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Nigel Cassidy joined Sarah Pennells to discuss the main market headlines of the morning, starting with BT - they've received a rather hefty fine. We've also heard from SouthWest trains this morning, who've made a rather surprising announcement. And it's been a shaky start for the FTSE this morning. Earlier, Nigel was speaking with Rachel Winter - of Kilik and Co - and Paul Sedgwick . What did they put this down to?

Guests: Nigel Cassidy

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

Businesses are 'sleepwalking' into disaster as Brexit approaches. That's according to new data from the Cranfield School of Management and the British Standards Institution - that safeguards standards in business. They also found less than one-third of CEOs were confident of leading their firms to long term success. The report argues companies aren't taking enough risks because of 'rigid' ways of thinking. James Brydges spoke to Howard Kerr, CEO of the British Standards Institution.

Guests: Howard Kerr

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

Last Friday, Caspian Sunrise, formerly known as Roxi Petroleum, doubled their size by merging with Eragon Petroleum Ltd - hence the name change. By changing the company name, the company intends to 'send a clear signal of its intent to reintroduce itself as a larger and transformed entity poised to accelerate growth onto a new level'. Joining Nigel Cassidy is Clive Carver, Chairman of Caspian Sunrise to discuss the newly-named company's plans.

Guests: Clive Carver

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

Now, who'd like to own the Co-Op bank? The financial institution says potential buyers have expressed an interest but as yet there was "no certainty that an offer will be made". The Co-OP put itself up for sale last month. James Brydges spoke to Mike Ingram, Market strategist at BGC Partners about what the problems were, and who might finally take the plunge.

Guests: Mike Ingram

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

Twitter's thinking of adding a paid membership option for businesses and power users. The micro-blogging service is canvassing opinion about charging people for access to enhanced version of Tweetdeck. The social network has struggled to grow its user base in recent years, while advertising revenues have declined. James Brydges spoke to tech journalist Chris Green.

Guests: Chris Green

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

According to the latest CBI and PWC Financial Services Survey, sentiment in the financial services sector stabilised in the three months to March, due to a broadly resilient UK economy. So even in the wake of Theresa May announcing she will trigger Article 50 on March 29th, optimism amongst firms seems unchanged. Although things seem rosy now, what is the future looking like for businesses involved in financial services? To discuss further, Nigel Cassidy was joined by Andrew Kail, Head of Financial Services at PwC.

Guests: Andrew Kail

Published: Mon 27 March 2017

On the latest Market Wrap, the US healthcare debate is dominating the agenda as markets await the results of a vote on Trumpcare this evening. Plus, British housebuilding company Crest Nicholson has been hit with a shareholder rebellion over its latest pay package for directors. Finally, the Co-operative Bank says a number of "credible" bidders are eyeing a takeover.

Guests: Ed Bowsher

Published: Fri 24 March 2017

Welcome to the This is Money Show on Share Radio, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. Retirement just got more complicated this week with proposals put forward to raise the state pension age to 70 whilst further question marks hang over the triple lock. Pensions seem to be the subject of wider controversy though as we hear nearly a fifth of women are retiring without any personal or company pension. Saving up anything for retirement also got more challenging this week though with the latest inflation statistics. A temporary peak or will the Bank of England finally move on interest rates? Answering all this and more Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce. Also this week we find out how banks and cheques are getting a 21st Century upgrade.

Guests: Simon Lambert,Lee Boyce

Published: Fri 24 March 2017

Shareholders in housebuilder Crest Nicholson voted against changes to a pay package for senior executives - do laws need to be changed to give investors more power? And as Donald Trump tries to push through his healthcare bill, why are recent market gains at risk? And have US markets got ahead of themselves? Garry White, chief investment commentator at Charles Stanley Direct, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to talk through these and more of the day's biggest economic news.

Guests: Garry White

Published: Fri 24 March 2017

Global Economist Jeremy Batstone-Carr gave an in-depth explanation of inflation to Nigel Cassidy on Share Radio Breakfast. Is it what the media and even Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, make it out to be?

Guests: Jeremy Batstone-Carr

Published: Fri 24 March 2017