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Wake Up to Money

BBC Radio 5 Live

News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe

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51:57

Sunak's Sambas

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/11

Will Bain finds out why Rishi Sunak has apologised for wearing Adidas Samba trainers. Plus, we hear why electric vehicle sales are tanking in Europe.

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51:56

Are Things Getting Better?

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2024/04/10

Sean Farrington finds out if Britain's cost-of-living crisis is getting better. Plus, we look at plans to cap ticket resale prices.

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53:04

Eid Mubarak!

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/09

Sean looks at the business behind Eid al-fitr, as Ramadan comes to an end. Plus, can the next chair of John Lewis turn the partnership's fortunes around?

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51:49

Nail Biting Prices

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/08

Sean Farrington finds out more as nail technicians unite to increase their prices. Plus, rail drivers at 16 rail companies start a fresh wave of strikes.

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54:30

Ticked Off

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/05

Will Bain looks at the return of blue ticks to thousands of users on X. Plus, the government sets out first steps to crack down on "rogue" energy brokers.

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53:03

End of the Line?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/04

As the fate of 1,300 jobs at Alstom's rail factory in Derby hangs in the balance, Will Bain speak to one of the employees with his job on the line.The government reveals the charges that companies will have to pay on foods imported from Europe after Brexit - what impact could this have on food importers?And as another Hollywood star comments on the gender pay gap in the film industry, we hear your stories of pay disparity in your workplace.

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54:21

All Change?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/03

As a question mark hangs over 1,300 jobs at the UK's biggest rail assembly factory, owned by Alstom - Sean Farrington asks what's happening at the company.Divisions at Disney will come to a head later as investors battle over the future of the company's strategy, so who could win and what difference would it make?Plus, as a major bar chain suspends its shares, what could be hitting the UK's nightlife?

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52:05

Baby Steps in Childcare?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/02

As the government's expansion of free childcare hours begins with an extension to two-year-olds, Sean Farrington speaks to the boss of one of the UK's biggest nursery chains about the impact it could have.Inflation in shop prices has eased to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new data - is this a reason for optimism?And now that the Easter Bank Holiday weekend is over, we hear from hospitality businesses on how trade has been.

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53:01

01/04/2024

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/04/01

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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54:10

Shareholders pull the plug on Thames Water

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/29

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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52:38

Talking Business for 30 Years

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/28

It's been 30 years since the first Wake Up to Money travelled across the airwaves; Will Bain looks at what was being talked about in the business world back in March 1994.A new semiconductor factory will give hundreds of new jobs in the North East of England - are the chips no longer down for the UK's industry?And the competition regulator has told three of the UK's most recognisable brands that it has to change its messaging around sustainability in a greenwashing push.

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53:48

27/03/2024

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2024/03/27

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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52:05

Cleared for departure

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/26

Sean Farrington on the clear-out at the top of aviation giant Boeing, a huge restructure at Nissan to make it fit for the EV era, advertising seeping into BBC content on Spotify and why your wax museum tickets might be going up

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51:54

Getting shirty

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/25

We hear from sportswear firm Castore about acquiring the rights to market the Umbro brand in the UK. And advertised salaries have hit a new high, what does it mean for jobseekers?

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51:47

Taking a bite out of Apple

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/22

Will Bain finds out the latest as tech giant Apple is being sued by the Department of Justice.And what next for Old Trafford?

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52:02

Can you bank on them?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/21

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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53:26

Unileve-ing the UK?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/20

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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52:32

Childcare challenge

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/19

News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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52:29

Full of hot air?

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/18

Heat pumps were supposed to wean households off gas boilers but the Government has been accused of falling behind on heat pump targets, Putin gets another term in office, and more Brits are visiting the museums, galleries and UK attractions.

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54:24

Bad weather for wheat

Wake Up to Money ·

2024/03/15

Felicity Hannah looks into how our bad weather is affecting how many crops are planted in the UK. And the rising number of parking tickets being handed out by private companies.

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