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Last week it emerged that Tata Steel was considering keeping its UK steelmaking arm, after putting the loss-making business up for sale in March. The development has raised further hopes that the Port Talbot plant can be saved and David Blackaby, Professor of Economics at Swansea University, looked at why a U-turn is being considered.

Guests: Chris Bailey,David Blackaby

Published: Tue 31 May 2016

Richard Perks, Retail Analyst at Mintel, discussed Sainsbury's full year results with Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey. The company reported a drop in profits, but did that meet market expectations? Richard offers his view as well as giving his opinion on whether the results indicate if the company should take over Argos.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Richard Perks

Published: Wed 4 May 2016

Money20/20, a big technology in finance event, is taking place in Copenhagen, looking at how payments and financial services can combine in mobile technology. Michael Rolph, Co-Founder & CRO of Yoyo, a mobile platform that merges payments, loyalty promotions and discovering new events, joins Share Radio to talk about his company and the Money 20/20 event.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Michael Rolph

Published: Tue 5 April 2016

Ninety six seconds was all it took to raise £1 million pounds, in Mondo's crowdfund via the Crowdcube platform. The mobile first challenger bank is allowing customers to become shareholders through the initiative. Tom Blomfield is the Chief Executive of Mondo, and he explains what the company does, whilst also looking ahead to the future for the bank and the industry.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Tom Blomfield

Published: Tue 8 March 2016

David Buttress, CEO of global online and mobile takeaway ordering service Just Eat, discusses the company’s full year results. From humble beginnings in a Danish basement in 2001, to a 2014 listing on the London Stock Exchange, it now operates in 15 countries worldwide. So what do its latest figures reveal and what does the future hold?

Guests: Chris Bailey,David Buttress

Published: Tue 1 March 2016

The Royal Bank of Scotland has reported an annual loss attributable to shareholders of £1.9 billion. That is in line with the bank's guidance from last month and is a smaller loss than last year, but it’s the bank’s eight consecutive annual loss. Chris Bailey, Founder of financialorbit.com, joins Share Radio to look at the ins and outs of the numbers.

Guests: Chris Bailey

Published: Fri 26 February 2016

This year's National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham begins and Phil Bicknell, Head of Food & Farming at the NFU, joins Sarah Lowther and the Financial Orbit's Chris Bailey live from the conference to discuss this year’s event, the future of agriculture and the political challenges posed both within the UK and EU.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Phil Bicknell

Published: Tue 23 February 2016

Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry, joins Nick Peters and Chris Bailey to discuss the motor industry, after research revealed that manufacturer's predictions on the popularity of electric or hybrid vehicles may be wildly wrong.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Steve Nash

Published: Thu 8 October 2015

It's London International Shipping Week and Steering group member Sean Moloney, Editor of Ship Management International Magazine, joins Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey to give an overview of the shipping industry.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Sean Moloney

Published: Mon 7 September 2015

The High Pay Centre is about to release a collection of essays on the economics and metrics of pay ratios. Paul Marsland, a research consultant and leader of the High Pay Centre's work, joins Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey to discuss.

Guests: Paul Marsland,Chris Bailey

Published: Tue 1 September 2015