Podcast · 187 episodes
Wake Up to Money, page 2
by BBC Radio 5 Live · English
News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe
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Like, share, settleA “Wake Up to Money” roundup covering UK industrial policy and markets: a government-backed restart of a Devon tungsten mine; NVIDIA’s AI-driven earnings and investor expectations; Meta’s $18bn…27 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 28 chapters
More than just 9 to 5Wake Up To Money (BBC Radio 5 Live) covers rising UK energy bills (Ofgem price cap), AI-driven chip/memory cost pressures, US-Canada retaliatory tariffs, and an AI-training story involving UK…26 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 23 chapters
As good as gold?Business rates and employment costs in UK hospitality/retail; US “Operation Economic Outcast” sanctions pressure on Iran and likely market impacts; gold price surge and how jewelers adapt.25 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 26 chapters
Settling the tab?Wake Up To Money covers (1) a UK government review of how pubs and hotels are valued for business rates, (2) Canada’s response to new US tariffs, and (3) the launch of Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1…24 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 31 chapters
Moving the goalpostsBBC “Wake Up To Money” discusses UK consumer confidence, inflation/job-market data, rising fraud in retail, geopolitics driving energy/food prices, US bond-market moves and their effect on UK…21 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 22 chapters
Meta on trial.A BBC “Wake Up To Money” episode mixing California-linked headlines with UK cost-of-living themes: Meta’s “addictive design” trial (Facebook/Instagram) in Oakland; UK heat-pump installation declines…20 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 22 chapters
What's behind the bond selloff?The episode links three money-and-tech shifts: (1) the UK’s rapid move away from cash (only 8% of payments in cash last year), (2) rising government borrowing costs and how bond-market fears can feed…19 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 23 chapters
Farming into the futureA wide-ranging BBC “Wake Up To Money” episode covering (1) Meta’s US child-privacy trial and what changes could follow, (2) US/UK government borrowing costs and the knock-on effects for businesses,…18 Aug 2026 · 51 min · 23 chapters
A summer of wildfires and droughtWake Up To Money episode focused on the summer’s heatwave and drought effects, including West Midlands wildfires, marine heatwave impacts on UK fishing, and business disruptions (chocolate…17 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 16 chapters
Highlights, no camera, actionUK business and economy roundup plus entertainment industry updates: cinema box office rebound, GDP growth vs slowdown, advertising strength, and shipping/logistics pressures from Middle East…14 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 22 chapters
Making the grade?The episode of BBC’s Wake Up To Money (“Making the grade?”) covers: (1) A-level results day and how UK education is shifting toward technical/vocational routes amid cost pressures and AI-driven…13 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 25 chapters
Wake Up to Money: Andy BurnhamCost of living and business pressure under new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham; what support could come in the autumn budget; plus a segment on the partial solar eclipse and businesses profiting from…12 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 22 chapters
Hot and ColdA BBC “Wake Up To Money” episode linking extreme heat and drought to food production, ice supply, retail spending, and consumer confidence, plus side discussions on high-street regulation, AI…11 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 25 chapters
No Laughing Matter?Wake Up To Money discusses (1) subscription “traps” and new UK rules to make cancellations easier, (2) whether the jobs market is stabilising, (3) “rogue” AI/cybersecurity fears, and (4) rising costs…10 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 24 chapters
Last Pint Standing?Wake Up To Money (BBC) episode “Last Pint Standing?” covers UK tax deadlines, social-media regulation, sport governance, oil and banking economics, and a pub licensing dispute about “vertical…7 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 23 chapters
Beauty and the FeedA BBC “Wake Up To Money” episode covering (1) FIFA’s response to criticism of Gianni Infantino’s plans to sell stakes in competitions, (2) Disney’s deal with TikTok to let approved creators use…6 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 16 chapters
MoonshotWake Up To Money covers “moonshot” investing and real-world impacts: SpaceX’s first public results and AI spending; BP’s record profits amid climate/energy concerns; US-Iran tensions and the Strait…5 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 20 chapters
Hugo BoxThis BBC “Wake Up To Money” episode covers four main business stories: rising Xbox prices, the surge of the Hugo Spritz cocktail, currency/interest-rate pressures, and HSBC/other market updates.4 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 27 chapters
Oiling the wheelsWake Up To Money covers falling oil prices after US-Iran de-escalation signals, but argues volatility still feeds into business costs; it also discusses fuel surcharges for deliveries and the “rocket…3 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 16 chapters
Taking Our Ball and Going HomeWake Up To Money (BBC) episode “Taking Our Ball and Going Home” focuses on three main threads: (1) Thames Water’s crisis and the debate over public control vs special administration/nationalisation;…31 Jul 2026 · 52 min · 15 chapters
Fifa furyThe episode of BBC’s Wake Up To Money (“Fifa fury”) covers four main threads: extreme weather’s impact on food and energy, the FIFA World Cup commercial controversy, UK social value/apprenticeships…30 Jul 2026 · 53 min · 22 chapters
Can social care be fixed?How the UK should fix social care (who pays, who delivers, and whether it should be private or state-led), plus related coverage on wildfires’ insurance impacts in France/Spain and brief…29 Jul 2026 · 53 min · 24 chapters
NEET no more?Wake Up To Money discusses “NEET no more?”—UK education and work reforms proposed by Andy Burnham to expand vocational routes (e.g., manufacturing and AI) and link pupils to local employers, plus…28 Jul 2026 · 53 min · 18 chapters
Dry JulyWake Up To Money episode “Dry July” covers (1) housing and mortgage pricing amid interest-rate uncertainty, (2) oil-market swings tied to US-Iran tensions and shipping through key chokepoints, (3)…27 Jul 2026 · 52 min · 21 chapters