Episodes

  • Defence, NatWest and cannabis

    Defence, NatWest and cannabis
    Apr 26 2024
    On today's episode of the Ian King Business podcast, the founder of Argonaut Capital, Barry Norris, discusses what Rishi Sunak's planned increase in defence spending will mean for the industry.
    NatWest's become the latest bank to report a sharp drop in profits.

    And this week saw one of the biggest deals yet in the cannabis sector, when Curaleaf Holdings completed its takeover of smaller rival Northern Green Canada.

    Ian speaks to Curaleaf's chief executive.
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    20 mins
  • Tesla, Ryanair and Lloyds

    Tesla, Ryanair and Lloyds
    Apr 24 2024
    On today's episode, Ian King reveals Tesla's plans to introduce new vehicle models before the second half of next year as Elon Musk's company reports a dip in sales and net profits.

    He gets reaction from Daniel Ives, Managing Director at Wedbush Securities.

    Lloyds Banking Group also reports a dip in profits.

    Plus, Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary announces plans to boost traffic.
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    22 mins
  • Primark, Borrowing and FTSE highs

    Primark, Borrowing and FTSE highs
    Apr 23 2024
    Associated British Foods, the parent company of Primark, has reported pre-tax half-year profits jumped 37% in the six months to March. On today's episode, Ian King looks at what that's done for its share price.
    Meanwhile, he digs into the markets after a record-high FTSE close of 8,023.
    Plus, a blow for the chancellor after government borrowing came in higher than forecast.
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    21 mins
  • Asda growth dips and Thames Water invests

    Asda growth dips and Thames Water invests
    Apr 22 2024
    On today's episode of the Ian King Business Podcast, Asda's chief financial officer Michael Gleeson responds to a 2.2% like-for-like sales growth - a slow-down of the 2.8% reported in the previous quarter.
    Underlying profts rose, though.
    Thames Water's promised to invest £1.1 billion in its network over the next five years.
    Plus EY share their new spring forecast.
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    21 mins
  • Middle East tensions; anti-sexting campaign

    Middle East tensions; anti-sexting campaign
    Apr 19 2024
    How have the markets reacted to Israel's attack on Iran? Ian's joined by Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown to assess the impact.

    He's also chatting to the boss of Dutch telecoms firm KPN, which has launched a major campaign against the sending of unsolicited sexual images.
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    24 mins
  • Car insurance, Hipgnosis and EasyJet

    Car insurance, Hipgnosis and EasyJet
    Apr 18 2024
    The average cost of car insurance in the UK is now more than £900 according to one comparison website - that up 43% over the space of one year. Ian's joined by Steve Dukes, Chief Executive of Confused.com to discuss what it means for premiums and payouts.

    Music investment company Hipgnosis has agreed to a 1-point-1 billion pound takeover by Alchemy Copyrights. The fund owns 138 catalogues with more than 40,000 songs by artists including Blondie and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    And Security giant Cisco is teaming up with the design team at McLaren F1 on building and upgrading their cars - hear from Jeetu Patel, Cisco's Executive Vice President and General Manager.
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    17 mins
  • Inflation, AI and Kitchenware

    Inflation, AI and Kitchenware
    Apr 17 2024
    As inflation drops to a two-and-a-half year low, Ian discusses what it could mean for interest rates with Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

    He's also joined by Kriti Sharma, chief product officer of legal tech at Thomson Reuters - which is launching a new generative AI assistant for the legal profession.

    And warnings of the risks of so called "forever chemicals" have led to a surge in demand a new non stick kitchen pan that's made without them. Shiza Shahid, co-founder of Our Place - the company behind the product - explains why.
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    17 mins
  • Wages, Innovation and Tech

    Wages, Innovation and Tech
    Apr 16 2024
    As wages continue to rise more rapidly than expected Ian's joined by James Reed, chairman of the employment agency, Reed Group to discuss how hopes of an imminent cut in interest rates have been dampened.

    Erin Platts from HSBC Innovation Banking tells Ian that UK start-ups raised less money from venture capital during the first three months of this year than in any quarter since the early days of the pandemic.

    And Jonathan Satchell, CEO of Learning Technologies Group talks to Ian about ensuring that employers get the best out of their workforce.
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    26 mins