The Sky News Business Podcast

Our business correspondent, Paul Kelso, joins the show as he takes us through the King's Speech, which laid out the government's plans for the coming year. And hear from the chief executive of department store Fenwick about retail sales.

Ian King speaks to Ryanair's group chief financial officer about its latest results. Plus hear from Thomas Cook's chief executive about global tourism post-Covid. And the government's expected to announce annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds as part of the King's Speech.

an King talks to Sky News' city editor Mark Kleinman about the future of Manchester United. He also speaks to the founder and chief executive of Venrai, Jason Tuicker Feltham about Sam Bankman-Fried - who's been found guilty of crypto fraud.And Mary Aiken, Professor of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University, Washington is interviewed about cyber security.

Ian talks to Elizabeth Martins, senior economist at HSBC, about the Bank of England keeping interest rates the same.Taimur Hyat, Chief Operating Officer at PGIM, is interviewed by Ian about the strength of the jobs market.Meanwhile, Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade, Juan Carlos Mathews, discusses a Peruvian trade delegation in the UK trying to grow trade here.

Ian King speaks to chief executive of Morrisons - David Potts - as he prepares to step down this month after nine years. And best-selling author, Sir Ian Rankin, joins the show to discuss new research which suggests that half of us feel that reading a book is the best way to relax, but struggle to find the time.

Ian King speaks to the Rail Delivery Group about a government U-turn to close most ticket offices across England. Plus hear from the founder and chief executive of the family locator app Life360, which can send notifications to family members and emergency services. And BP has reported it's missed profit expectations in the three months to the end of September.

Eleven years since auto-enrolment was introduced in the UK - Smart Pension has joined forces with Mercer - the global retirement solutions giant.Ian speaks to representatives from both organisations.He also discusses a survey published today, suggesting this summer's graduates will have had a tougher time finding a job than this time last year.

Emma Crosby speaks with Heathrow's Chief financial officer Javier Echavey over potential airfare rises. CNBC's senior technology correspondent Arjun Kharpal gives his thoughts as big tech companies see record earnings. And book publisher Bloomsbury's Chief Executive Nigel Newton speaks as a boom in fantasy fiction leads to record profits.

The recovery operation after Storm Babet is expected to cost more than £500m - Emma Crosby talks to Sarah Aspinall, Head of Communications at the Association of British Insurers. She also speaks to Daniel Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wedbush Securities about revenue growth at both Microsoft and Google in the last quarter exceeding expectations. Plus, Chris Allen from Decathlon UK on how unused bikes can be recycled.

Emma Crosby's joined by Chris Williamson, the Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence as British businesses report another decline in activity. Ian Humphreys, the CEO of Brickflow, also speaks as leading industry figures call for reforms to kickstart housebuilding.