The Sky News Business Podcast

Ian King talks to Patrick Farrell from Charles Stanley about business confidence. Rightmove's property expert, Tim Bannister discusses house prices with Ian. Paddy Power, from Paddy Power, and Matt Hobbs, director of research at Prostate Cancer UK join Ian to discuss the real winner of last night's World Darts Championship.

Ian King talks to Fraser McKevitt, from Kantar about supermarkets' profits over Christmas.Mark Makepeace - the founding Chief Executive of FTSE International - discusses the 40th anniversary of the launch of the FTSE 100 with Ian.And Chief Executive of Gong cha, Paul Reynish talks about the continued success of the Bubble Tea market.

Ian King welcomes in the New Year by speaking to investment expert Russ Mould about the latest downturn in British manufacturing.He also discusses trading with the chief executive of the furniture retailer The Cotswold Company.And discount retailers Aldi and Lidl have posted record Christmas trading results.

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to Simon French, from Panmure Gordon about fears of a recession and improved retail sales.Richard Donnell - Executive Director of Research at Zoopla - discusses a pick-up in housing activity.And Ian interviews Amine Raji, the founder and chief executive of Spore.bio, about a device that can detect bacteria in food, drink, and cosmetic products.

Ian speaks to a guest from the Institute of Chartered Accountants as government borrowing is higher than expected with interest payments on the national debt hitting a monthly record. He also discusses the possibility of a big media merger as the Chief Executives of Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global meet for talks and Ian speaks to the world's largest logistics company about Christmas shopping and deliveries.

There's been a suprise and siginificant drop in inflation, the Financial Conduct Authority lays out plans to shake up the UK's listing rules to make it more attractive for international businesses to list here, and one of the UK's leading alternative investment managers Gresham House has been delisted.

Join Ian King and guests as the energy price cap is set to be lifted to help suppliers recover a record £3bn of bad debt accrued through unpaid gas and electricity bills, the industry regulator has announced.He's also discussing new business activity figures, generative AI, and he's joined by 2-times world Darts champion Garry Anderson.

As the Bank of England holds the base rate of interest steady at 5.25% Ian speaks to Gurpreet Gill of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.FIFA has announced a record-high year for the amount of money spent on agents - with English teams spending by far the most. Our sports correspondent Rob Harris has more.George Lagarias Chief Economist at Mazars Wealth Management discusses the latest news from the markets.

After the economy showed an unexpected month-on month contraction for October, Ian King discusses the current outlook with Melissa Davies, Chief Economist at Redburn Atlantic.A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies recommends the triple lock on pensions be scrapped - saying it should instead be linked to earnings. Ian speaks to the report author Jonathan Cribb.And the cost of opening Europe's largest fine wine storage facility has hit profits at Berry Bros & Rudd. The company's chief executive, Emma Fox joins Ian on the programme.

Ian King discusses the latest wages and employment data with Simon French, Chief Economist and Managing Director at Panmure Gordon.Mid-contract price rises linked to inflation for mobile, broadband and TV plans could be banned under new proposals from the regulator. Ofcom wants wants payment increases to be spelt out when you first agree to the deal. Ian speaks with Richard Tang, Chief Executive of Zen Internet to find out what it means for the industry.And Unilever says it's "surprised" and "disappointed" by an allegation it's been misleading shoppers with its environmental claims. The competition watchdog is investigating the company for exaggerating how "natural" its products are.