The Ian King Business Podcast

On today's episode, Ian King discusses the development of Rosebank - the UK's largest untapped oil and gas field. He also speaks to the Mayor of Jacksonville about investment in Florida. And Ian chats to the chief executive of Chapel Down, the UK's biggest winemaker about its profits.

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to the chief executive of construction firm Mace about reported plans to axe part of the HS2 rail line. He also discusses the water regulator's orders to cut bills in England and Wales as a punishment for underperformance. And Ian chats to Paul Keel, whose company Smiths Group has posted record earnings.

On today's episode, Ian discusses reports the Prime Minister is planning to scrap part of the HS2 high-speed line in the north of England. He also speaks to a reporter in Michigan, where vehicle workers have been on strike over pay and conditions. And the Nigerian Stock Exchange is carrying out a number of roadshow events in the United States and the UK to encourage investment.

Ian King's show looks at the biggest gaming deal in history - he's speaking to Sarah Cardell from the Competition and Markets Authority about their approval of Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard. There's analysis of the latest retail sales figures by John Stevenson from Peel Hunt. And Sashola Prestcote and Stella Pozzi, the co-founders of InteriorNet, talk about their interior design platform, aiming to tap into the new generation of home decor enthusiasts.

Ian King has all the detail behind today's Bank of England decision to keep the base rate on hold - and speaks to Rob Wood from Bank of America. Matthew Garrahan from the Financial Times discusses the retirement of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch at the age of 92. Plus there's Shirine Khoury-Haq from the Co-operative Group talking about their latest results. And Régis Schultz from JD Sports reacts to better-than-expected sales.

Ian King has the latest analysis on the shock fall in inflation with our Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway. But what does that mean for interest rates? We get the view of Melissa Davies from Redburn Atlantic. Ian's also speaking to Mike Hawes from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders about reports of a delay on the ban on new petrol and diesal cars. And there's analysis of the markets from Rachel Winter, Partner at Killik and Co.

Ian King's speaking to Guy Singh-Watson from Riverford about an appeal for supermarkets to treat farmers more fairly; former Governor of the Bank of England Lord Mervyn King talks about inflation; there's also Colin Hunt from Allied Irish Bank, as well as Rich Wagner from Cashplus Bank; and we get analysis of the markets from Dr Jimmy Muchechetere from Investec Wealth and Investment.

Ed Conway joins Ian King for analysis of former Prime Minister Liz Truss' speech on the economy - her first since leaving office. Ian also talks to Sir Martin Sorrell about recession fears making advertising clients nervous and Paul Larbey, Chief Executive of Cambridge-based software company Bango discusses a rise in sales.

Britain's biggest steelworks is to receive 500 million pounds in government support - but at a cost of thousands of jobs. Ian King is joined on the programme by Gareth Stace, Director General of UK Steel. The Financial Times' Motor Industry Correspondent, Peter Campbell discusses the walkouts among US car makers in one of the sector's biggest pay disputes in decades. And - a takeover of Everton FC has been announced.

All eyes will be on Wall Street this afternoon, as the UK-based chip designer - Arm Holdings - returns to the stock market. Ian King is joined by Senior Technology Reporter, Arjun Kharpal from CNBC to discuss its significance. Ahead of an ECB decision on interest rates today, he's also joined by Sphia Salim of Bank of America. While Justin Ash, Chief Executive of Spire Healthcare discusses the demand for private healthcare.

Following the shock resignation of BP chief executive Bernard Looney, Ian King speaks with the firm's former head of strategy, Nick Butler to find out what it will mean for the business. The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July according to official figures. Ian discusses the reasons why with the head of Saxo UK, Charlie White Thomson. He also speaks with the founder of Go Pro about their latest product launch.

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to the head of retail at Kantar about prices at the supermarkets. He also discusses how wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in two years. And Ian speaks to our city editor Mark Kleinman about the future of The Telegraph.

Ian King and Sky's business correspondent, Paul Kelso talk about confirmation BMW will build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford. A rescue deal to buy some Wilko stores has collapsed, Ian speaks to Julie Palmer, Regional Managing Partner at the corporate rescue and recovery practice, Begbies Traynor Group about what this means for employees. Andy Lightfoot, Space NK's Chief Executive joins Ian to talk about the company's performance and plans.

Ian King speaks to the chief executive of Scottish Power about why there’s been a blow for ministers and their plans for a greener UK. Plus, hear from the chief executive of Zopa Bank about its planned expansion. And chairman of the policy committee at the City of London Corporation joins the show to discuss a package of reforms and initiatives that could apparently boost the UK's GDP by 225-billion pounds.

Ian King speaks to Aldi's UK and Ireland chief executive about its new target of opening another 500 stores. Plus, we hear from Vauxhall's managing director as the firm's plant in Ellesmere Port becomes the first in the UK to solely manufacture electric vehicles.

Ian King speaks to our City Editor, Mark Kleinman, about who's potentially being lined up as the new chairman of NatWest Group. And the chief executive of The Restaurant Group joins the show to discuss its latest underlying earnings.

Ian King speaks to our City Editor Mark Kleinman about Wilko's latest lifeline. Plus, hear from the director of insight at the British Retail Consortium about UK sales and consumer confidence. And the chief executive of STV Group joins the show to discuss its latest profits and why it's a tough time for commercial broadcasters.

Ian King speaks to an oil markets analyst from Energy Aspects about the latest fuel prices. The chief executive of UK letting and estate agents firm - Belvoir - joins the show to discuss its pre-tax profits. And we hear how last week's failure at National Air Traffic Control affected Ryanair.

Ian King looks at half-year results from NatWest and the ongoing fall out after Nigel Farage claimed his bank account was shut. The Executive Director of Zoopla joins Ian to discuss how the increase in interest rates is impacting the housing market, and the Chief Executive of Frugalpac Malcolm Waugh discusses the sustainable bottling company with him.

Ian King looks over the latest results for companies - particularly in the energy sector. He's joined by Andrew Bell, Chief Executive of Witan Investment Trust to discuss the change in interest rates at the US Federal Reserve. And Nick Luff from RELX talks about their analytics business and ongoing recovery from the pandemic.