Technology is changing almost every aspect of daily life and business and finance is no exception. Share Radio's Simon Rose and Steve Caplin, Share Radio's technology editor, look at the big technological changes that impact on the world of business, finance and money as well as some of the gadgets that help make everyday life a bit easier. On today's programme: a self-propelled U-shaped lifebuoy, a review of the DXO One camera for iPhone, and an Indiegogo for a smart home fragrance box.
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Greek stocks and bonds have fallen after the government in Athens failed to bridge differences with European creditors over the conditions attached to the country’s latest bailout review. It follows warnings from the International Monetary Fund that its debt is on an unsustainable path. The IMF says that compromises with creditors need to be made within 3 weeks. James Brydges spoke to Vicky Pryce, from the Centre for Economic and Business Research.
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As the UK negotiates its way to a Brexit resolution, there are concerns in the overseas territory of Gibraltar about what the eventual deal will mean for them. The tiny territory is perched on the edge of Spain and depends on around 12,000 people crossing the border daily to work in its largely service-based economy. So how can the UK negotiate a deal without ceding the territory to Spain? Share Radio's Peta Fuller spoke to two of the people behind a paper on the issue, Jonathan Lis from British Influence and Joe Carberry from Open Britain, and started by asking Mr Carberry how the current relationship works.
Guests: Jonathan Lis,Joe Carberry
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? We join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio - direct from Washington DC - each Monday at 6 o'clock for news, views and analysis of US finance. On today's episode: Microsoft results, Starbucks stirs up growth but fails to impress and Chris Hill speaks to the man behind the new Warren Buffett documentary on Netflix.
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US President Donald Trump's decision to put a stop to all refugee admissions and temporarily bar people from seven Muslim-majority countries has sparked protests across the globe. The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration, despite court rulings against it. To find out more, Simon Rose was joined by Sohrab Ahmari, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
Guests: Sohrab Ahmari
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Share Radio's Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help rattle through the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. They discussed the FTSE 100 falling to a one-month low and sterling sinking, as Trump's travel ban rattled the financial markets, Vodafone's Indian business is in discussion regarding a major merger, Flybe's shares have fallen after the airline reported a slow start to 2017 & much more.
Guests: Ed Bowsher
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including Lion, Jackie and what to expect at the Oscars.
Guests: James Cameron Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Helal Miah, Investment Research Analyst at the Share Centre, reviews this week's stock market activity with Share Radio's Simon Rose. They take a look back at BT, Unilever, Dixons and Tesco from this week, as well as looking ahead to AstraZeneca, Royal Dutch Shell, and Vodafone.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Join Share Radio's Simon Rose as he investigates what has been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To put the day's events in context, he was joined by Russ Mould, Investment Director at the online stockbrokers, AJ Bell. In today's wrap: the UK's biggest supermarket group, Tesco, has agreed to buy the UK's biggest food wholesaler, Booker Group; quarterly profits at BT have dropped 37%; Alliance Trust has agreed to buy out Elliott, a US activist investor that spent years pushing for management and structural changes at the Dundee-based financial services group; and the mortgage lender Paragon has reported that first quarter profits are in line with expectations due to cost controls and good trends in high margins and volumes.
Guests: Russ Mould
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The Prime Minister has become the first world leader to hold face-to-face talks with Donald Trump since his inauguration. Back home, Jo Stevens, the shadow Welsh Secetrary has resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet amid party turmoil over the upcoming Brexit vote. She announced it today via twitter and becomes the second Labour MP to resign in 24 hours after Shadow education minister Tulip Siddiq also announced she was stepping down last night. For today's Share Politics, Simon Rose joined by Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics at Lancaster University Management School, and Adam Bienkov, UK Political Editor of Business Insider
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