Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Nigel Cassidy joined Georgie Frost to discuss the main market headlines of the morning, starting with Tesco being hit with a 129 million pound fine for overstating its profits in 2014. The supermarket giant said its subsidiary - Tesco Stores - had reached a deal with the Serious Fraud Office following a two-year investigation. It means the chain will avoid prosecution as long as it pays the fine and fulfils other requirements. We've also hard from Ladbrokes Coral and Thomas Cook. What have they announced?
Guests: Nigel Cassidy
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Today, the new 12-sided pound coin is entering circulation. The coin has not changed in 30 years, however due to the high volume of fake pound coins in circulation - up to three in every 100 - Royal Mint and The Treasury had no choice but to protect the integrity of currency in the UK and change the coin. So what does this huge change mean for the vending industry? There's half a million vending machines which will require a software upgrade. Jonathan Hart, CEO of Automatic Vending Association spoke to Nigel Cassidy this morning.
Guests: Jonathan Hart
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
According to the latest Adzuna Job Market Report, the total number of job vacancies has increased by 3.5%, highlighting the growth within the jobs market and the diversity in terms of opportunities available for jobseekers. In terms of salaries, monthly wage growth has started to pick up speed, rising 0.3% between January and February. Generally the report looks positive, however with Theresa May about to trigger Article 50, the job market could see another shake-up. Joining Nigel Cassidy is Becky Barr, author of the report to discuss further.
Guests: Becky Barr
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Inland Homes, a leading brownfield regeneration specialist and housebuilder has released it's half year results today. Earlier last week the company also announced it had received planning permission to develop a site in High Wycombe and has secured resolutions for planning consent to be granted at a number of other sites, taking its total pipeline to 2,340 permitted plots. So, good news for the housebuilders. How are the numbers looking? To tell us more, Nigel Cassidy was joined by Stephen Wicks, Chief Executive of Inland Homes.
Guests: Stephen Wicks
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Totally Plc, the company providing out-of-hospital healthcare across the UK, released it's latest full year results today. The AIM-listed company has big ambitions and is aiming to become the UK's leading provider in it's sector. The company's prospects have certainly appealed to some, Chairman Robert (Bob) Holt (also Chairman of Mears Group, DX, Lakehouse and a few others) purchased 76,977 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 17th. Bob joined Nigel Cassidy to discuss further.
Guests: Bob Holt
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
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: Netflix is to start making interactive programmes, Speedlite - world's first controlled lighting stem for bikes, the US Army fires its first 3D printed grenade and much more.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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On today's politics: May visits Scotland (and Sturgeon). Meanwhile, power-sharing has broken down in Northern Ireland.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
On today's Wrap: stocks have been under pressure following the collapse of Donald Trump's first attempt to overturn Obamacare; the Bank of England will perform stress tests of the UK's biggest banks, including a worst case Brexit scenario; and the telecoms regulator has given BT a record 42 million pound fine for failing to properly compensate businesses.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
US department store stalwart Sears says there's 'substantial doubt it will survive' as retailers struggle against online-only offerings. Plus Twitter's plan for a paid platform and the latest earnings updates from the US. For more on what's happening across the pond, join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Crowdfunders is Share Radio's regular look at the world of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending. Today: the case for Innovative Finance this ISA season; and how businesses looking to borrow use peer-to-peer lending.
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