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Could Italian airline Alitalia be permanently grounded?

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Could Italian airline Alitalia be permanently grounded?
Italy's troubled flagship airline Alitalia will formally request to enter bankruptcy proceedings, after workers rejected a restructuring plan. The company has received more than 7 billion euros from the Italian state over the last decade. But without further support, it may end up permanently grounded.
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Dijedon Imeri


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How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?

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How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?
Analysts are predicting underlying pre-tax profits for Sainsbury’s to be about £578m in its full-year results tomorrow, down from £587m last year. City observers are concerned that the company is leaning too heavily on its recent acquisition of Home Retail, which includes Argos and Habitat. Argos delivered growth of 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, like-for-like food sales in the same period fell 0.5 per cent.
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Richard Perks


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Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?

Nigel Cassidy
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Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?
A recent study from the Advertising Association has found a fifth of companies surveyed lost business due to the Brexit vote. James Murphy, Adam & Eve/DBB co-founder and AA chairman, said that "On the Friday afternoon of the vote, I got a phone call from a large North American client cancelling a contract, with the question: ‘What the hell have you guys done?’
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Steve Stokes


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Prof Alan Woodward decodes the reliability of personal email server Nomx

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Prof Alan Woodward decodes the reliability of personal email server Nomx
An investigation has thrown doubt on claims that the small, personal email server Nomx can provide "absolute security". Created by entrepreneur Will Donaldson, Nomx says it uses the "world's most secure communications protocol" to protect email messages. But security analysts cracked the device's simple passwords and hacked its hardware and software.
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Prof. Alan Woodward


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Conservatives still on track to win the election, according to polls

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Conservatives still on track to win the election, according to polls
While the Conservatives are still on course to win the election, the margin of victory is becoming less certain. A YouGov poll has found that Labour was up two points to 31%. A poll for the Sunday Times showed the Tories had a 13-point lead with 44% of the vote, yet a YouGov poll gave the Tories a 23-point lead last week, showing a dip of 10 points.
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Chris Curtis


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What can we expect from Trump's next 100 days?

Nigel Cassidy
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What can we expect from Trump's next 100 days?
Its the morning after Mayday. Which also marked the exact end of Donald Trumps first 100 days. Not sure how many of us were celebrating that . But as we return to work and the Donald settles down for his NEXT 100 days, it seems a good time to take stock of his tenure for business -- and where it goes next.
Guest:

Allyson Stewart-Allen


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Turbulent times for Twitter

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Turbulent times for Twitter
A mixed bag for Twitter: The number of people using the social network has risen 14% and the firm's losses narrowed in the first three months of this year. But ad revenue fell by almost 8% from a year earlier. And now a row's brewing with the government about the decision to withdraw access to user data used to investigate potential terrorist plots.
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Chris Green


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Outlook for pharmaceutical industry looks positive according to ratings agency Moody's

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Outlook for pharmaceutical industry looks positive according to ratings agency Moody's
GlaxoSmithKline has beaten analyst expectations by increasing its sales 19pc in the first quarter under new boss Emma Walmsley. Sales at the pharmaceutical giant hit £7.4bn in the three months to March 31, up from £6.2bn a year previously and higher than the £7.25bn pencilled in by analysts. But what about the pharmaceutical industry worldwide?
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Michael Levesque


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How do you value what will probably be the world's biggest IPO?

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How do you value what will probably be the world's biggest IPO?
Officials at Saudi Arabian Oil Co, or Saudi Aramco. have told their superiors there is a hitch in the plans to take the state-owned oil company public next year. It is likely worth at least $500 billion less than the government previously suggested - roughly the value of Amazon and Netflix combined.
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Gaurav Sharma


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The White House announces plans for the "biggest tax cut in history"

Nigel Cassidy
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The White House announces plans for the "biggest tax cut in history"
They're already billing it as "the biggest tax cut" in history. The White House wants taxes to go down, but for whom? And how will it be paid for?
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Chris Bailey


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