Wake Up to Money
Kanaal Besonderhede
Wake Up to Money
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Blast off for SpaceX?
Felicity Hannah looks ahead as SpaceX prepares to go public for the first time, with Elon Musk seeking a trillion-dollar valuation.
Our Friday p...
Kick-offs and Lift-offs
The 2026 World Cup starts today, we speak with business across the US.
It's the eve of SpaceX's blockbuster IPO - a British satellite company s...
Debenhams Group boss on the fight with Chinese rivals
The chief executive of the online retailer Debenhams has told the Big Boss Interview Podcast that UK businesses are being harmed by exploitation of th...
ChatGPT Maker Goes Public
The company behind the AI bot ChatGPT, OpenAI, has filed to list its shares in the latest of a string of blockbuster IPO announcements. Will Bain find...
Microsoft UK&I Chief Executive - Darren Hardman
Microsoft UK and Ireland boss Darren Hardman joins Wake Up to Money to discuss the company’s battle to stay ahead in the race for artificial intellige...
Eye on AI
Will Bain wraps up a big week in the AI race. Elsewhere, he hears what new tariffs could mean for British steel and asks what the future holds for Net...
The Festivals of Britain
Sean hears how rising costs are creating an uncertain future for Britain's festivals. Elsewhere, Sean heats about a new round of tariffs announced by...
An Xclusive Offer
Sean Farrington hears about how ordinary British investors will have the chance to buy shares in SpaceX before it lists on the stock market. Elsewhere...
Benefit of the stout
Will Bain hears how Anthropic's potential stock market listing could heat up the AI race. Elsewhere, the price of aluminium hits a four-year high and...
Bouncebackability
Felicity Hannah speaks to a small business owner who has paid off their COVID loans and finds out how many of the government-backed loans handed out d...
Down the drain
Felicity Hannah hears from businesses in Kent experiencing water outages in the heatwave. Plus, we go behind the scenes of a data centre in London to...
Brick by brick
The UK's biggest housebuilder tells us it's the worst time for first-time buyers since 2008.
Elsewhere, we hear that the UK risks creating a st...
Cool profits in a hot market
As the UK continues to sizzle in the heat, retailers tell this programme about how sales of air conditioning units have spiked alongside temperatures....
Heat waves and tensions cool?
The boss of Next warns of a "dramatic fall" in entry level opportunities in the UK. Elsewhere, the government launches a review into early years child...
Best of Business Daily: AI in the job market, the city that banned meat ads, and lab-grown v mined diamonds
Wake Up To Money presents another selection of Business Daily programmes from BBC Sounds. In this edition: AI’s new power in the job market, the city...
Chemical Reaction
The Chancellor has announced £350m of support for the UK's chemical industries - Sean Farrington finds out whether businesses in the sector think it's...
Great Xpectations
SpaceX officially files to go public in what is likely to be the biggest IPO ever, Nvidia reports another big set of results, and the UK government si...
Premier prices?
UK supermarkets are being urged by the government to cap food prices. Elsewhere, British beer Old Speckled Hen has been sold to Barcelona-based S.A. D...
Lawsuits and lending
Elon Musk loses in his lawsuit against OpenAI boss Sam Altman. Elsewhere, Rachel Reeves says she will relax banking regulations, and Sean hears from t...
Burnham, bonds and by-elections
Felicity Hannah hears what the UK's political drama means for business. Elsewhere, Felicity gets an update on the cost of fuel for hauliers, hears abo...
At the ready?
Felicity Hannah unpacks how a week of political turmoil has hit the British economy with our Friday panel - and get the latest on Trump's visit to Chi...
Challenging talks
Sean Farrington unpacks the economic impacts of a potential leadership challenge. As Donald Trump continues his visit to Beijing, we discuss the mood...
Starmer's fresh start?
As Keir Starmer hopes to reinvigorate his party and the economy with the King's Speech, Sean Farrington speaks to a Labour peer about what it might do...
Starm brewing?
Sean Farrington discusses the economic impacts as pressure on the Prime Minister grows. We also take a look at plans to nationalise British Steel. Els...
Election fallout
Will Bain looks at the business reaction to the local election results, picking out the key economic impacts with experts. Elsewhere, pressure from th...
Fertiliser fears
We hear from the CEO of of one of the world's leading fertiliser companies, who's seen prices double since the outbreak of the US/Israel war with Iran...
A desire for wires?
Sean Farrington finds out why sales of wired headphones are on the rise. Plus, the latest from the trial that's pitting two of the biggest names in te...
State of the Strait
The latest on the back-and-forth claims and denials between the US and Iran. Sean Farrington also looks into how an operation to guide ships out of th...
Business Daily: AI, biohacking, global labour shortages and deepfake fraud
A selection of Business Daily programmes looking at AI power struggles, biohacking, global labour shortages and deepfake fraud.
Renters' Rights the Wrongs?
Felicity Hannah examines the Renters’ Rights Act as it comes into effect and what it could mean for both landlords and tenants. She also speaks to Bri...
Snooker loopy
Sean Farrington looks at what has driven the price of oil to its highest level in 4 years. Elsewhere, he'll examine the raft of earnings released by s...
King of the Hill
Sean Farrington gets the latest on the King's visit to the US, after a historic address to the US Congress. Elsewhere in the world, we discuss the fut...
Fit for a king
Sean Farrington asks a UK company what it's like doing business in the US as King Charles and Queen Camilla make their way over the Atlantic. Elsewher...
Flying on fumes
Will Bain hears from Air Ambulances UK, who warn rising jet fuel costs could disrupt emergency services, as the war in Iran adds pressure to already s...
Going down & Going under
Warner Brothers Discovery takeover by Paramount has been given the green light by shareholders, we get a regulators reaction. Elsewhere we take a look...
Pret Sounds
Sean Farrington hears from the CEO of Pret a Manger amidst rising cost pressures. Meanwhile, Asian economies are on the front line of the energy crisi...
Federal reservations
Sean Farrington gets the latest on Kevin Warsh's rocky path to the top of the Fed. Elsewhere, we ask if sustainable fuel could solve a future jet fuel...
Picking a new Apple
Sean Farrington looks back at Tim Cook's legacy as he plans to step down as Apple's boss after fifteen years. We also hear from petrol forecourts who...
Food for thought
Food price inflation could become 'uncontrollable', according to the industry responsible for delivering our chilled and frozen produce.
And wh...
Pint pressure
Felicity Hannah asks whether CO2 shortages could lead to a pint shortage. The boss of a brewery joins our Friday panel to discuss that, along with the...