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Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer 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, Robyn was joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. On today's show: Britain's manufacturing industry grew faster than expected in December climbing 2.1% compared to November; UK's largest pub retailer and brewer Greene King has reported a strong festive trading period but slow sales growth; shares in Sears have surged by more than 39% so far today.

The Share Radio Evening Show teams up with the FT Money Editor Claer Barrett to talk Serious Money - the personal finance and investment highlights of the FT Money section. On this edition, Claer and Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer talked about the possibility of TripAdvisor introducing a service for tenants' feedback on properties. Plus, Claer talked about fifteen legal advices on how to cut tax bills. Finally a look at Merryn Somerset Webb's article on Personal Contact Purchases (PCP) car finance.

This is "The Magazine Review", Share Radio's look at some of the stories dominating the pages of the country's leading business magazines. It's a big job that requires plenty of brain power which is Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer was joined in the studio by Billy Bambrough, Editor of economics and business website Verdict.co.uk & Leonora Walters, Personal Finance Editor at Investors Chronicle.

On this week's show, a reaction and analysis to the government's vote of no confidence in the Football Association with Sean Cottrell from LawInSport. England Netball CEO Joanna Adams joined Share Radio's Michael Considine to give her take on the latest funding announcements from Sport England. Netball was a big winner and we'll also be looking at Manchester United's latest round of financial results with City AM's Joe Hall. And of course, Alex Clark will have Extra Time.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio Podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s housing madness this week as the Government finally unveiled its white paper aimed at fixing Britain’s “broken” housing market. Decisive action or damp squib? We take a closer look at what the proposals will mean and what exactly is going on with property and rental prices, which experts claim could rise at least 20% in the next four years. Unpacking all this Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus. Plus a special guest appearance from Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce to reveal everything he learnt during an inside look at German discounter Aldi. This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.

The dispute between Eurozone leaders and the IMF over Greece's bailout continues. Vicky Pryce from the Centre for Economics and Business Research spoke with Share Radio's Alexi Phillips for the latest on Greece's debt crisis.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to honour the so-called "One China" policy, which is the foundation of US-China relations, while domestically Trumps controversial travel ban has been unanimously ruled against by the US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. For more on Trump's third week in the Oval Office Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Steven Erlanger, London Bureau Chief, New York Times.

Germany’s Bundesbank is set to unite half of the country’s gold reserves in its Frankfurt vaults by the end of 2017 - three years ahead of schedule. The central bank transferred 216 tons of the precious metal to Frankfurt in 2016, including 111 tons from New York and 105 tons from Paris. Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at Oanda to find out more about this move.

A Tory MP, James Duddridge has tabled a motion of no confidence in John Bercow following the Speaker of the Commons announcing that Donald Trump should not be allowed to address parliament on account of his racist and sexist comments. For his thoughts on Bercow's position Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Robert Hutton, UK Political Correspondent for Bloomberg News.

This morning Share Radio's Georgie Frost was joined in the studio by Senior analyst Ed Bowsher talking about the latest money stories making the news. On today's agenda, they discussed the olive oil shortage following the vegetable shortage across Europe due to harsh weather affecting crop yields. Plus they explain why 4 in 10 workers believe retirement is a pipe dream. All these stories and more on The News Review.