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“A horrific day for Europeans and the world” – Prof Tim Evans on the Russian Ambassador to Turkey & Berlin

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“A horrific day for Europeans and the world” – Prof Tim Evans on the Russian Ambassador to Turkey & Berlin
The Russian Ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed by an off-duty police officer, as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday. It came on the same day of the deadly attacks at a Christmas market in Berlin. For more on the incidents and its potential impact on political and economic relations, Professor Tim Evans, Professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University London, joined Share Radio Breakfast.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Professor Tim Evans


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Sarah Lowther

Are we entering a new era of strike action as we move into 2017?

Sarah Lowther
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Are we entering a new era of strike action as we move into 2017?
There is widespread concern after British Airways and the Post Office joined Southern Rail in striking over the Christmas period. According to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics, 281,000 days were lost to strike action up until the end of October 2016, which is over 100,000 more days than the same time last year. Share Radio’s Matt Cox investigated this new era of strike action with industrial action expert Professor Chris Rowley, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, and Professor Emeritus at Cass Business School.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Professor Chris Rowley


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Nigel Cassidy

Big Sofa announces Aim flotation - CEO Simon Lidington discusses the company's strategy

Nigel Cassidy
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Big Sofa announces Aim flotation - CEO Simon Lidington discusses the company's strategy
Big Sofa, a technology company of just over thirty people, is preparing to float on Aim, the debut investment market, and may begin trading next week. The founders apparently started the business seven years ago travelling the UK, interviewing consumers to get some insight into customer behaviour. They quizzed people on a large inflatable sofa, and videoed the results, believing the insights they got were better than those from more conventional research. But it was all a bit laborious transcribing the content, so today Big Sofa uses clever software that mines all the info. Simon Lidington, CEO of Big Sofa, joined Share Radio to discuss.
Guests:

Rachel Winter, Simon Lidington


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Nigel Cassidy

Foenix Partners' Alex Lydall on the market reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike announcement

Nigel Cassidy
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Foenix Partners' Alex Lydall on the market reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike announcement
Alex Lydall, Senior 360 FX dealer at corporate forex broker Foenix Partners, joined Share Radio to discuss the market reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve announcement of a three interest rates hikes in 2017, and what can we expect from President-elect Trump going forward.
Guests:

Rachel Winter, Alex Lydall


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Nigel Cassidy

Has the smartphone market already peaked?

Nigel Cassidy
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Has the smartphone market already peaked?
With declining sales and some well publicised product disasters, 2016 was a difficult year for smartphone manufacturers. But analysts are predicting 2017 could be even tougher even as one old name, Nokia, prepares to enter the market once again. Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen reports.
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Robert Van Egghen


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Nigel Cassidy

Pharmaceutical drugs price hike: other reasons beyond profit?

Nigel Cassidy
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Pharmaceutical drugs price hike: other reasons beyond profit?
Pharmaceutical companies are in the news again being accused of unreasonable price hikes. This time it's Actavis UK, who have been accused by the NHS of overcharging for a "lifesaving" drug by raising the price more than 12 thousand percent. This follows similar situations such as Pfizer being charged a record 107 million dollar fine for allegedly overcharging for an epilepsy treatment, and the Martin Shkreli scandal, when the U.S. Pharmaceutical Executive bought the rights to Daraprim, and raised the price more than 50-fold. Share Radio's Matt Cox has been investigating these price hikes. He spoke to Dr Amit Roy pharmaceutical analyst and founder of independent investment research firm Foveal.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Dr Amit Roy


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Sarah Lowther

Scotland's place in Europe – Maurice Smith previews the release of Scotland’s post-Brexit proposals

Sarah Lowther
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Scotland's place in Europe – Maurice Smith previews the release of Scotland’s post-Brexit proposals
The Scottish government is to publish its proposals for Scotland's future relationship with the EU after Brexit, in a paper titled "Scotland's place in Europe". Theresa May has promised to listen to the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before taking an agreed UK-wide negotiation position to Brussels for formal talks, due to begin by the end of March. To look ahead to the publishing of the paper, our man in Scotland, Maurice Smith, joined Share Radio Breakfast.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Maurice Smith


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Nigel Cassidy

Sensatus Investment Club's Dary McGovern on investments in 2016

Nigel Cassidy
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Sensatus Investment Club's Dary McGovern on investments in 2016
Investors have had to be smart to steer their way through the markets this year. There have been some great opportunities for returns but of course people can and have lost all their gains and more through poor calls and bad timing. It can be a lot more fun and you can certainly learn a lot about running a portfolio if you are part of an investment club. Dary McGovern, a member of the Sensatus Investment Club and Managing Director of Timetotrade, a company that produces investment software, joined Share Radio to discuss investments in 2016.
Guests:

Rachel Winter, Dary McGovern


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Nigel Cassidy

Trump vs the CIA: what can we expect from his presidency?

Nigel Cassidy
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Trump vs the CIA: what can we expect from his presidency?
As Donald Trump prepares for his presidency he has been naming officials and speaking out against the Central Intelligence Agency. It comes after FBI director James B. Comey and the director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. agreed with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the White House. Share Radio's Colin Bloom discovered what the president elect's latest moves might mean, by speaking with Ross Anderson of the University of Cambridge.
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Colin Bloom, Ross Anderson


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Sarah Lowther

Will cyberinsurance become a new norm for businesses?

Sarah Lowther
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Will cyberinsurance become a new norm for businesses?
Cyber-insurance was an incredibly niche sector, but after high profile cyber attacks, such as the recent Yahoo scandal, where the company revealed a billion users' details had been compromised, businesses may be looking into cyber-insurance as a new norm. To understand the ins and outs of this pioneering part of the traditional insurance sector, Matt Cox has been speaking to tech consultant, Chris Green.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Chris Green


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