Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday with Sky News' business presenter Ian King. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 14 hours 59 minutes
Middle East tensions; anti-sexting campaign
How have the markets reacted to Israel's attack on Iran? Ian's joined by Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown to assess the impact. He's also chatting to the boss of Dutch telecoms firm KPN, which has launched a major...
Car insurance, Hipgnosis and EasyJet
The average cost of car insurance in the UK is now more than £900 according to one comparison website - that up 43% over the space of one year. Ian's joined by Steve Dukes, Chief Executive of Confused.com to discuss what it means for premiums and...
Inflation, AI and Kitchenware
As inflation drops to a two-and-a-half year low, Ian discusses what it could mean for interest rates with Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB. He's also joined by Kriti Sharma, chief product officer of legal tech at Thomson Reuters - which is...
Wages, Innovation and Tech
As wages continue to rise more rapidly than expected Ian's joined by James Reed, chairman of the employment agency, Reed Group to discuss how hopes of an imminent cut in interest rates have been dampened. Erin Platts from HSBC Innovation Banking...
Oil prices, Inchcape and Hometree
Global oil prices dipped slightly this morning despite rising tensions in the Middle East. Ian's joined by Henry Allen, macro strategist at Deutsche Bank to discuss what it means and the likely impact. International motor dealer Inchcape has sold its...
GDP, Motor finance and BP
Newly released figures suggest the UK will be out of its technical recession early this year, following two quarters in a row of negative growth in late 2023. Ian discusses the latest ONS figures with Victoria Clarke, chief UK economist at Santander...
Viasat, The Night Time Economy and Mimo
As global satellite giant Viasat opens its new international headquarters in London, Ian King is joined by the company's President Guru Gowrappan. Britain's night time economy has struggled to recover since the pandemic but one entrepreneur is...
Tesco, Shipping and JustPark
On today's show Tesco reports a sharp rise in annual profits. It posted an adjusted operating profit of £2.83 billion for the year to the end of February - up 11% on the previous year. Ian King speaks to Andrew Gossage, chief executive of homewares...
Helium and Ultimate Products
On today's episode Ian chats with Bo Sears from US-based company Helix Exploration about the value of Helium. Also on the show is Andrew Gossage from Ultimate Products after they reported pre-tax profit of £9.5 million for the six months to the end...
John Lewis, Natural Gas and Diamonds
On today’s episode, Ian King talks to the Business editor at the Sun Ashley Armstrong about the news that the John Lewis Partnership has appointed former Tesco chief executive Jason Tarry as its next chairman. Also, Ian speaks with Marco Alvera from...