The Sky News Business Podcast

The government may have to raise the state pension age to 70 by 2050 due to pressure on the public finances. Ian King is joined by Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies - who says nine in ten workers are saving less than needed for a decent standard of living in retirement.Ian also speaks with the editorial director at Auto Trader, about demand for electric vehicles, and the head Salesforce about ethical considerations of generative AI.

As the rate of inflation has eased slightly but still remains above 10%, Ian is joined by KMPG's Chief Economist Yael Selfin to discuss the official figures. He also talks to Alex Kendall - the chief executive of the UK-based autonomous vehicle group, Wayve - about Asda beginning what it claims is the UK’s biggest trial to date of autonomous grocery home shopping delivery. Plus government minister Oliver Dowden, who is warning the UK is facing cyber threats from Russian-aligned groups.

As unemployment figures unexpectedly rose, Ian is joined by Raoul Ruparel, Director of the Centre for Growth at Boston Consulting Group, to analyse what it means for the UK economy.Expedia’s chief executive and vice chairman Peter Kern discusses how his company is using AI to help people decide where to go on holiday, there’s more on the technology with Dr Rasmus Rothe, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Merantix, to look into the impact it could have on the world and Tony Bates, Chief Executive of Genesys, who talks about how call centres are using AI.Marion Laboure, Macro Strategist at Deutsche Bank, discusses payment trends and the rise of digital currencies and the state of the steel industry’s scrutinised with Billington's Chief Executive Mark Smith.

Today sees the start of a summit on the future of the finance and the technology sector. Argentina is marking the 13th annual World Malbec Day, celebrating one of its biggest exports - and the UK aviation industry has pubished its Carbon Road-Map - in which it sets out how it hopes to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

The UK's biggest defence contractor, BAE Systems, has signed an agreement with Microsoft with the aim of supporting its work on digital defence. Ian King is joined by the Chief Information and Technology Officer at BAE Systems, Julian Cracknell to learn more about the collaboration.After shares of Superdry fell by 18-percent Ian and Lead Equity Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, Sophie Lund Yates discuss what's behind the drop and what options the retailer faces now. And Ian speaking to Jina Kwon the UK General Manager of Otovo, a Norwegian company that runs on online marketplace, connecting homeowners with local, vetted, and approved installers of solar panels.

On today's episode, Ian King takes us through the Office for National Statistics' GDP figures which suggest widespread public sector strikes led to a flat-lining of the UK economy in February.Tesco sees more than a billion pounds wiped off its pre-tax profits for last year, as it warns of 'unprecedented' inflation.And what would advancements in AI technology mean for the acting industry? Actor David Menkin shares his thoughts.

On today's episode of the Ian King Business Podcast, the Head of Federation of Small Businesses Northern Ireland discusses what impact Joe Biden's focus on the industry will have during his visit. With the reliance on cash diminishing ever further, the people who print banknotes De La Rue issue a profit warning. And one of the architects of a successful claim against the Argentinian government discuss their business lawsuit win.

Ian King and Business Correspondent Gurpreet Narwan discuss the CBI dismissing its Director General, Tony Danker following an investigation into claims of workplace misconduct.The Chief Executive of Greggs, Roisin Currie, joins Ian to talk about the company's sustainability, future and food inflation. And Ian talks to Clare Smyth and Jean-Philippe Blondet about the Michelin star system for restaurants.

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to Jacqueline Windsor, the head of retail at PwC, to discuss an improvement in consumer confidence over the past few months.He also discusses the UK's post-Brexit trade agreement with the chairman of Marks and Spencer - and whether it'll be good for business.And Easter is always a big time for the chocolate confectionary sector - Ian speaks to the co-founder of Hotel Chocolat about the food and drink industry.

Ian King is joined by Unite’s Matt Whaley, who discusses a demonstration by Google employees, following the tech giant’s announcement it would make 10,000 employees around the world redundant, plus there’s an interview with Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman, who believes company law is stuck in a 40-year time warp.AXA UK and Ireland chief executive Claudio Gienal is on the podcast to talk about statistics which claim almost half of the UK population is currently noy in a positive state of mental wellbeing, while Accesso’s CEO Steve Brown talks about his company’s financial results in a sector which focuses on entertainment venues and Quantexa’s Vishal Marria reveals how the analytics business has held a value of over $1billion.