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The biggest global gathering of world leaders and business chiefs is underway. China, Donald Trump and Brexit are set to dominate this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Simon was joined by Share Radio's Steve Clarke, who's currently in Davos.

Theresa May has set out her 12-point plan of action to give the UK a clean break from the European Union. The Prime Minister's proposals for the UK leaving the EU mean Britain can't stay in the European single market, insisting that Britain must be proud and free to seek trade deals around the world. The final deal will be put to a vote in both Houses of Parliament. Mrs May also said that the UK will not look to be a member of the single market after leaving the European Union. To get a deeper analysis of today's Brexit speech, Simon Rose joined by David Talbot of FTI Consulting.

Shareholder activism was on the up last year - and it looks like the trend is set to continue. The Activistmonitor 2016 Data Analysis has revealed the latest trends when it comes to shareholder activism - which is a way in which shareholders can influence a corporation's behavior by exercising their rights as owners, normally via influencing the board of directors and management in some way. To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Will Mace, Senior Reporter at Activistmonitor

Have you ever thought about the speed with which cars depreciate in value and how little they're used for a major asset? If so, you'll immediately see the logic behind the latest sharing economy business model which has just arrived in Britain. It's a peer-to-peer car rental business called Turo - car owners rent out their cars to travellers, with Turo taking a percentage of the proceeds. Their CEO and some of his top team spoke to Share Radio's Linda Lewis on Company Casebook this week, explaining why they've chosen the UK as their first big expansion after North America and more.

While economists predicted 1.4 percent growth, UK inflation actually rose by 1.6 percent in the year to December - that's the fastest jump since the summer of 2014. So, what's behind this acceleration from November's 1.2 percent figure? Scott Bowman, UK Economist at Capital Economics, talks through the factors and when its likely to hit the Bank of England's 2 percent target.

We've had the longest ever positive run for the FTSE 100 share index but what could come this year? Simon Rose was joined by Adrian Lowcock, investment director at Architas.

So, you've got money in your pocket, and you're looking for a company to invest in - how do you ensure you don't pick a dud? In this week's Magazine Review, our guests tackled an article from MoneyWeek investigating whether you should be speaking to company managers themselves when figuring out the value of a company. Share Radio's Alex Clark reports.

As the European Parliament votes on a new president, with former Silvio Berlusconi spokesperson Antonio Tajani the likely winner, how will the politics in Brussles impact on Brexit negotiations? Dr Simon Usherwood, senior fellow at research group UK in a Changing Europe, spoke with Ed Bowsher, Share Radio's senior analyst about the election and the parliament's role in Brexit.

Will Theresa May's Brexit plans deliver for the UK? We get The Independent's chief political commentator John Rentoul's verdict on the crucial speech.

Rolls-Royce settles bribery allegations, can Greggs keep whipping up its tasty growth rates and what is Apple doing to its UK app store - all the company news with Dan Thomas, deputy companies editor at the FT and Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.