

The Sky News Business Podcast
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Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 42min
US bank crisis, Uber's childcare trial and electric vehicle charging
Ian King is joined by banking sector consultant James Edsberg to discuss the US banking crisisSarah Hesz, Chief Commercial Officer at Bubble, and Uber’s UK General Manager, Andrew Brem discuss the ride sharing firm more to provide free childcare to all drivers. And Ian talks to the Co-founder of Kerbo Charge, Michael Goulden, as the company aims to make it easier for everyone to charge an electric vehicle at home.

Mar 16, 2023 • 46min
Budget analysis, Credit Suisse fallout, and SVB takeover
Ian King rounds up the Budget with Shevaun Haviland from the British Chambers of Commerce, and Sandra Horsfield at Investec.He also speaks to Fahad Kamal at Kleinwort Hambros about the fallout following troubles at Credit Suisse; Ian Stuart from HSBC talks about their takeover of Silicon Valley Bank; Mark Kent from the Scotch Whisky Association describes the impact of alcohol duty; Charles Bligh from Restore speaks about IT recycling and record management; and Andrew Bell from the Witan Investment Trust discusses how the war in Ukraine's affected markets.

Mar 15, 2023 • 44min
Childcare support, pensions reforms, and duty-free shopping
Ian King speaks to Nicholas Lyons, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, about reforms he reckons are needed to boost investment; there's Scott Parsons, from Westfield UK, on the benefits of duty-free shopping; James Turner from Prudential discusses their new focus on Asia and Africa; and Lisa Edgar at Saga talks about pensions reforms.

Mar 14, 2023 • 49min
Banking stocks, job vacancies, geothermal power
Ian King has the latest on the markets' reaction to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and government stats for unemployment and vacancies.Plus John Carroll at Santander is discussing how international trade is helping UK firms; Jason Cheng from private equity firm Kerogen Capital talks about geothermal power; Rachel Barton from Accenture has the latest figures on UK business confidence; and Dr Ilana Wisby from Oxford Quantum Circuits talks about quantum computers.

Mar 13, 2023 • 41min
HSBC buys SVB for a pound, energy-efficient homes, and hair-styling technology
Ian King examines the deal to save the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank - and speaks to James Edsberg, a banking sector consultant, and one of SVB's customers, Richard Adey, from the British e-scooter manufacturer Taur.There's also news from British start-up Intrinsic - and their Chief Executive, Mark Dickinson - after it secured 7 million pounds of investment; and we have updates Sarah Willingham from bar chain Nightcap; plus Sarah Boyd at Sephora UK, as the beauty retailer returns to the high street; Jordan Rosenhaus from the modular housebuilder, TopHat, talks about building highly energy-efficient homes; and Jeroen Temmerman from GHD explains the latest hair-styling technology.

Mar 10, 2023 • 44min
A return to economic growth, the appetite for more debt, and how automation could battle food shortages
With the economy returning to narrow growth, Ian discusses Britain's stupendous levels of borrowing with S&P Primary Credit Analyst Frank Gill and GDP figures with Victoria Clarke, from Santander Corporate and Investment Banking. Also on the show: Samay Kohli from GreyOrange explains how warehouse automation could help reduce shortages of food and veg.

Mar 9, 2023 • 47min
Energy giant attacks windfall tax, the UK's booming space sector, and teaching kids to code
Mark Boggett from Seraphim Space discusses why Britain's space sector is attracting more investment than any country other than the US and China. Also joining Ian on today's show are Jette Nygaard-Andersen from the gambling firm Entain and brickmaker Forterra's chief executive, Stephen Harrison.

Mar 8, 2023 • 48min
Encouraging women into tech, the rise of female entrepreneurship and Wagamama owner's troubles
In an episode marking International Women's Day, Ian King speaks to Emma-Lou Montgomery, Associate Director at Fidelity International; the chief of Adobe's UK business Suzanne Steele; and Jane Geraghty from the world’s largest branding agency Landor & Fitch. Also appearing is Andy Hornby, chief executive of Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group, after it announced plans to close more sites.

Mar 7, 2023 • 46min
Ex-offenders in the workforce, STV's unexpected growth, and the biggest tourism fair is back
Standing in for Ian King, Wilfred Frost speaks to Tony Simpson from Sodexo about how ex-offenders can help fill more than a million vacancies, STV chief executive Simon Pitt explains why his company is making more programmes for other broadcasters, and Johannes Reck from the travel unicorn Get Your Guide discusses the return of the ITB tourism fair in Berlin

Mar 6, 2023 • 48min
A new fintech hub in Leeds, Addison Lee's plans for an all-electric fleet, and what makes the image of a tech CEO?
A new national hub for fintech in Leeds could battle the misconception that the UK financial services sector is all about the City of London and Canary Wharf – Ian speaks to its chair, Charlotte Crosswell. Also appearing are Liam Griffin from Addison Lee, and Oliver Montague, whose company Swytch converts pedal bicycles into electric bikes.


