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Business of Film: Halloween (again!)

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The Business Of Film

Business of Film: Halloween (again!)
James Cameron-Wilson casts his eye over a UK box office dominated by sequels and remakes, with the latest A Star is Born (the 4th version) rising to the No. 1 spot and a new Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis in at No. 2. James also reviews the Gerard Butler thriller Hunter Killer and looks at the Blu-Ray release of the Russell Crowe Christian Bale 3.10 to Yuma (another remake).
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James Cameron Wilson


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Motley Fool Money: Taking Stock in Cannabis

Simon Rose
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Motley Fool Show

Motley Fool Money: Taking Stock in Cannabis
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Netflix adds seven million subscribers for the quarter and crushes Wall Street expectations; Analysts Andy Cross, Jason Moser, and Jeff Fischer talk about Netflix’s latest numbers and delve into earnings from American Express, Atlassian or Domino’s.
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Chris Hill


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Book Review: Shares Made Simple by Rodney Hobson

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Book Review

Book Review: Shares Made Simple by Rodney Hobson
For those contemplating investing in the stock market or who want to increase their knowledge, Rodney Hobson's primer Shares Made Simple is out in a heavily-revised third edition. Talking to Simon Rose, Rodney explains why cash is actually riskier than the stock market over the long term. He emphasises the importance of dividends, points out that stock market investing has never been simpler than it is now and explains why he prefers investing directly rather than through funds.
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Rodney Hobson


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Simon Rose

Motley Fool Money: Wall Street’s Wild Week

Simon Rose
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Motley Fool Show

Motley Fool Money: Wall Street’s Wild Week
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: While stocks rise in the long run, this week reminded investors that stocks go down faster than they go up; Ron Gross, David Kretzmann, and Jason Moser analyze what happened and how emotions can get the better of us.
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Chris Hill


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Simon Rose

The Week That Was And The Week Ahead: Market selloff, builders and recruiters

Simon Rose
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The Week That Was

The Week That Was And The Week Ahead: Market selloff, builders and recruiters
Helal Miah, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, looks at the general market sell-off as well as numbers from mid-cap housebuilders Telford Homes and Countryside Properties, recruitment companies Page Group and Hays and packaging group Mondi. He looks ahead to results from Unilever, Barratt Developments, ASOS and Intercontinental Hotels.
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Helal Miah


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The Bigger Picture: Austerity, UK railways and worker ownership

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Austerity, UK railways and worker ownership
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University wonders what Theresa May meant when she talked about ending "austerity" and what it means for the Conservatives. He also ponders the future of British Railways and wonders if the phenomenally successful Japanese railway system could provide a radical, privatised solution. Lastly, he looks at the looming debate on worker ownership.
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Professor Tim Evans


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The Business of Film: Venom, Johnny English & A Star is Born

Simon Rose
The Business of Film: Venom, Johnny English & A Star is Born
James Cameron-Wilson exults in a bumper week at the box office with three films all taking £4m or more on their debut. He reviews the new movies, Venom, Johnny English Strikes Again and A Star Is Born, tipping one for Oscar success. Spoiler alert - It isn't Johnny English. He also looks at the release for home viewing of The Happy Prince, written and directed by and starring Rupert Everett.
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James Cameron Wilson


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: The car that keeps you fit

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: The car that keeps you fit
Steve Caplin discusses a Saudi-invented car that lets you keep fit with bike pedals as you drive, at robot viticulturists, robot caterpillars that will crawl inside you (for medical reasons), at the moving tail you can control with your phone, a startup that aims to let you live forever, at least in your friends' memories and BAE's wearable cockpit.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Motley Fool Money: Mastering the Market Cycle

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

Motley Fool Show

Motley Fool Money: Mastering the Market Cycle
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Unemployment hits a 49-year low; Tech giants may have been hacked by China; Elon Musk’s tweeting sends Tesla shares lower; Costco struggles with “material weakness”; And Tronc decides to change its name back to Tribune Publishing.
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Chris Hill


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The Bigger Picture: Tory and Labour conferences and the GRU's cyber attacks

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Tory and Labour conferences and the GRU's cyber attacks
Political commentator Mike Indian, author of the Groucho Tendency blog, looks back at the Conservative Party Conference. Did Teresa May do enough to save her position as leader and what effect will Boris Johnson's speech have? He contrasts the Tory Conference with the greater energy and youth of the Labour Conference and Party. He also discusses the latest revelations about the cyber activities of the GRU and the concerted effort being made by the West's security services.
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Mike Indian


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