
The Ian King Business Podcast
Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday with Sky News' business presenter Ian King. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.
Latest episodes

Sep 30, 2022 • 43min
House prices, Citroen and a more sustainable London marathon.
The housing market responds to economic turmoil, a new concept car from Citroen and how a tech partnership with the London marathon will help the event become more sustainable and inclusive.

Sep 29, 2022 • 48min
The government defends its mini-budget, a look at Salesforce stock and the success of open source software.
The Prime Minister makes no apology for her plans to cut tax, a look at why Salesforce stock has fallen despite a jump in revenue, and a chat with the boss of a medical cannabis company and find out more about Finland's first unicorn company.

Sep 28, 2022 • 40min
UK's tax plan criticised, food inflation's hit its highest rate on record, and driverless technology
The Chancellor's being urged to re-evaluate his mini-budget with a warning the measures will increase inequality across the UK, data shows the cost of food is at record levels, and a company claims an industry first in driverless cars.

Sep 27, 2022 • 51min
Continued mini-budget fallout, tidal power and business solutions to wildfires.
Mortgage lenders react to the new chancellor's mini-budget, a look at how the pound is performing, an analysis of NASA's asteroid hit and a start-up that's tackling wildfires.

Sep 26, 2022 • 46min
The pound plunges against the dollar, Italy moves to the right and a huge investment in Electric Vehicle chargers.
The pound has fallen to an all-time low against the dollar, Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy's new prime minister and millions of pounds to help create thousands of on-street Electric Vehicle chargers by 2030.

Sep 22, 2022 • 42min
Fracking ban lifted, UK wine and Italy's upcoming election
Ian King is joined by Christian Lawrence, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank, to discuss the US Federal Reserve last night raising its main policy rate.On the day the ban on fracking in the UK is lifted Ian King speaks to Sky's Climate change and energy correspondent, Hannah Thomas-Peter.Ian King also speaks to one of the co-owners of UK wine business Nice Wine.And Lorenzo Codogno, economist and visiting professor at the London School of Economics' European Institute, joins to discuss Italy's election on Sunday.

Sep 21, 2022 • 42min
Govt offers energy support for firms, Sterling drops over UK debt, but it might benefit UK tourism industry
On the Ian King Business Podcast: the government announces an energy support package for businesses to get through the winter - there's analysis from Sky's political correspondent Ali Fortescue and reaction from the British Chambers of Commerce; the pound falls to a new 37-year low as UK debt rises - we get the thoughts of Elsa Lignos from RBC Capital Markets; Patricia Yates from Visit Britain talks about why the weak pound might benefit the UK tourism industry; and Josh Emden from the Institute for Public Policy Research says retrofitting homes with better insulation and heat pumps could create millions of jobs and save households money

Sep 8, 2022 • 30min
The future of fibre broadband, Brits head to dentists in Turkey and the insurance impact of the war in Ukraine
Sitting in for Ian King, Wilfred Frost talks fibre broadband with the chief executive of telecommunications company Vorboss, Tim Crewick.He also speaks to Turkish dentist Onur Okay about the number of British people heading there for their care.A winner of the Bold Awards, Mursal Hedayat, discusses her online language school and how her price celebrates female entrepreneurship, while Gerard Grech from Tech Nations talks about the impact people from outside the UK are having on the country’s tech firms.John Neal joins from insurance firm Lloyds of London, which is setting aside £1.1bn to pay claims related to the war in Ukraine.

Sep 5, 2022 • 40min
Our new PM, soaring energy prices and full-fibre broadband
Ian King speaks to the director of policy and public Affairs at the British Chambers of Commerce about the challenges facing the next Prime Minister. Plus, hear from the CEO of NextEnergy Capital about the soaring cost of wholesale gas. And the chief executives of Giganet and Cuckoo join the show to discuss the roll-out of full-fibre broadband.

Sep 2, 2022 • 47min
Going nuclear, slowing footfall, Surrey whisky
Today Ian's catching up with the Nuclear Industry Association after Boris Johnson's backing for a new power station at Sizewell yesterday.Also, more evidence of shoppers tightening their belts, but we also hear from a travel company who say rising bills doesn't seem to be putting us off booking holidays.And find out why the Surrey gin belt is turning its hand to whisky.
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