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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.

Money: Financial Regulation - 16th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Treasury Select Committee publishes its response this morning to the EU's proposals to tighten financial regulation.\nAlistair Darling has said the Financial Services ...
17 hours ago

Money: Transport - 13th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nFrom midnight tonight the government takes over the running of the East Coast Main Line rail franchise from London to Edinburgh. Meanwhile the boards of British Airways ...
4 days ago

Money: Lloyds Scheme - 12th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nLloyds has launched a small business charter to cover businesses with a turnover of up to £15m over the next 3 years.\nShares in the estate agency chain Winkworths will ...
5 days ago

Money: BofE Assessment

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Bank of England will this morning publish its latest assessment of the economy.\nA new report shows that low earners are being hit harder than the rest of us by this ...
6 days ago

Money: Banks - 10th Nov 09

Barclays is expected to reveal that it's on course for record profits this morning in the midst of this slump. We also look at how the UK is the shoplifting capital of Europe according to a new report out today but what's driving the steep rise in theft?
7 days ago

Money: Jobs - 9th Nov 09

The redundancy epidemic is easing according to the latest jobs market survey out today. But what does this latest survey tell us about job prospects? We take a look.The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago today but what's been the economic reality for Germany ...
1 week ago

Money: BA Results - 6th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nBA results are due out today but will that mean record losses for six months from the troubled airline?\nAt the end of a massive week for the banks, RBS will update the ...
2 weeks ago

Money: BA Results - 6th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nBA results are due out today but will that mean record losses for six months from the troubled airline?\nAt the end of a massive week for the banks, RBS will update the ...
2 weeks ago

Money:Interest Rates - 5th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Bank of England concludes its latest monetary policy meeting today. Interest rates are likely to remain on hold but there's a growing body of opinion that it will ...
2 weeks ago

Money:Interest Rates - 5th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe Bank of England concludes its latest monetary policy meeting today. Interest rates are likely to remain on hold but there's a growing body of opinion that it will ...
2 weeks ago

Money: GM - 4th Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nGM has cancelled plans to sell its European car business Opel, including its UK brand Vauxhall.\nRising temperatures, as a result of climate change, could leave thousands ...
2 weeks ago

Money: Bank Industry - 3rd Nov 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nToday's the day when we get the most significant ever forced reconstruction of the British banking industry.\nOne in five bank customers has switched lender over the past ...
2 weeks ago

Money: New Banks

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nAlistair Darling has announced sweeping changes to retail banking with the creation of three new High street banks.\nWe also look why there is still life at the end of the ...
2 weeks ago

Money: Economy - 30th Oct 09

America joins France and Germany in pulling out of recession but what does that mean for the poor old UK? And Threshers is the latest high street chain to call in the administrators. We speak to the winner of the Financial Times business book of the year ...
3 weeks ago

Money: US GDP - 29th Oct 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nLater on this afternoon the world's biggest economy may be officially out of recession.\nToday sees the start of the latest strike by postal workers after talks between ...
3 weeks ago

Money: Northern Rock - 28th Oct 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nThe European Commission is today expected to approve a plan to split up Northern Rock.\nThe GMB union is lobbying Parliament to get a ruling that denies compensation for ...
3 weeks ago

Money: Credit Cards - 27th Oct 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: Consumer Affairs Minister Kevin Brennan is launching a consultation on credit and store cards which could herald a crack down on credit and store card providers. Later this ...
3 weeks ago

Money: FTSE Bonuses - 26th Oct 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: \nBonuses for FTSE 100 directors have slumped by 29% but are still over £500,000 despite the recession according to the latest Income Data Services research.\nThe ...
3 weeks ago

Money: Bank Lending - 23rd Oct 09

Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including:In the week when the Financial Services Authority unveiled a big shake-up of the way mortgages are sold and regulated, we talk to the the man responsible for mortgages at the ...
4 weeks ago