hacked or having their private conversations, including chats on dating websites, leaked across the web. Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by Cybersecurity expert Prof Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey.

US firm Boeing has announced plans to open its first European commercial factory in South Yorkshire, creating at least 30 jobs. If approved, the £20m plant will be built next to an existing research centre founded in 2001 by Boeing and the University of Sheffield. The company said the factory, at Catcliffe in Rotherham, could also lead to new jobs in the supply industry.The plant will manufacture hi-tech aircraft components. Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by aerospace expert Howard Wheeldon of Wheeldon Strategic.

The boss of France's PSA Group, Carlos Tavares, has told the Business Secretary Greg Clark that members of Vauxhall's pension scheme "will be no worse off" should his firm buy the brand. He also said labour commitments at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port and Luton plants would be honoured. Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy was joined by Davis Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School to discuss.

Conservatives have won the Cumbrian seat of Copeland in a by-election, marking the first time in 35 years a governing party has taken a seat from a rival at a UK by-election. Jeremy Corbyn has declared he won't resign in the aftermath of this result and when he was asked earlier today at a press conference whether he was the problem, he replied no. Simon was joined by Dr Mark Garnett, senior lecturer in Politics at Lancaster University joins me now.

This is the Magazine Review, Share Radio's look at some of the stories dominating the pages of the country's leading business magazines. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Money Observer Editor Faith Glasgow and Deputy Editor Kyle Caldwell.

The Share Radio Evening Show teams up with the FT Money Editor Claer Barrett to talk Serious Money - the personal finance and investment highlights of the FT Money section. On this edition, Claer and Share Radio's Simon Rose talked about Innovative Finance Isas being hit by further delays, passive aggressive investing, Insurance and the big data technology revolution

Manufacturers of electric cars are racing to secure supplies of Cobalt, a metal used to make batteries that power electric cars. That's because a number of hedge funds have hoarded 6000 tons of the material, worth 280 million dollars. To find out what's going on, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Simona Gambarini, Commodities Economist at Capital Economics.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio Podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s been a mixed week of results for the banks with HSBC seeing sliding profits whilst Lloyds has undergone something of a comeback with a rebounding share price. Is it fair for HSBC to point the finger at market conditions or does the success of its rivals prove it’s scapegoating? Meanwhile we’re also seeing a divide among savers as the gap between the richest and poorest households grows. Looking through the figures Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce. Plus we look at the domestic challenges for the UK car industry and find out how to spot a rare coin.

RBS has today recorded nine years of losses, with the latest £7bn loss taking the bank's total losses since 2008 to £58bn. That's more than the £45.5bn taxpayer-funded bailout. But can the bank reverse the trend and turn a profit next year? Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher on the day's big company news, including BA’s parent group and betting company William Hill.