Podcasts

Market jitters ahead of Theresa May's Brexit speech while president-elect Donald Trump wants a quick deal post-Brexit - but can it happen? Share Radio's Ed Bowsher gets the latest analysis from John Barrass, Deputy Chief Executive at the Wealth Management Association.

Now, if you’re self employed or you get income from a range of different sources – you might have ‘filling in your tax self-assessment form’ at the top of your to-do list. The deadline for filing your tax self-assessment form is January 31st – just over two weeks away. So, if you haven’t got round to filing yours yet, fear not! We’re going to tell you exactly what you need to do. My guests are Anita Monteith who’s from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Elaine Clarke from Cheap Accounting and Jonathan Amponsah from The Tax Guys.

Do you think of yourself as a creative person? Well, even if you don't, all is not lost, as author and creativity expert Claire Bridges can attest. She's helped more than 10,000 people in companies including Sky and Vodafone find their hidden creative streaks, improving profits and company performance. She's just published a new DIY guide called In Your Creative Element. Share Radio reporter Sara Macham spoke to her earlier, and began by asking what is the definition of creativity.

Sarah Pennells was joined on the line by Editor in Chief at Money.co.uk Hannah Maundrell. Today on the agenda, they discussed the 8 richest men in the world owning as much as 50% of the world's poorest. Plus they look into companies spying on their employees. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Now it's time to look at some of the biggest political stories of the day. Sarah Pennells was joined by Julia Rampen, Editor of the New Statesman's politics blog, The Staggers.

Joining Sarah Pennells and Nigel Cassidy to discuss the main market headlines of the morning was Rachel Winter - Senior Investment Manager at Killik & Co.

Another bad start to the week for sterling, crashing below $1.20, its lowest since last October's 'flash crash'. Ken Odeluga of City Index joins Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to talk through this and more including; FTSE on track for a fifteenth record close, Ashmore reduces earnings but shares are up and H&M reports growth but not enough for investors.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including Assassin's Creed, A Monster Calls, Silence and much more, and a look back at the Golden Globes.

Many of you may have heard, or are taking part yourselves - much of the UK has gone vegan this January. Feeling healthy after the excesses of the party season is not the only positive consequence of going cruelty free this month. Share Radio's Millie Nelson reports on the impact food consumption has on climate change, and the damage meat production in particular has on many bio-diverse species.

Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To help contextualise the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher - they talked about FTSE continuing its record streak for the 14th successive day, Bank of America reporting a near-50-percent jump in fourth-quarter profits, Goldman Sachs adding ITV to its conviction list, and Nintendo releasing its long-awaited new console on the 3rd of March.