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It's our daily examination of some of the business stories making the corporate news headlines. Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined on the line by Daniel Thomas, Deputy Companies Editor at the Financial Times, for a full roundup. On today's edition: HSBC shares slide after 62% profit fall, Anglo American swings back to profit and retreats on disposal plan, BHP Billiton back in profit but warns of uncertainty, & more.

There are two by-elections in Labour seats this week, and it now appears there's a chance that the Tories could win BOTH seats. For this thoughts on this, Ed spoke to John Rentoul, chief political commentator at The independent.

Will all the controversy around triggering Article 50 derail UK banks recovery? With HSBC shares sliding today after it announced a fall in profits of 62% from last year, there is concern that the recovery seen by some banks could be hurt by the process of the UK leaving the EU. To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Michael Hewson, Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets UK.

This week on Track Record, Sue Dougan spoke to motorcycle adventurer and businessman, Billy Ward, an IT specialist who turned his passion for motorbikes into profit, after his divorce.

Financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Vix Leyton joined Georgie for Money Fight Club, speaking about how to claim up to 600 euros in compensation if your flight is delayed.

Are you struggling to manage all your incomings and outgoings? Imagine not just your current account or savings, but crowdfunding, pensions and investments, on one app. That's the idea behind Bud... it describes itself as a 'universal banking app'. And if that hasn't persuaded you - it's just won British Banking Award for Innovation of the Year. To discuss, Georgie Frost was joined by Bud co-founder and CEO Ed Maslaveckas.

Could a green energy loan in a few US states have global implications? In a special report, Matt Cox investigates the worrying whispers surrounding "PACE" loans, the effect it's had on California, and why it matters to the wider world - even us Brits across the Atlantic.

Sara Williams started the Debt Camel blog after working for many years as an adviser at the Citizens Advice Bureau. Debt Camel attempts to give uncomplicated, non-prescriptive advice on a wide range of debt and credit history problems. Share Radio's Sara Macham started by asking Sara what motivated her to start the blog.

Every week, around 100 experts take to Twitter to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything to do with money. Last time they discussed the all important issue of debt. To discuss further, Georgie was joined by David Taylor, whose site is Thinking Thrifty.

Georgie Frost was joined by Consumer Editor of Good Housekeeping Sara Benwell. Today on the agenda, they discussed how the government's being accused of not effectively tackling the causes of the gender pay gap. Plus they look into why step counting apps could be doing you more harm than good. All these stories and more on The News Review.