
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

May 18, 2022 • 42min
Inflation hits 40 year high - who's hurting the most? And could upskilling tackle labour shortages?
On the Ian King Business podcast we have the latest assessment about inflation - reaching a 40 year high - and ask if it'll get worse; there's also Planet Organic's CEO about the impact of rising costs on their prices; the chief executive of Zilch talks about expanding into the US; and discover why Legal & General is investing £4bn in the West Midlands

May 17, 2022 • 43min
Wages fall sharply, investing in Andorra and Vietnam, and recycling cans
On today's Ian King Business Podcast: inflation pressures continues after a sharp fall in wages; Taavet Hinrikus talks about his startup helping boost routine testing at home; the world's biggest maker of aluminium cans discusses recycling; we look at investment opportunities in Andorra and Vietnam; and review the biggest business stories of the day

May 16, 2022 • 43min
Rising energy bills, Ryanair losses and supply changes
Energy regulator Ofgem is warning of "tougher" times as it considers shaking up the price cap. Plus, hear from Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary about airline trade ahead of a potentially busy summer schedule. And the boss of Make UK joins Ian to discuss changes within the supply chain as manufacturers try to cut down costs.

May 13, 2022 • 44min
Westfield's Covid-19 recovery, so-called workflow solutions and digital fashion
Ian King speaks with Scott Parsons, the UK Chief Operating Officer of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, about the recovery of its shopping centres following the Covid-19 pandemic.Bill McDermott, the Chief Executive of software company ServiceNow, speaks about a rise in so-called workflow solutions following the pandemic.Ian King also looks at a metaverse fashion event taking place for Mental Health Awareness Month.

May 12, 2022 • 46min
UK’s economy shrinks, recruitment issues and autonomous ships
After the UK’s economy shrank and GDP showed growth of just 0.8%, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak reacts to the figures. Ian is joined by the Lord Mayor of London, Vincent Keaveny, to talk about the Net Zero summit while Yarden Gross, the co-founder & Chief Executive of Orca Artificial Intelligence, discusses ships which use AI to navigate. Ian also catches up with restauranteurs to analyse recruitment issues in the sector and we look into why an increasingly large number of entrepreneurs are selling their businesses.

May 11, 2022 • 49min
The cost of living crisis, remote working roles and tackling scam reviews
Ian King looks are the issue of the cost of living, including the impact the war in Ukraine is having on food security.#Areas across the UK are seeing an inrease in remote working roles. Ian is joined by Charlotte Holloway, UK&Ireland Government Director at Zoom - and Rosie Freshwater, Co-Founder of RUME2 - a co-working, meeting and event space.Peter Muhlmann, CEO of Trustpilot shares how they are combating fake reviews online.

May 10, 2022 • 27min
Digital health, payments infrastructure and a new tech unicorn.
Monique Fayad, Chief Executive of Trellus Health speaks to Ian King about their work as a technology platform working to improve digital health.Ian King also looks at the payments infrastructure business Paddle today becomes the UK's latest tech unicorn - a start-up valued at more than $1billion.And hear from FD Technologies, whose software and data analytics services are used by Wall Street's biggest banks and a number of Formula One teams.

May 9, 2022 • 51min
A rescue deal for McColl's, decision intelligence and Quorn announce a deal with KFC
After going into administration on Friday, rescue talks continue for a buyout of McColl's, with Morrison leading the way. Ian King speaks about the rise of decision intelligence with the chief executive of Pyramid Analytics.As Quorn announce a deal with KFC Quorn's Chief Executive, Marco Bertacca shares what that means for them and Europe's food options.

May 6, 2022 • 50min
Stock markets in turmoil, a rescue deal for McColl's and the rise of the smart bus
In today's episode, Ian King looks at the markets reacting to rising interest rates and soaring inflation.He's also joined by Sky's city editor Mark Kleinman, who has all the latest on Morrisons proposing a last-ditch rescue deal for McColl's Retail Group.Plus, more on Zeelo, the UK-based smart bus platform bought last week for $100m.

May 5, 2022 • 44min
Interest rates, international travel and the inflation of milk
On today's episode, Ian King discusses the Bank of England's interest rate decision and what that means for families across the UK.He's also joined by the chief executive of Trivago, Axel Hefer, who speaks about the optimism around international travel.And the price of milk is on the rise as a result of higher supply chain costs and the conflict in Ukraine.
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