EPISODE · Jun 13, 2025 · 41 MIN
UK tech takeover targets, a weakening labour market and the winter fuel payment u-turn
from AJ Bell Money & Markets · host AJ Bell
In this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Danni Hewson unpack the latest UK jobs and retail sales figures [1:45]. Tom Sieber joins the show to discuss the growing trend of companies leaving the London stock market, and what can be learned from the takeover of Alphawave [12:50]. Other big corporate stories include the resignation of WPP’s boss, M&S taking online orders again and the split of Warner Bros and Discovery [21:25]. Talking break ups, we’ve got the latest on the spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Charlene looks at the detail behind the government’s announcement that 9 million pensioners will get the winter fuel payment this year [30:00] and what it might mean for future tax policy. The FCA has led an international effort to crackdown on unregulated financial influencers. [37:30]
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In this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Danni Hewson unpack the latest UK jobs and retail sales figures [1:45]. Tom Sieber joins the show to discuss the growing trend of companies leaving the London stock market, and what can be learned from the takeover of Alphawave [12:50]. Other big corporate stories include the resignation of WPP’s boss, M&S taking online orders again and the split of Warner Bros and Discovery [21:25]. Talking break ups, we’ve got the latest on the spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Charlene looks at the detail behind the government’s announcement that 9 million pensioners will get the winter fuel payment this year [30:00] and what it might mean for future tax policy. The FCA has led an international effort to crackdown on unregulated financial influencers. [37:30]
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