Wake Up To Money

Wake Up To Money

Award-winning business and financial news, presented by Andrew Verity and Mickey Clark. Broadcast live every weekday morning at 5.30am on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Recent episodes (5)

  • Oil Trader - July 3rd 09

    Fri, 3 Jul 09

    Duration:
    24 mins

    Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: A rogue trader has spiked an oil price this week and cost his firm $10 million. The government has admitted that no one has yet bought a house under a multi-million pound government scheme to help people in England onto the property ladder. We also look at Business Secretary Peter Mandelson's trip to Luton today to see if he can give a bit of encouragement to the under pressure car industry concentrated there. Finally, a company in south London has started the UK's first all female apprenticeship in a building with a million pounds invested.

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  • Private Investors - July 2nd 09

    Thu, 2 Jul 09

    Duration:
    24 mins

    Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: Private investors are piling back into investment funds according to figures from the Investment Management Association. A report from MPs on speeding up planning applications for major housing developments is out later today. We also look at the company that built the Titantic in its Belfast shipyards and which now builds wind turbines. Finally, the government's going to be outlining its plans to crackdown on those blank cheques that some credit card companies send through with your bill.

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  • National Express - July 1st 09

    Wed, 1 Jul 09

    Duration:
    24 mins

    Pauline McCole and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: National Express is due to tell the City how business has been going over the last six months. The Financial Services Authority begins regulation of the sale and rent back market from today. We also look at the costs of sending a text message across any country in the European Union following the new prices that come in today. Finally, the cost of living hasn't been falling for everyone and it's the less well off that have felt the least benefit.

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  • Energy Supplies - June 30th 09

    Tue, 30 Jun 09

    Duration:
    24 mins

    Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: Only one in four customers who complain to their energy suppliers are satisfied with the way their gripes are handled. Gas and electricity suppliers are increasingly looking to tighten contracts with business customers. We also look at who will be bidding for the first production contracts for Iraqi oil since the invasion in 2003. Finally, the boss of one the world's biggest oil companies steps down today after five years in the job.

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  • Madoff - 29th Jun 09

    Mon, 29 Jun 09

    Duration:
    24 mins

    The man who committed one of the world's biggest ever frauds will learn if he is to spend the rest of his life in prison. And why are companies spending money on staff training even as they're under pressure to make cuts?

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