The Ian King Business Podcast

Oct 12 2024 570 ep. 35 mins 45
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Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday with Sky News' business presenter Ian King. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.

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How the conflict in the Middle East might put Donald Trump in the White House 

Oct 12 2024 31 mins  
Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim. For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon. They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss". And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask wh

Jobs, 5G and The Spectator

Sep 10 2024 15 mins  
Paul Kelso discusses the purchase of The Spectator magazine with Sky's City Editor, Mark Kleinman.He also talks to James Reed, Chairman and Chief executive of the REED group employment agency about the latest job figures.And the Chief Executive of EE Marc Allera joins Paul to talk about their latest 5G launch.

Retail sales, energy price cap and Marriott

May 24 2024 22 mins  
Ian King looks at retail sales after they unexpectedly fell 2.3% in April due to the wet weather.Household energy bills will also drop this summer after the energy regulator announced it's lowering the price cap by 7%.And the chief financial officer of Marriot International, Lenny Oberg, talks about what she wants to see from the next government.

Aviva, National Grid and Bloomsbury

May 23 2024 17 mins  
On today's episode Ian chats to Aviva's chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc, who's calling for a decisive general election result, because businesses need certainty.The boss of National Grid joins the show after it announced plans to raise 7-billion pounds from investors to double spending on the electricity network over the next five years.And the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing sp

Yellen, Cazoo and cross-border banking

May 21 2024 19 mins  
On today's episode, the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tells Sky News there's a chance G7 nations will support Ukraine's war effort by using billions of dollars in loans linked to seized Russian Assets. Hear the latest on the future of online car retailer Cazoo after it falls into administration putting 200 jobs at risk. Plus Ian speaks to the Bank of England's executive direct

Commercial property, Body Shop auction, and Sainsbury's AI

May 17 2024 15 mins  
On Ian's show, Mark Allan, CEO of the UK's biggest listed commercial property company Land Securities, talks about valuations beginning to stabilise. Colin Godfrey, Chief Executive of Tritax Big Box REIT, discusses the company's merger with UK Commercial Property REIT.And, there's Ruth Mortimer, Global President at Advertising Week Europe.

EasyJet boss to step down, new rental homes, and cloud software demands

May 16 2024 14 mins  
On Ian's show, EasyJet boss Johan Lundgren talks about predictions of a record summer and why he's stepping down. Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of Grainger, discusses being on course to deliver 1,000 new rental homes this year in Birmingham, Bristol and North London.And, there's Steve Hare, chief executive of Sage, talking about a rise in profits and demands for its services.

Economic threats, record used car sales, and a large investment in the UK

May 15 2024 17 mins  
On Ian's show, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, urges a collaborative approach to tackling economic challenges posed by China.Robert Forrester, Chief Executive of Vertu Motors, discussing its record revenue following a bumpy year. And there's Daniel Pell from Workday talking about investing in its UK operations.

Wage growth, Chinese Electric vehicles, and urban regeneration

May 14 2024 18 mins  
On Ian's show he talks to Victoria Clarke, UK Chief Economist at Santander Corporate Investment Bank, about wage growth. Sky's Economics and Data Editor Ed Conway discusses the US increasing tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles.And there's Odisseas Athanasiou, Chief Executive of Lamda Development, talking about Europe's largest urban development project.

Decarbonising transport, tech investment, and mining takeover

May 13 2024 19 mins  
On Ian's show he talks to Lynn Calder, the chief executive of Ineos Automotive, about decarbonisation in transport.Bas Burger, chief executive of BT Business, is discussing the economic impact of deferring tech investment.And there's Janet Mui, head of market analysis at Brewin Dolphin, giving us her analysis of the markets including the latest from mining giant Anglo American - wh