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The OPEC nations have agreed their first cut in production since 2008. The alliance of oil production companies have agreed to reduce production by around 1.2 million barrels a day, with Saudi Arabia set to shoulder the biggest portion of the cut, as well as agreeing to accept Iran continuing to produce at its pre-sanction level. Simon Rose was joined live from the OPEC conference in Vienna by energy expert Peter Bild.
Guests: Peter Bild
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Growing fears for the UK economy has caused consumer confidence to fall. It's that time of the month when GfK's consumer confidence barometer is released, and it recorded a 5 point drop this month, with all categories measured experiencing a decline. Among the results was the forecast for personal finances over the coming year, dropping four points, and the general economic situation measure falling six, which is 19 points lower than November last year. As always when we discuss GfK's consumer confidence barometer, Simon was joined live in the studio by Joe Staton, their head of market dynamics.
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And as part of our series with Financial Journalist and Author Rodney Hobson, we'll be talking about pyramid scams.
Guests: Rodney Hobson
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In just two weeks, more than 650 people reported losing over £5.5m to bank transfer scams. Which? is submitting this information to the Payment Systems Regulator as evidence in its super-complaint into bank transfer fraud. UK consumers now make over 70 million bank transfers a month, but victims conned into transferring money by bank transfer to a scammer currently have no legal right to get their money back from their bank. Olivia Demetriades spoke to Pete Moorey, Head of Campaigns at Which?.
Guests: Pete Moorey
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Data breaches and malware infections are still occurring at unprecedented rates, despite corporations spending millions on security products and services to ward off cyber criminals. To discuss the future of cyber crime, Gregor Watt spoke to Dr Giovanni Vigna, the co-founder of Lastline and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California.
Guests: Dr Giovanni Vigna
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The Bigger Picture with Simon Rose and Rishi Patel, a Public Affairs Consultant at FTI Consulting. They discussed: whether the Conservatives leaked Brexit plan is to “have cake and eat it”, Theresa May’s plans to address excessive executive pay, UKIP leadership and The Snoopers Charter.
Guests: Rishi Patel
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Simon Johnson Head of Corporate Broking at finnCap joins Simon Rose for a roundup of some of the biggest news coming out of the junior stock market this week: TrakM8, CityFibre, Patisserie Holdings
Guests: Simon Johnson
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But first- regular listeners of the Evening Show will recognise the name Wey Education- we talked to them on the AIM Show earlier this year. Wey Education - the UK's only online independent secondary school teaching GCSE and A Levels - has seen a 50% rise in the number of students in the last school year. That means revenue rose by 38% to £1.5 million pounds compared to £1.1m in the previous period. James Brydges spoke to Wey Education's CEO David Massey James started by asking David how Wey Education differs from traditional schools
Guests: David Massey
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Advertised job vacancies increased to over 1.1m last month, demonstrating the resilience of the jobs market. However, pay has slumped in some sectors according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna. The jobsite recorded a 2.6% rise in vacancies in October compared to September, while average salaries in retail and consultancy firms fell by around 9% compared with the same time last year. To discuss the findings in more detail, Olivia Demetriades was joined by Becky Harkins, author of Adzuna's monthly jobs report.
Guests: Becky Harkins
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Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has ordered BT to split from its subsidiary Openreach. Openreach is the part of the business which runs the physical cables and phone lines which most broadband and phone companies use to connect with with customers. It has been the source of a great deal of criticism of BT, with rival telecoms companies accusing it of underinvesting and prioritising BT customers at their expense. Ofcom has suggested Openreach is split off from its parent, with a separate board and control of its own branding and budget. Simon spoke to David Millett, of independent telecoms brokerage Equinox.
Guests: David Millett
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