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Wake Up To Money

Wake Up To Money

BBC Radio 5 Live Business 76 episodes USA 2026-09-14 9 extractions
News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe
Genre: Business Podcasts

Episodes (75 episodes)

There's money in the bank?
'Tax banks to cut energy bills' - that's what General Secretary Paul Nowak will tell the Trades Union Congress later today. Will Bain finds out what that might mean for the City of London and beyond. ...
2026-09-14
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9/11: 25 years on
Will Bain hears memories from the world of finance 25 years on from the attacks on September 11th 2001. Elsewhere, his expert panel will discuss the weeks biggest business stories, including the pric...
2026-09-11
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Tourist trap?
Sean Farrington discusses plans for England's mayors to introduce tourist taxes. We discuss whether Apple's first foldable phone has done enough to impress investors. And after hundreds of thousands o...
2026-09-10
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You're grounded
After hundreds of UK flights were cancelled yesterday, an airline boss tells the BBC what's behind the disruption. Food prices will rise sharply by the end of the year according to a new report - and...
2026-09-09
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Chips and beans
A computer chip execs tells us how AI could help us find a cure for cancer. We hear from our experts about how the Chinese car market is hitting British manufacturers like JLR. And with a new foldable...
2026-09-08
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Hit the brakes
As Jaguar Land Rover looks to cut jobs, we hear from a supplier about what this means for the UK's car industry. Meanwhile, one of the UK's largest energy providers tells us what he thinks the controv...
2026-09-07
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Weak Link in the (Food) Chain?
The UK's food supply chain is ill-prepared for the increasing number and severity of risks it faces, according to a new report by the National Audit Office. Felicity Hannah speaks to the Cold Chain Fe...
2026-09-04
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Steely Plan?
Andy Burnham addresses the state of British steel in his first PMQs, and Sean speaks with the CEO of one of the world's biggest technology companies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Elsewhere, Irish rock ...
2026-09-03
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Price of the badge
As the football transfer window in England and Wales closes, Leanna Byrne looks at the billions of pounds spent. Japanese long-term borrowing costs hit a 30-year high amid a global bond sell-off. And ...
2026-09-02
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Tern-ing point
Leanna Byrne has the latest as John Ternus takes over from Tim Cook as Apple CEO. Elsewhere, Parliament returns today. As the new Prime Minister and Chancellor get closer to delivering their first bu...
2026-09-01
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Notting Time
Theo Leggett hears from a business gearing up for Europe's largest street festival. Meanwhile,100 tech companies pen an open letter warning calling on businesses and governments around the world to ta...
2026-08-28
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Like, share, settle
Theo Leggett explores the potential impacts of Meta's $18bn settlement over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. Elsewhere, more than £70m of public money is going into restarting a tun...
2026-08-27
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More than just 9 to 5
A star of both Hollywood and Nashville, Dolly Parton was also an astute businesswoman and a generous philanthropist. We pay tribute to the singer and actor. And we find out why an increasing portion o...
2026-08-26
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As good as gold?
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has threatened "economic D-Day" against any country doing business with Iran. We hear from a retailer worried that he could be left behind by a business rate revie...
2026-08-25
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Settling the tab?
Wil Bain hears from a business rates expert and a hotel owner about what needs to happen to support pubs and hotels facing high business rates costs. This comes as the government announces an independ...
2026-08-24
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Moving the goalposts
The big spenders of the Premier League are back in action this weekend. But with a new set of financial rules to work with, how easy will it be for them to stay onside with the English game's bosses? ...
2026-08-21
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Meta on trial.
Sean Farrington gets the latest from the Meta trial in California. A Chinese humanoid robot company surges more than 600% on its entry to the stock market, we ask what it tells us about the the futur...
2026-08-20
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What's behind the bond selloff?
Sean Farrington looks at why the cost of government borrowing for some of the worlds biggest economies has hit fresh highs in recent days - we'll find out what's been driving the bond markets. Also i...
2026-08-19
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Farming into the future
Sean Farrington speaks to a farm tech company trying to solve the double-whammy of drought and increasing costs which are impacting farmers this year. Elsewhere, we look at the potential consequences...
2026-08-18
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A summer of wildfires and drought
Will Bain speaks to one man who's been helping his fellow farmers to protect their land from wildfires in Stourbridge as he hopes for rain to save his yield. As the 60-day ceasefire agreed between th...
2026-08-17
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