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Morning Money: A week of chaos begins for Southern Rail passengers

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: A week of chaos begins for Southern Rail passengers
Southern Rail is in turmoil and the network is to endure another week of chaos as conductors begin a five-day strike over driver-only trains. So what is going on at the British railway company? Joe Aldridge has been looking into Southern's struggles.
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Joe Aldridge, James Abbott, Mark Smith


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Asking prices for homes have seen their biggest monthly drop since November - Miles Shipside discusses.

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: Asking prices for homes have seen their biggest monthly drop since November - Miles Shipside discusses.
The price of homes for sale in England and Wales have seen the biggest drop since November, according to the property website Rightmove. Asking prices fell by a monthly 1.2% average between July and August. With the biggest falls seen in London and the Southeast. This comes after a dip of just under 1% the previous month. Miles Shipside, housing market analyst at Rightmove, joined the team to explain what's caused this drop.
Guests:

Emma Wall, Miles Shipside


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Car companies are hitching a ride to the future of driverless taxis

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: Car companies are hitching a ride to the future of driverless taxis
Ford has announced plans to mass-produce a fully autonomous self-driving car by 2021, which will most likely be available to customers as part of an Uber-like ride-sharing service. They're not the first company to head down the ride-sharing road. A series of brands have invested in taxi technology companies with the hope of one day going driverless - Toyota and Uber, VW and Gett, and General Motors and Lyft. So how likely is it that driverless taxis could become reality? Joe Aldridge spoke to David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School, to find out.
Guests:

Mike Ingram, Professor David Bailey


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Could satellites offer investors an edge over the competition?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: Could satellites offer investors an edge over the competition?
It seems a number of Hedge Funds are investing in "tiny satellites", which have the ability to take high frequency images of "economically sensitive" spots. To find out more, Joe Aldridge has been speaking with Stuart Martin, CEO of independent innovation and technology company, Satellite Applications Catapult.
Guests:

Joe Aldridge, Stuart Martin


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Did Brexit create the perfect ecosystem for fraud in the UK?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Did Brexit create the perfect ecosystem for fraud in the UK?
Commercial businesses in the South East and London came under attack from fraudsters in the first half of 2016 to the tune of £84.1m, according to new research. KPMG's Fraud Barometer shows a 585% increase in the value of prosecuted fraud against commercial businesses in the region, as prosecuted fraud against financial institutions and investors fell. Hitesh Patel, head of forensic at KPMG explained further.
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Chris Bailey, Hitesh Patel


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Free Movement and Farming - will Brexit hurt UK agriculture?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Free Movement and Farming - will Brexit hurt UK agriculture?
The National Farmers' Union is launching a post-Brexit options paper for its members on what trade deal they would like with the European Union and the rest of the world. Over 34,000 non-UK born workers were employed on UK farms in 2014, and a key area now being discussed is the importance of free movement of labour for the farming industry. So just how vital an issue is this? Joe Aldridge has been speaking to the NFU's Vice President Guy Smith to find out.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Joe Aldridge, Guy Smith


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Is "Instagram Stories" an attempt by Facebook to crush competition?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: Is "Instagram Stories" an attempt by Facebook to crush competition?
Instagram, who are owned by Facebook, has launched its newest feature: Instagram Stories. This development allows users to build up a 'story' of their day, which then disappears after 24 hours. Many have argued that it is remarkably similar to the main feature of rival Snapchat. Is this an attempt by Facebook to take advantage of it's large userbase and quash any competition? Joe Aldridge spoke with tech consultant and journalist Chris Green, who explains why Instagram made this step...
Guests:

Steve Clarke, Louise Cooper, Chris Green


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What does Prime Minister May's industrial strategy mean for Britain?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: What does Prime Minister May's industrial strategy mean for Britain?
Prime Minister Theresa May has met with senior ministers to discuss a new economic and industrial strategy. Post-meeting, we learned Britain will continue to seek investment from around the world, In a statement, a spokesperson said the discussion "...underlined that Britain is open for business, we continue to seek investment from around the world and we will continue to be a strong advocate for free trade." Share Radio was joined by James Frayne, director of policy issue consultancy Public First to discuss further.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, James Frayne


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money; Izzy Pugh talks on the major sponsors and brands at this years Olympics

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money; Izzy Pugh talks on the major sponsors and brands at this years Olympics
Now the cynic might say, who would want to sponsor the Olympic Games, what with doping scandals, corruption, venue deficiencies and the Zika virus. Whatever the true ideals of the movement, the Olympic brand and its many parts aren’t seen as trustworthy. So will any of that rub off on the prominent brands that are paying untold millions to be there? Izzy Pugh, Director of Culture at Added Value, a strategic brand consultancy, talks to Share Radio to discuss the games and the brands involved.
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Izzy Pugh


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Morning Money; Why is Russia trying to improve its relations?

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Morning Money; Why is Russia trying to improve its relations?
This week has seen Russia speaking with first Turkey and then the UK, seemingly working on its diplomatic relations. But why now - And what is President Putin's seeming game plan? Matt Cox speaks to Professor Anastasia Nesvetailova to find out more.
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Matt Cox


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