Greene King boss Nick McKenzie sits down with Felicity Hannah to talk about the pub trade, changing drinking habits and business taxes.
Also, Sam Fender's People Watching picked up the 2025 Mercury Prize for best album. But in an era of music-streaming does the long player still make sense? We hear the thoughts of the boss of one of the legendary names in music retail.
And, we debate the week's business and economic stories with our regular experts' panel.
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The robots are coming
Waymo driverless taxicabs are coming to London next year once they have completed safety tests.
Bankers' bonuses to be paid earlier than before. They'll now receive them within 4 years instead of the current 8 years.
And Microsoft's Xbox is launching its new £800 handheld gaming device around the world.
Presenter: Sean Farrington.
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Bottom of the class
According to the IMF, the UK is on course to record the highest inflation in the G7 this year. Sean Farrington talks to a senior economist about what this means for the UK economy in the long term and for Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget plans in the short term.
And we'll reporting on the latest round of the US China trade war. The US government is bullish, but are US businesses also up for the fight? We hear the views of a US importer.
Also, Soho used to be at the heart of the British music industry. But the owner of a legendary Tin Pan Alley recording studio tells us business rates are making her studio unviable against a backdrop of home recording trends.
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AI tied up?
After the latest mega-deal tying one AI firm to another, Sean Farrington asks what's behind the spending spree.
We also hear from a veteran of reconstruction projects on what it will take to rebuild Gaza.
Also, the caravans of love. What's driving our continuing passion for caravans and motorhomes?
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Down to earths
Felicity Hannah hears the latest developments in the trade war between the US and China, reignited after Beijing imposed a new round of controls on those rare earths and minerals essential to the production of everything from mobile phones to weapons.
Also, a new idea to revive the economies of the UK's former industrial heartlands. But will new incentives to save on taxes for companies willing to invest succeed where other initiatives have failed?
And, it's no surprise we're a nation of pasta lovers. But are we really going off the humble spaghetto in favour of pappardelle and tortellini? We talk to a pasta maker about the shape of things to come.
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