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They're no longer the frontrunners for power, but Reform UK remain a contender. City AM speaks to the party's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick. What would a Reform Budget look like? And would his party nationalise Poundland?

Plus: Inside Ryanair's cost-cutting drive, and is this consultancy about to end Work From Home for good?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joe Lee

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John Healey's 'do no harm' Budget may, in fact, do some harm - with rents set to go up again.

Meanwhile, both Poundland and a major law firm are set to go under.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Simon Hunt
Producer: Joe Lee

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Was this a Budget or the pre-amble to an election? Well, that's the big question as the dust settles on John Healey's first fiscal statement.

Who are the winners and losers of the Budget? And, what do the tax raids on banks and gambling firms tell us about Labour's plans?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Simon Hunt
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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John Healey has delivered his first Budget, and the Chancellor promised (repeatedly) to give voters "breathing space". But, is any of that true? And - amongst all of the tax tweaks and mini-retail offerings - is Andy Burnham getting Labour ready for an early election?

City AM's Christian May and Alys Denby discuss with Helen Thomas, CEO of Blonde Money, and they get the government view from Labour MP Callum Anderson.

Hosts: Christian May and Alys Denby
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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Reform leader Nigel Farage says he hates the banks, but he also doesn't think they should be taxed any more than they are.

Meanwhile, even in the face of boosted profits, HSBC shares have tumbled. What does this tell us about the state of the banking sector?

Plus: Anthropic is gearing up for an IPO with a prospectus warning of infrastructure costs, huge circular investments and massive AI risk. What could possibly go wrong?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby

Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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Just three months ago, John Healey resigned as defence secretary over a lack of military funding. Now that he's Chancellor, will he really fund defence properly?

Meanwhile, Oxford Street has - after years of consultations and preparation - been pedestrianised this week. What will this mean for central London?

PLUS: The 'Big Bang' was 40 years ago today. We dig into how sweeping deregulation changed the Square Mile forever.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby

Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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Barclays has announced 5,000 job cuts as the FTSE 100 bank guns for cost-cutting measures and AI.

Meanwhile, the banking sector is poised for a banks tax - but what else is at the menu at next week's Budget?

City AM's Editor-in-Chief Christian May gives his view on the measures on the table, and the relative lack of fiscal leaks so far.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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A triple whammy of grim economic news for the government today: UK public debt is up to £3 trillion, inflation is up to 3.5% and borrowing in September overshot by £2bn.

Meanwhile, the government has finally given the green light for North Sea gas development at its Jackdaw site.

And a Green council in Lewisham has effectively blocked a £1.5bn development project in the borough. We'll explain what's gone on...

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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The last time there were this few job vacancies in the UK, there were still Covid restrictions. And we’ve not even had the Budget yet…

Meanwhile, the Chancellor has, at least, ruled out a hike to capital gains tax rates.

PLUS: Our tech reporter Saskia Koopman discusses the new UK ruling on Apple Pay.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joe Lee

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Labour is planning a punishing tax raid on family businesses, which could push thousands of firms into selling up.

Meanwhile, we delve into why Microsoft pulled out of a partnership that would have delivered Britain's biggest AI data centre.

PLUS: Could a London-wide plan to crack down on playing music out loud on public transport really be enforced?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joe Lee

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The British economy is just about growing, but it’s also slowing. And the small glimmer of light from this week’s economic data could be short lived.

Meanwhile, the banking sector could soon be pummelled by extra taxes at John Healey's Budget at the end of the month.

Plus: Andy Burnham is banning 'non-compete' agreements. Will this boost growth? Or stimulate a corporate leaking culture?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Charlie Conchie
Producer: Joe Lee

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Britain's youth unemployment crisis is spiralling out of control, and the Chancellor John Healey has now stepped in to pledge to take action at the Budget. But is it too late?

Meanwhile, we take you inside the battle to buy Poundland, and chat to the chief executive of Checkatrade.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joe Lee

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The staggering, multi-billion cost of BP's experiment in strict Net Zero targets has been laid bare. What does this tell us about the geopolitical chaos hitting Britain? And where did it all go wrong?

Meanwhile, we delve into the Plus 500 plan to build an "everything app" for customers in the West.

PLUS: New polling reveals that most of the public backs a third runway at Heathrow. So, why doesn't Andy Burnham? (Or, for that matter, our reporter Sam?)

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
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As new research from major think tanks paints a brutal economic picture, it looks as though John Healey no longer has the option of a "safe" Budget. Just how bad could this get? And can Labour really face up to tough decisions?

Meanwhile, a British pub is closing down every day, as the cost of living, doing business and employing people continue to bite.

Plus: We dig into why King Charles' favourite interior designer is in the throes of a major boardroom battle.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Alys Denby
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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After decades of debate, and with wavering backing from the Labour government, is the third runway at Heathrow Airport ever going to get built? And if it can't, what does that tell us about Britain's ability to develop infrastructure?

Meanwhile, with the Budget coming up and key economic data releases inbound, we delve into why an interest rates hike by the Bank of England looks more and more nailed on in November.

PLUS: Our politics reporter Mauricio Alencar takes us inside party conference season, from the most enthusiastic crowds to the best business presence and - of course - the best nightlife.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Charlie Conchie

Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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As London house prices dip again this month - this time by 2.2% - what is going wrong with the capital's housing market? Are building costs too high? Regulations too tight? Or is there simply not enough demand to fuel ever-inflating prices?

Also, we get stuck into Kemi Badenoch's big Tory conference speech. Her rabbit-in-a-hat this year was a major reform to inheritance tax - we'll talk about whether that works.

Plus: Two years on from Jaguar's disastrous 'woke' rebrand, a production car is here. The Business As Usual crew debate whether the heritage brand has stuck the landing.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Sam Norman
Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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It's a febrile time for Britain's supermarkets, who have been hit particularly hard by geopolitical instability and War in Iran. But what does it mean for the sector and, more importantly, for your pocket?

Could we start to see supermarkets buying each other out? And, can Ken Murphy's Tesco maintain its dominance at the top of Britain's supermarket ranking?

Plus: We speak to the retail tycoon and former Dragon's Den star Touker Suleyman - who gives his unfiltered takes on the British high street.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Sam Norman
Producer: Joe Lee

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With Conservative party conference underway, Kemi Badenoch is looking to get her party fighting fit for the next election. The leader of the opposition has doubled down on her party’s support for the triple lock on the state pension, whilst offering up a cut to inheritance tax and bring back free childcare for high earners.

The long-running saga over the fate of struggling telco Talktalk finally came to an end this morning after BT unveiled an agreement to swoop in and rescue it.

Plus: We speak to the financial analyst who has entered into the cutthroat world of footwear, starting his own shoe brand.

Hosts: Matt Kenyon & Simon Hunt

Producer: Joey Curay-Teneda

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In this episode, we dive into the UK's brewing financial storm as 30-year gilt yields hit 6%—pushing borrowing costs into the danger zone just weeks ahead of the budget. You will learn exactly how a slashed £9 billion in fiscal headroom could derail upcoming spending pledges and what this instability means for the City of London.

We also reveal why the highly anticipated takeover of British fintech darling Monzo by Brazil's Nubank abruptly collapsed, and whether a London IPO is now the primary objective. Plus, discover why Airtel Money's £5.3 billion float could resurrect the London Stock Exchange, and explore Landsec's £516 million Northern retail acquisition.

Finally, we shift to the luxury sector to uncover the relentless business drive of 83-year-old Robert De Niro and his expanding Nobu empire, before revealing why premium restaurant acoustics are the City's ultimate dining flex

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As the dust settles on Labour party conference, the Business As Usual team dig into the economic dividing lines for the next general election. Is Andy Burnham set to drag Britain back into the 1970s?

Plus: Why are Greggs and Shepherd Neame undergoing aggressive streamlining? And, could Zilch be the IPO that gives London's capital markets the shot in the arm that they need?

Hosts: Matt Kenyon, Alys Denby & Simon Hunt
Produced by: Joey Curay-Teneda & Joe Lee

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