Emma Crosby fills in for Ian King on today's podcast.
Emma is joined by David Henderson, the chief executive of Water UK, which represents the water companies, to talk about a rise in water bills.
Dr Ilham Kadri, the chief executive of Syensqo - who was formerly the head of Solvay - discusses the chemical giants demerger.
And chief executive at E1, Rodi Basso, speaks about the launch of the electric raceboat championship this weekend.

Ian speaks with Sky's Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway, about the The Bank of England saying inflation could ease to its 2% target within a few months - despite it keeping interest rates on hold again at 5.25%.

Swedish carmaker Volvo said today it will stop providing funding to its electric vehicle start-up Polestar - we discuss this with Jim Rowan, Chief Executive of Volvo Cars.

And, Andy Briggs, Chief Executive of Phoenix Group - the UK's biggest long term savings and retirement business, talks to Ian about it hitting their 2025 target for new business cash generation two years early.

In today's episode, Ian King speaks with Dan Ives - managing director of the brokerage and advisory firm Wedbush Securities - to discuss Microsoft's revenues and AI.

Ian Johnston, global pharmaceutical correspondent at the Financial Times, discuses sales of popular weight loss drug 'Wegvoy', made by Novo Nordisk - as they say their sales almost quadrupled last year.

And, Ian discusses GSK's operating profit of £8.8billion for 2023 with strong selling medicines including its HIV and shingles medication.

Figures show grocery price inflation continued to fall this month, but at a slower pace than in December, Ian is joined by Fraser McKevitt - Head of retail & consumer insight at Kantar. He also speaks to Debra Crew - the Chief Executive of spirits company Diageo - after a drop in its sales and profits. Plus, HSBC is hit with £57m fine by the Bank of England over deposit protection.

On today's episode, Ian King is joined by the chief financial officer of Ryanair to discuss their latest results.


He also speaks about profit warnings issued by listed companies.


And Ian's joined by Zoopla's Richard Donnell to discuss the housing market's strong start to the year.

On today's show, Ian King speaks to Joe Staton, from the German market research company GfK, about a rise in consumer confidence.

CityFibre's Chief Executive, Greg Mesch, reports on their annual sales.

And Claudio Facchin, chief executive of Hitachi Energy, has the latest on overcoming potential barriers to the rollout of renewables.

On today's show, Ian King has the latest figures showing surprisingly strong growth in the US economy.

Ian also talks to Guy Gittins, Foxtons chief executive, about the estate agent's performance and expectations for the future.

And Emma Butcher, from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, discusses the recent revival in car production and the wider motor industry.

In today's episode, Ian King discusses Ofcom's plans for the future of Royal Mail, and what it means for customers.

Chris Hayward, policy chairman at the City of London Corporation, talks about research showing the UK capital's the world's top global financial centre.

And he's joined by Kenyatte Nelson, Co-op's chief membership and customer officer, to delve into their proposals to expand their retail business.

On today’s show, we've got the latest reports about potential cutbacks at fund manager abrdn.

Ian King speaks to Carina Namih, partner at Plural, about a new €400 million fund to back the next generation of start-ups.

Yoko Spirig, co-founder and chief executive of Ledgy, discusses research showing almost three-quarters of UK tech companies would prefer to launch their initial public offerings in the UK over any other destination.

Plus there's the latest on UK public borrowing figures, and trading updates from Primark's owner Associated British Foods.

On today's show, Ian King speaks to Peter Arnold, chief economist at the EY ITEM Club, about their forecasts for the UK economy.

The chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, Richard Moriarty, is discussing new rules for directors, after complaints they will harm the UK's competitiveness.

And Myron Jobson, senior personal finance analyst at Interactive Investor, talks about why younger private investors have been outperforming their older peers.