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Latest episodes
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33 min
Retail’s big change, no loose change required
Thursday 29th April 2021The retail landscape is changing, with us having relied more on deliveries and click and collect during the COVID crisis. Susannah Streeter from Hargreaves…
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35 min
EU Votes on Brexit Shambles
Wednesday 28th April 2021The European Commission voted yesterday on the trade agreement that has been in operation since the start of January. Their President Ursula von der Leyen…
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34 min
A very cloudy summer for tourism
Tuesday 27th April 2021The Independent’s Travel Editor Simon Calder joins phil Dobbie on today’s podcast to talk about the state of the travel industry in what is likely to be a ve…
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32 min
The magic 7000
Monday 26th April 2021Shares advisor Rodney Hobson is on It’s the Business today to discuss where the markets will go now? The FTSE100 lost one percent last week, which may not be…
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41 min
Will anything come out of Biden’s Climate Fest?
Politicians the world over have been scurrying around for climate pledges in preparation for today’s Climate Summit, called by President Biden. Today Phil Dobbie talks to environme…
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39 min
Hello Housing Bubble, Goodbye Super League
Wednesday 21st April 2021This week Rishi Sunak launched support for banks to offers 95% mortgages. Why? House prices are out or near record highs, so is this a sector that needs go…
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28 min
US v UK – who has the right idea on recovery (and football)?
Tuesday 20th April 2021Three stories on today’s podcast. First, the latest employment data from the ONS, just out this morning. Phil Dobbie dissects it hot off the press.Secon…
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37 min
Side hustles, Bitcoin tumbles and Brexit stumbles
Monday 19th April 2021Bitcoin lost 15% yesterday. We know it’ll bounce back, but for how long. Maybe its worth considering what American billionaire Ray Dalio predicted last month,…
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32 min
Computing on the Edge, Crypto on the NASDAQ
Thursday 15th April 2021Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase listed on the NASDAQ yesterday. Almost immediately it pulled the value of tech stocks down, whilst the value of Bit…
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30 min
Will COVID-19 breed more surveillance?
You’d have to be the most optimistic optimist to assume that in a few months COVID-19 will be all but a memory. It will still be around and we could still be spreading it, with or…
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33 min
The Fast Track for China
Tuesday 13th April 2021China saw its economy expand last year, whilst the rest of us saw significant declines. This year they are expected to outgrow the rest of the developed worl…
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32 min
Cyclical Thinking: Shares with Rodney Hobson
Monday 12th April 2021Today, Rodney Hobson talks about cyclical stocks – shares that might bounce back after a recession. But how different is it this time? And what of counter-cyc…
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32 min
Eating out (in the cold) and Biden’s World Tax Plans
Friday 9th April 2021Will you be heading out to eat out at a restaurant on Monday? Under the easing of lockdown rules you can from Monday, but you have to sit outside. And it’s goi…
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31 min
Why we need to save our steel
Thursday 8th April 2021The UK is a bit player when it comes to steel production. China, for example, produces at least 150 times more than us. But if we want to be assured of quali…
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33 min
Managing the Cost of Money
Wednesday 7th April 2021Economies are already bouncing back from the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. Yesterday the IMF forecast that the UK economy would grow by 5.3% this year, help…
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31 min
The end of the high street estate agent?
Tuesday 6th April 2021Estate agency businesses are moving online and have been for many years. Yet, estate agents still occupy expensive real estate in many of our towns and cities…
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34 min
How Green is Your Pension?
Thursday 1st April 2021Joe Biden has unleashed another couple of billion dollars of spending on the US economy, focusing largely on infrastructure. It’s aimed to create jobs for th…
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34 min
Royal Mail Delivers, Deliveroo More Doubtful
Wednesday 31st March 2021Royal Mail announced the return of dividends yesterday and reaffirmed an expected operating profit of £700 million for the 2020-21 financial year. Sussanah…
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32 min
Websites by Numbers
Tuesday 30th March 2021You can make some quick wins on your website to fix obstacles that might be stopping customers buying from you. But when you’ve been through the low hanging…
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35 min
If you gamble, you lose
Monday 29th March 2021The FCA is worried that many new investors are gambling on shares for all the wrong reasons. Today on the podcast Rodney Hobson says he isn’t too concerned, i…