Wake Up To Money: Episodes
The Chancellor will warn finance ministers that a 'global recovery cannot be taken for granted' and 'needs to be nurtured' at a G7 meeting later today. Representatives from the G7 nations - the UK, the USA, Germany, Japan, Italy, France and Canada - are meeting this afternoon in Buckinghamshire for the ...
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement from Manchester United yesterday and shares in the League Champions dropped almost 5% when trading opened in the United States. We assess the financial impact of Sir Alex's departure on one of the biggest brands in the world. BT unveils its sports TV package ...
Later today is the State Opening of Parliament, when the Queen will outline the government’s plans for the forthcoming year. It’s been billed as an agenda that will benefit both businesses and consumers – we speak to both sides to find out more. Supermarket chain Sainsburys has been soaring financially ...
The Chancellor announced a National Insurance Holiday for small businesses in the 2010 budget, but figures out today suggest take up is at a new low. We find out what's gone wrong. Thousands of Post Office workers go on strike today for the fourth time in less than two months - is there an agreement ...
Business rates based on pre-recession rent levels are holding back UK high streets, according to a report out today. We ask the report author what needs to change. Italy has a new government but what will the country's latest economic figures show? And the so-called flash crash in 2010 highlighted the ...
Workers at hundreds of Post Offices are expected to walk out as part of a 12 hour strike. Unions are in an ongoing dispute with Post Office management over pay and reorganisation of branches. Should bankers work to an Independent Code of Conduct? Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association answers ...
UK unemployment rose by 70,000 to 2.56 million in the three months to February 2013. The figures come out at a time when one of the government's key job creation policies; the setting up of Enterprise Zones, is being criticised for not delivering. The Office of Fair Trading says it's investigating firms ...
George Osborne is ‘playing with fire’ when it comes to our economy, according to the International Monetary Fund. Should he be looking to Plan B? With the funeral of Baroness Thatcher due to take place later today, we assess her economic legacy. Tesco’s full year results are due later today, ...
As the price of gold has seen its biggest fall for 30 years, we ask if this really means the boom in the price of gold is over. Crude oil has slipped below $100 per barrel - but will it get cheaper to fill up your petrol tank? And a survey of more than a hundred Chief Financial Officers from the UK's ...
A cap on the amount of benefits a person can receive comes into force today; four London boroughs are the first to trial the new system with the rest of the country joining in September. We take a closer look at the changes. China's latest economic figures are out. And Ernst and Young are forecasting ...
The Banking Standards Commission has called for former Halifax Bank of Scotland bosses to be banned from City jobs after a 'colossal failure' of management. We look at what caused the collapse of the British banking giant. We ask how much of a setback the snow has been for the British farming industry. ...
The Bank of England will announce its decision on changing interest rates and whether to print more money later today. Is it time for monetary policy to focus openly on growth rather than pretending it's all about inflation targets? Facebook is set to unveil its latest venture into mobile phones. We'll ...
The Chancellor fights back after criticism of the government's welfare shake-up... we'll look at the ins and outs of Universal Credit, the new benefit for millions of working and non-working people. The price of non-food goods has gone up for the first time in a year and a quarter; we'll analyse the ...
Britain will avoid a triple dip recession thanks to near record levels of exports from the services sector - that's according to the latest economic survey from the British Chambers of Commerce. As the government considers investing more in the UK's road network, including a new toll motorway in South ...
Sweeping changes to Britain's welfare system will start coming into effect today. It's one of the most controversial shake ups to the benefit system for 60 years. Will the bill for benefits be cut and will it change incentives to work? We'll look at what the changes will really mean. And: inappropriate ...
It went down to the wire but a bailout deal for Cyprus has been reached. Eurozone Ministers debated into the early hours to prevent the collapse of the banking system in Cyprus. We know some of the measure put in place to pave the way for a 10billion euro bailout. It that's crucial time again for retailers ...
As a major Cypriot bank limits ATM withdrawals and the country's MPs consider a new rescue plan, we have the latest from the troubled island. Plus analysis of the Chancellor's plans to help people obtain mortgages. And the latest on HMV, following speculation that a deal for its remaining outlets may be imminent.
So we now know what was in the Chancellor's famous Red Box... This morning we'll be assessing the fallout in more detail including a package of measures for aspiring homeowners which the Chancellor hopes will kick start housebuilding. And what's been the reaction to yesterday's Budget from business? ...
George Osborne will dust down his red box for the fourth time today, and after his third ended up being described as an "omnishambles" last year. And the economic situation isn't getting any easier... Among the expected measures are £2.5 billion to be spent on housing and other projects, funded by extra ...
... that's what the plan to tax savers in Cyprus to bailout the country is being called, as it closes its banks until Thursday to give time for a deal to be sorted before they re-open. Families could get up to 1200 pounds to help with childcare costs under new rules announced today. We'll ask what difference ...