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Morning Money: Sony releases its Playstation VR Headset today. But is it a gimmick or gaming revolution? Matt Cox found out more

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Morning Money: Sony releases its Playstation VR Headset today. But is it a gimmick or gaming revolution? Matt Cox found out more
Sony are the latest tech company to bring out a Virtual reality device. The Playstation VR Headset is released today in the UK, but concerns are still ongoing around whether the public are interested in the technology, and if there's enough content to keep this area of the entertainment industry afloat. So, gimmick or gaming revolution? Matt Cox spoke to tech consultant Chris Green to find out.
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Matt Cox


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Maurice Smith Share Radio's Scottish Correspondent talks to us live from the SNP Conference

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Morning Money: Maurice Smith Share Radio's Scottish Correspondent talks to us live from the SNP Conference
Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scottish Correspondent joins us live from the SNP Conference, which starts today. What will be on the agenda?
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Maurice Smith


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Gina Miller brings Brexit to the High Court today to challenge MPs right to trigger Article 50

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Morning Money: Gina Miller brings Brexit to the High Court today to challenge MPs right to trigger Article 50
Gina Miller brings Brexit to the High Court today to challenge MPs right to trigger Article 50. Share Radio reporter Matt Cox spoke to Gina to find out more.
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Matt Cox


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The commuters taking Southern Rail matters into their own hands

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: The commuters taking Southern Rail matters into their own hands
Passengers are enduring overcrowding, delays and chaos on Southern trains as a strike by RMT union members continues. So as the deadlock continues, the Association of British Commuters has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 in order to legally challenge the Department for Transport over their dealings of the Southern disruption. They ended up raising over £26,000 and campaign co-ordinator Emily Yates, Co-Founder of the Association of British Commuters, joined Share Radio Morning Money.
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Chris Bailey, Emily Yates


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The measurement of fund performance

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: The measurement of fund performance
A new fund spun out from leading firm Odey Asset Management will not charge investors performance fees. The decision follows the move by renowned fund manager Neil Woodford not to award performance bonuses to staff earlier this year. As sentiment in the industry seems to turn against fees and bonuses, digital technology is enabling investors to demand greater transparency around how the fund is actually performing. Robert Van Egghen reports.
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Robert Van Egghen


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Is the government unprepared for a robotic revolution?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Is the government unprepared for a robotic revolution?
Advances in robotics and Artificial Intelligence hold the potential to fundamentally reshape the way we live and work. Yet the Government does not yet have a strategy for developing the new skills citizens will need to flourish in a world where AI is more prevalent. That is the conclusion of the Science and Technology Committee Robotics and Artificial Intelligence report published today. So what issues are raised? Oliver Smith, Senior Technology Reporter at The Memo, joined Share Radio to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, Oliver Smith


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Putin backs efforts for an oil production cap

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Putin backs efforts for an oil production cap
Oil rose to its highest level in a year after Russian president Vladimir Putin said that he backed efforts for a production cap in the clearest sign yet that the country would join any global supply pact. Speaking at an energy conference in Istanbul, Mr Putin said he hoped that the OPEC producers’ group would agree on output curbs for member nations at its next ministerial meeting in November. For more, Kevin Baxter, Global Commodities Spot Editor at the Wall Street Journal, joined Share Radio.
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Chris Bailey, Kevin Baxter


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The business impact of high speed and intelligent transport

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: The business impact of high speed and intelligent transport
Driverless vehicles, low carbon propulsion and high speed rail are now concrete projects that will become reality in the future. But despite the opportunities, there are potential disruptions arising from these changes. To talk more about this David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston Business School, joined Share Radio Morning Money.
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Chris Bailey, Professor David Bailey


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Nigel Cassidy

Will blockchain technology be a boom for Britain?

Nigel Cassidy
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Will blockchain technology be a boom for Britain?
Blockchain technology seems to be the prize many financial institutions are chasing, but why? From big banks to Fintech startups, creating a mainstream blockchain technology is the goal. The Blockchain Summit held in London today is a further testament to this, where delegates will discuss the next steps and long term impacts. So what's standing in the way of this technology serving the public, and do we really need it? To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Garrick Hileman, a monetary innovation researcher and Economic Historian at the University of Cambridge and London School of Economics.
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Chris Bailey, Matt Cox, Garrick Hileman


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Nigel Cassidy

How will Presidential politics affect the US markets in the run-up to election day?

Nigel Cassidy
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How will Presidential politics affect the US markets in the run-up to election day?
Chris Towner, Chief economist at HiFX discusses the upcoming US elections, the Presidential debat, and how current political events will affect the US markets.
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Chris Bailey, Chris Towner


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