Podcasts

With February approaching ever-closer, the pound in our pocket seems to be more like pennies. More than 50 per-cent of us have already spent our entire December salary and even more worryingly, over a fifth of us spend over 5 weeks waiting for January's salary. But Ready10, a PR agency in London is looking to fill this gap in our piggy bank by offering to pay their staff twice in January. Our reporter Anviksha Patel spoke to David Fraser, MD of Ready10 to find out why.

The commute to work is miserable for some, and a downright waste of time for others. Two solutions are flexible working hours and allowing employees to work from home, which research suggests could boost productivity. One man who thinks employers need to change their mindset on working hours is Jon Tracy, Director of Services at Star Leaf who provide technical solutions for long distance working.

New research reveals a third of today's working British mums would have to give up work if it wasn't for the support of free or affordable school breakfast clubs. To find out more about this our reporter Sara Macham spoke to Megan Jarvie, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Family and Childcare Trust and Theresa Poole, mum of three.

Sarah Pennells was joined in the studio by Financial planner David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial. Today on the agenda, they discuss why 2 out of 5 people are retiring earlier than planned. Plus they analyse the stamp duty problem in the UK. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Was it the best attended inauguration? Sarah Pennells spoke to Share Radio's Political Correspondent, Colin Bloom to review Donald Trump’s inauguration, which he attended on Friday.

What are the main market headlines of the morning? Here with Sarah Pennells is Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy to re-cap what happened this morning.

Donald Trump's inauguration has hit the dollar but helped the sterling up to its best level since before Christmas, while ratings agency S&P has predicted the European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme into 2018. And optimism among financial services firms is at its lowest ebb since the crisis - but it's not just Brexit. Alastair McCaig, director of investment management at Fernwealth, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss these and more of the big economic news of the day.

Leah Hutcheon is the Founder of Appointedd, an Edinburgh based online booking specialist. She joined Share Radio Breakfast to talk about her company, which from nothing has built its way to international status, having won investment along the way. They are announcing a new US partner on Monday.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Live by Night.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as President of the United States. Under a drizzling Washington sky, in front of the US Capitol, ex-Presidents and defeated White House rivals behind, the 45th commander-in-chief swore the Oath of Office and addressed the American people: "We will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again, and yes, together, we will make America great again." What now? For instant reaction to President Trump's inauguration, Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Ed Bowsher, Share Radio's Senior Analyst, and Sanford Henry, US political commentator - and Share Radio's man on the ground Colin Bloom joined all the way from DC.