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MPs may have backed the Government's Brexit bill last night, but Theresa May isn't in the clear just yet. In order to trigger Article 50 and begin divorce proceedings with the EU she needs the approval of the House of Lords as well as the Commons. The Bill now passes to the lords, where a month of debate may result in a simple passing of the bill, which would then become law. But if the Lords make amendments then the bill will go back to the commons where these changes will either be accepted, or rejected in which case the bill goes back to the lords for yet more debate. To discuss the process further - and the day's other political headlines - Share Radio's Glen Goodman was joined by Mick Fealty, Editor of Slugger O'Toole

Share Radio's Glen Goodman brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help put the day's events in context, Glen was joined by Rachel Winter, Senior Investment Manager at Killik & Co. On today's show: Twitter's shares are currently down over 10% after the social media site reported that its fourth-quarter losses nearly doubled; Thomas Cook plans to sell more upmarket holidays this summer, with the cost of an average getaway rising by 9%; Manchester United is on line to announce record revenues for the current financial year.

"The Investment Trust Show" brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we'll be taking a look at the rather critical issue of risk. And to do that, I'm joined in the by Martin Bamford from Informed Choice and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Regular listeners to the show will know that our Apprentices are four members of the Share Radio team who've each been given fifteen thousand pounds of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. They have a minimum of eight stocks, which they've been buying and selling through The Share Centre for the past couple of years. In this edition Glen was joined in the studio by Matt Cox and Olivia Demitriades. Standing by with advice and useful observations is Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Despite innovations in finance, banks are still the primary source of funds for business. But for the crucial high-growth sector, equity finance can be a better choice - the question is, how do you get your hands on it if you're in the regions? A report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has looked at how to make equity more equitable. Share Radio's Peta Fuller reports.

A Greek departure from the Eurozone is back on the agenda after a leading German politician said that Greece would be better off without the Euro. Zsolt Darvas, Senior Scholar at Bruegel, joined Share Radio's deputy editor Ed Bowsher to discuss this some more.

It's time for our weekly catch up with MoneyWeek - today Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to managing editor Cris Heaton to preview articles from this week's issue.

The UK's one step closer to Brexit as the commons voted to begin the leave process - but will the House of Lords intervene? Tony Travers from the London School of Economics to discuss what's next.

UK rents are set to rise faster than property values over the next five years - but what does this mean for the wider economy? Political players say Greece would be better outside the Eurozone, plus how will the EU calculate Britain's final 'exit bill'? Richard Perry, market analyst at Hantec Markets Limited, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher for today's big economic stories.

US social media company Twitter has released less-than-stellar sales results and Thomas Cook's share price is down despite decent financials. Richard Hunter, head of research at Wilson King Investment, joined Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher to get more on the day's top company stories.