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On the latest Market Wrap, US financial markets have been making the headlines after the Dow Jones posted its first drop in 5 months. Plus, Kingfisher, the B&Q and Screwfix owner, has reported higher profits boosted by resilient sales in the UK and the weaker pound. Finally, mining companies Acacia and Endeavour are going separate ways after their merger talks broke down. Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell joined us to discuss.

On the first Investor Insights, brought to you by JP Morgan Asset Management, we discussed investing for income, and explored how investors can use investment vehicles like ISAs to access that income. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by Nandini Ramakrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan, James Saunders Watson, Client Director at JP Morgan and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

The number of women working into their 70s in the UK has doubled in the last four years, according research from investment company, Hargreaves Lansdown. Worries over pension income, and a desire to stay active, were driving up working ages. For more Lin Phillips, co-founder of WASPI Voice, a women's pensions campaign organisation, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

A firearms incident near parliament as seen one person shot and one injured at this stage. Reporter Alex Clark joined us live from Westminster for more.

Editor Moira O'Neill and product researcher Adam Williams joined Georgie Frost to explore ways to educate kids about money management and to look at the pros and cons of stocks and shares Isas. They also asked whether you should opt for investing instead of saving cash or choosing premium bonds.

This week on Money Saving Expert, Sarah Lowther was joined by personal finance writer, Sam McFaul. They discussed the rising cost of NHS prescriptions and rock bottom mortgage rates, and ended with a roundup of the best deals the eagle-eyed team have come across this week.

Divorce rates have fallen to their lowest level for over 40 years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show just over 130,000 marriages broke down in the UK in 2013. That's down almost 3% from the previous year. That's coincided with the recent rise in the number of couples choosing to tie the knot over the last few years, partially reversing a decades long trend of declining marriage and rising divorce. So, does living together before getting married mean a stronger union? And what should you do if you can no longer stay with your other half? To discuss this, Share Radio's Georgie Frost was joined by Collette Bailey, partner in the family team at Gardner Leader law firm.

On the latest PMQs, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn grilled Theresa May over education funding, accusing the Conservative party of breaking a manifesto pledge. Plus, Pro-Brexit ministers have said the UK should be 'relaxed' about leaving the EU with no trade deal and revert to WTO rules. To discuss this and all the major political stories, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by John Ashmore, Chief Reporter at Politics Home.

Kingfisher, the company behind B&Q and Screwfix, beat expectations and posted pre-tax profit of £759m - but shares dropped almost 5%. And are falls on Wall Street just a headline or is there a long-term downward trend? Chris Bailey, founder of investment research consultancy, Financial Orbit, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss the day's biggest company stories.

Tesco has pulled more than half of Heineken's beers and ciders from its shelves, after the brewing giant threatened to hike prices following the Brexit vote. Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Gaurav Sharma, Business Editor at the International Business Times.