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This is Share Radio news hour with Ed Bowsher. While the pound continues to fall, the FTSE is up 30 points at 7267. Ed will be speaking with Chris Beauchamp from IG Index about how the markets are moving this afternoon. He'll also be asking him about Theresa May's latest comments saying a hard Brexit is not inevitable. The FTSE may have been having a good day, but shares in Just Eat are on the way down after their full year update underwhelmed investors. On the other hand, shares in Morrisons have beaten forecasts with strong Christmas figures. Ed will be getting insight on both of those stories along with he rest of the company news from the FT's assistant companies editor, Daniel Thomas. In the second half of the hour, Ed will be finding out about why Jeremy Corbyn has backed a cap on "high earners" from John Ashmore, Chief reporter for Politics Home. Plus he'll be speaking to Paul Martin, head of retail at KPMG, about their latest figures, which show a raise in total retail sales in December All that and more on today's edition of the Share radio news hour.

The ritz and glitz of the Golden Globes used to be an escape from the doom and gloom of US politics - no longer. At last night's ceremony, Meryl Streep took on Donald Trump as she received a lifetime achievement award, telling the President-elect that "disrespect invites disrespect". Trump replied in signature fashion, tweeting her speech to be "overrated". For this stories and all the rest of the day's politics, Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Kate Andrews and Nerissa Chesterfield from the Institute of Economic Affairs.

At Share Radio, we've been examining the outlook for certain sectors and regions for 2017, and it has been a mixed bag. Matt Cox has been looking into the North American markets, which are facing considerable uncertainty as Donald Trump's inauguration grows closer. He spoke to Colin Cieszynski, Chief Market analyst at CMC Markets Toronto.

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has resigned, giving up his post as Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister in protest against the DUP's handling of a green energy scheme. For reaction, Share Radio's Alex Clark spoke to Dr Neil Matthews, Lecturer in British Politics at Bristol University. Alex first asked Neil how the botched scheme played into McGuinness's resignation.

Simon Rose was joined by Ed Bowsher to look at what’s been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world.

On this edition of Crowdfunders Ed looks at the increasing concern over regulation and risk in the equity crowdfunders sector.

Sarah Pennells was joined on the line by Billy Bambrough, Editor at Verdict.co.uk to discuss some of the biggest news stories of the day, including Theresa May's comments on Brexit plans and Boris Johnson flying to New York for the first formal face-to-face meeting between members of the incoming US administration.

Today, Sarah Pennells was looking at where you should save and invest in 2017. You probably don't need reminding that last year was a terrible year for savers, with the Bank of England base rate cut pushing already low interest rates on savings accounts down even further. But it was a different picture for stocks and shares with - after a post Brexit vote wobble, the FTSE 100 index ending up at a record high; So, where should you put your money in 2017? We heard Co-founder of Savings Champion Anna Bowes, financial planner at Piercefield Oliver Louise Oliver and editor of What Investment magazine David Thorpe.

Joining Sue Dougan for Track Record this week was the turn of Mike France, who's the co-founder of the premium watch brand Christopher Ward. Mike takes us through his career and the musical influences that helped him along the way.

Is today your first day back at work after the Christmas break? Perhaps you've been easing yourself back in gently for the last few days. But either way, are you feeling a little bit restless… a bit like you want a change of direction? Or maybe you're happy in your job but you'd like a pay rise, or more responsibility. Today we looked at how you can take control of your career. The guests are Mildred Talabi, who's an award-winning career blogger, speaker and author, who's written several books including '7 keys to a winning CV - How to create a CV that gets results' and 'The science of successful job hunting'. Sarah Pennells was also joined by Melanie Stancliffe who's an employment lawyer with Irwin Mitchell and Richard Alderson from Careershifters.org.