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Morning Money: Is "Instagram Stories" an attempt by Facebook to crush competition?

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Morning Money: Is "Instagram Stories" an attempt by Facebook to crush competition?
Instagram, who are owned by Facebook, has launched its newest feature: Instagram Stories. This development allows users to build up a 'story' of their day, which then disappears after 24 hours. Many have argued that it is remarkably similar to the main feature of rival Snapchat. Is this an attempt by Facebook to take advantage of it's large userbase and quash any competition? Joe Aldridge spoke with tech consultant and journalist Chris Green, who explains why Instagram made this step...
Guests:

Steve Clarke, Louise Cooper, Chris Green


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Morning Money: What’s going on in the mortgage market?

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Morning Money: What’s going on in the mortgage market?
The number of house loans approved by the British Banker’s Association fell more than expected last month. So with more official mortgage approvals data due out, what can we expect and how's it affecting the mortgage market? Ray Boulger, mortgage expert from the independent mortgage specialists John Charcol, explained.
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Sara Sjölin, Ray Boulger


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Morning Money: More gloom for the economy as retail sales plunge

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Morning Money: More gloom for the economy as retail sales plunge
Retail sales volumes have declined more rapidly in July than at any time in the last four years, according to a survey by the CBI. The British Retail Consortium said jobs were being shed in the months leading up to the referendum. To analyse the findings of the survey, Richard Perks, Retail Analyst at Mintel, joined Nigel Cassidy and Paul Sedgwick.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, Richard Perks


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Morning Money: The state of the UK economy, one month on from the Brexit vote

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Morning Money: The state of the UK economy, one month on from the Brexit vote
It’s a month since the UK voted to leave the EU, and data from the Markit PMI shows that the UK business economy has sunk to its lowest level since April 2009. But what should we make of this? Joe Aldridge has been hearing from Scott Bowman, UK Economist at Capital Economics.
Guests:

Joe Aldridge, Scott Bowman


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Morning Money: Public First's James Frayne discusses a new industrial strategy post-Brexit

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Morning Money: Public First's James Frayne discusses a new industrial strategy post-Brexit
A string of possible business projects, including the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, will need to be decided on by new Government Ministers, as Brexit opens up new policy options, including a possible industrial strategy. But what will it look like? James Frayne, a former senior civil servant in government, discussed on Share Radio.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, James Frayne


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Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?

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Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?
The ONS has released its latest data on cybercrime, showing that there have been more than 5.8 million incidents in the last 12 months. One in ten adults have been a victim in the past year, and it's expected that the crime rate is set to double. So whats the impact of such crimes on businesses? Joe Aldridge found out from Charlie McMurdie, Senior Cybercrime Advisor at PwC.
Guests:

Joe Aldridge, Charlie McMurdie


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Morning Money: In an industry where content is king, can Virtual Reality platforms deliver?

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Morning Money: In an industry where content is king, can Virtual Reality platforms deliver?
Has virtual and augmented reality come of age? Nintendo's Pokemon Go is the talk of the town, and developers are pushing VR platforms. But virtual reality has a difficult job on its hands. How is it going to widen its appeal to a wider age-range of people who aren't much interested in gaming or even strapping a gadget to their heads? Unity Technologies is a leader in creating the platforms used to create interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences, with almost a half market share, and used by over 5.5 million registered developers. Marcos Sanchez, Head of Global Communications at Unity, and joined the team to discuss further.
Guests:

Marcos Sanchez, Louise Cooper


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Morning Money: What are the implications of Brexit on trade? Peter Bishop of the London Chamber of Commerce discusses.

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Morning Money: What are the implications of Brexit on trade? Peter Bishop of the London Chamber of Commerce discusses.
In the wake of the referendum there is a huge amount of uncertainty in many areas, not least regarding exports, trade agreements and the single market. As deputy Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce, Peter Bishop oversees 5000 trade enquiries, 12 trade missions and 140,000 export and import documents a year. Peter gives Share Radio his view on the potential implications on trade in light of the EU Referendum.
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Peter Bishop


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Morning Money: Dr Howard Archer's insights to the BoE interest rate decision

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Morning Money: Dr Howard Archer's insights to the BoE interest rate decision
Was it a surprise that Mark Carney decided to stick with the 0.5% interest rate? Dr Howard Archer, Chief European & U.K. Economist at IHS Markit gives us his insights to the BoE interest rate decision.
Guests:

Howard Archer, Sara Sjölin


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Morning Money: Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality – Oliver Smith looks into the release of Pokemon Go

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Morning Money: Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality – Oliver Smith looks into the release of Pokemon Go
Virtual Reality was touted as the future, but has its place as the new entertainment medium been lost? The release of a new mobile game, Pokemon Go, has shown the massive success of VR's cousin "Augmented Reality". Matt Cox has been exploring the differences between Virtual and Augmented reality entertainment, and if it means VR has crash landed before it even took off.
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Matt Cox, Oliver Smith


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