The Sky News Business Podcast

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Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.

  1. Flights, Tariffs and The 02

    07/31/2025

    Flights, Tariffs and The 02

    The Transport Secretary's to meet the UK's air traffic control boss after dozens of flights were cancelled yesterday following a technical glitch. Darren McCaffrey speaks to Surinder Arora - who runs hotels at airports - about options to increase capacity in the south east. New US tariffs kick in tomorrow, with no sign of a deal for South Korea, Taiwan or Canada. Matthew Oresman from Pilsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman discusses the possible outcomes. Plus, Darren speaks to Steve Sayer, general manager of the 02 in east London, as the venue celebrates it's most successful first half-year ever in its 18-year history.

    21 min
  2. Gary Neville, YouTube and online protections

    07/30/2025

    Gary Neville, YouTube and online protections

    In today's episode of the Sky News Business Podcast, Darren McCaffrey speaks to former England footballer - and business owner - Gary Neville about Labour's planned rises to national insurance.  Darren also discusses YouTube becoming the second most-watched TV service in the UK. And he chats to the chief exeuctive of EE about what the mobile network's doing to comply with the Online Safety Act.

    18 min
  3. Trade negotiations, bond risks and a rise in botulism cases

    07/28/2025

    Trade negotiations, bond risks and a rise in botulism cases

    The British Chambers of Commerce's take on the US-EU trade deal. Sky's Wilfred Frost speaks to one of the world's most successful investors about the bond market. And a warning from health officials who believe imported illegal Botox-like-products are behind a rising number of Botulism cases.

    19 min
  4. Slow summer sales, phone launches and new online protections

    07/25/2025

    Slow summer sales, phone launches and new online protections

    Darren McCaffrey talks to Deann Evans, Europe Managing Director at e-commerce platform Shopify about slower-than-expected sales.  Samsung's Annika Bizon,who's vice president of product and marketing, discusses a new line of devices. And  Andy Lulham - the Chief Operating Officer at Verifymy - talks about tough new age verification rules online.

    16 min
  5. A profit boost for Lloyds, working mums and a trade deal with India

    07/24/2025

    A profit boost for Lloyds, working mums and a trade deal with India

    Darren McCaffrey talks to Allie Renison, director of SEC Newgate about the new trade deal between the UK and India. Darren's also joined by Lloyds banking boss Charlie Nunn to discuss a rise in profits. And Sophie Maunder from maternity coaching provider Matri talks about why women aren't going back to work after having children.

    22 min
  6. A new plant for Sizewell and the latest challenges at Boeing

    07/23/2025

    A new plant for Sizewell and the latest challenges at Boeing

    This episode looks at two developments in the business world. We speak to a representative from Centrica about plans for a new nuclear plant at Sizewell and what it means for the UK's energy future. We also hear from an airline executive about Boeing's current challenges following the Air India crash and what it means for safety, trust and the wider aviation industry.

    2 min
  7. Changes to water regulation and HS2

    07/21/2025

    Changes to water regulation and HS2

    As OFWAT is abolished, Darren speaks to Sir Jon Cunliffe who's set out 88 recommendations toi fix the industry. We also get reaction from the Chief Executive of Water UK,  David Henderson.  And a group of manufacturers are calling for the original route of HS2 to Leeds and Manchester to be resurrected.  The survey was conducted by Make UK and Barclays UK Corporate Bank.  Darren speaks to Ben Fletcher, Chief Operating Ofiicer at Make

    19 min
  8. Tax, interest rates and water

    07/18/2025

    Tax, interest rates and water

    Sky News can exclusively reveal that accountants advising people who entered into a tax avoidance scheme which later was found to be illegal by HMRC. Gareth Barlow speaks to a tax specialist about this. We also hear about new data on water firm pollution incidents, interest rates and streaming giant Netflix's revenue forecast.

    14 min
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