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What's the secret that keeps the Beauty industry glowing when other sectors wrinkle? The Beauty UK Trade Fair was in Birmingham over the weekend, experts and industry professional gathered to see the latest products and developments inside the sector. Matt Cox has been looking at the Beauty industry's market defying growth at times, and asking how robust it really is underneath the face-mask. He spoke to retail analyst and expert Rodney Hobson to find out more...

Guests: Rodney Hobson

Published: Mon 23 May 2016

G7 finance ministers and central bank heads meeting and the upcoming G7 Summit. Share radio talks to Alex Lydall, forex broker at Foenix Partners about what they might talk about

Guests: Alex Lydall

Published: Mon 23 May 2016

Cigarettes are being sold in the UK in standardised green packaging with explicit images from today, under new rules designed to cut the number of smokers. It comes after the world's four largest tobacco firms lost a legal challenge against the Government's new plain packaging rules at the High Court on Thursday. Ben Southwood, Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, discussed tobacco legislation and the changes to e-cigarettes.

Guests: Ben Southwood

Published: Fri 20 May 2016

The Harry Potter franchise has become the gift that keeps on giving for Bloomsbury Publishing, with the recent launch of a new illustrated range helping to drive book sales. And elsewhere, Bloomsbury is expanding in the digital publishing space to deliver long-term growth. Nigel Newton, CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing, joined Share Radio upon the release of the company's full year results.

Guests: Louise Cooper,Nigel Newton

Published: Thu 19 May 2016

There's been more pain for UK plc's, with profits from investments in quoted companies at their lowest for nine years. We know this from the latest quarterly Profit Watch survey from The Share Centre, and its Chairman, Gavin Oldham, explained the findings to Nigel Cassidy.

Guests: Gavin Oldham

Published: Mon 16 May 2016

Paid-for video and music subscriptions have certainly seen a surge in usage over the past two years, but it seems that it's the music market that's seen the highest amplification in consumer interest. Rebecca McGrath, Research Analyst at Mintel, joined Nigel Cassidy to discuss Mintel's new report.

Guests: Rebecca McGrath

Published: Fri 13 May 2016

The UK's housing market isn't functioning like it should, with too few affordable properties for sale or rent. As well as that, the market is vulnerable to shocks and political pressure, like the London mayoral election results and Brexit. Ryan Prince is VP at Realstar, a private renting company, and he gives his take on the state of the market.

Guests: Rachel Winter,Ryan Prince

Published: Mon 9 May 2016

Agriculture remains one of the most divisive issues in the ongoing debate over Britain's membership of the EU. As the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development meets to discuss policy, Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen investigates how Brexit might affect British farming and farmers.

Guests: Robert Van Egghen

Published: Mon 25 April 2016

UK consumer confidence fell in the first three months of 2016, according to the latest Consumer Tracker from business advisory firm, Deloitte. To discuss the findings, Ben Perkins, Head of Consumer Business Research at Deloitte, joined Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Ben Perkins

Published: Mon 25 April 2016

In honour of the Queen's 90th Birthday, Share Radio’s Matt Cox delves into the financial, technological and political highs and lows witnessed by Queen Elizabeth during her lifetime, and how it has shaped the country as we know it. In part two, a look at Britain in the new age 90's, travelling all the way to our present day.

Guests: Matt Cox

Published: Fri 22 April 2016