The Ian King Business Podcast

On today's episode, Ian King talks to the Investment Minister, Lord Johnson - as Rishi Sunak hosts The Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace in London.Another guest is Russ Mould - Investment Director at AJ Bell - who discusses some of the other top business stories making the headlines.

On today's episode, Ian discusses the news that Nissan is making a big investment in its Sunderland plant - which the Prime Minister's hailed as a 'massive vote of confidence' in the UK.He also looks at a deal between Boots and Legal & General, and speaks to the boss of lorry maker Scania.

Ian King is joined by Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway, to discuss yesterday's Autumn Budget and the news that business activity has risen this month.He also speaks with Eamonn O'Hare, one of the founders of Zegona - a UK-listed business set up to invest in telecoms assets - which is buying Vodafone's Spanish business for 4.3 billion pounds.And as Black Friday looms, value-for-money car brand Dacia is shutting down its entire online sales for the day to prove it's just a gimmick. Brand director Luke Broad tells Ian King why.

Ian King looks at the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. Richard Hughes, Chair of the Budget watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility, or OBR speaks about the Autumn Statement and the economic outlook.Dr Sai Shivareddy, Chief Executive of tech firm Nyobolt reacts to the announcements. Ian King is also joined by Steve Hare, Chief Executive of the FTSE100 accounting software company The Sage Group.

On Ian's show there's Trade Policy Minister, Greg Hands, talking about a potential new trade deal with South Korea - and they touch on government borrowing, as well as the Autumn Statement and tax cuts.The UK workforce doesn't apparently feel secure in their jobs - Ian speaks to Vikram Jain from the management consultancy JCURV about that research.John Roberts from AO World discusses their results, and explains what's driving their profits.And there's John Wyn-Evans from Investec Wealth and Investment with a look at the markets.

On Ian's show - the drama at OpenAI, one of the hottest tech companies on the planet.Isobel Asher Hamilton, from The Daily Upside, talks us through that sacking of CEO Sam Altman - who's now been snapped up by Microsoft.There's also a focus on Italy's public finances and the country's credit rating - Ian speaks to Angelica Donati at Donati Spa.And James McMaster from Huel - the sustainable nutrition brand - discusses their recent results, off the back of a surge in sales.Plus there's analysis of the markets by Haig Bathgate from investment advisors, Atomos.

Ian King looks at the latest retail figures which fell last month to their lowest level since 2021 - he gets the view of Victoria Clarke from Santander CIB.And there's Specsavers Chief Executive, Dame Mary Perkins, speaking about their call for a change in rules to allow more home visits.

In today's epsiode, Ian King looks at the 534 million pound takeover of Hotel Chocolat by confectionary giant Mars.Plus Ian speak with Investec's Chief Executive after it reported a jump in half year profits.

In today's epsiode, Ian King looks at wage growth figures. Plus he speaks to the CEO of Britain's biggest property company, which predicting investment in the sector will revive next year.

Ian King speaks to an expert about business confidence in the UK which fell last month to its lowest level. Plus, we hear about David Cameron's history with Grensill Capital.