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by BBC Radio 5 liveAward-winning business and financial news, presented by Andrew Verity and Mickey Clark. Broadcast live every weekday morning at 5.30am on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Money: Private Equity and the Crunch - 28th Sept
28/09/2007
Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: the number of company takeovers has tumbled in the wake of the credit crunch, we ask if this is the end of the private equity boom, how can companies such as Apple protect themselves from 'cybersquatting', and at the end of China Week here on Wake Up To Money, Andy faces his in-class language test.
Money: Housing market - 27th Sept
27/09/2007
Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: The Nationwide Building Society house prices report is released this morning, so we ask the industry what is behind the boom, and whether this bubble could burst. We also have news that UK rail passengers are paying over the odds and in further travel news, in six months time Heathrow Terminal 5 will open with new x-ray machines for security- so what will this mean for holidaymakers?
Money: Live from Shanghai - 26th Sept
26/09/2007
Andy Verity and Quentin Somerville present this morning's business stories from London and Shanghai, including: Today the Bank of England will be injecting £10bn into the money markets- but will banks want to use this tax payers handout, or will they risk looking like another Northern Rock? Also, continuing this week's focus upon China, we are joined by businessmen in Shanghai to discuss how the country is developing, how political issues impact on business and how easy it is for UK businesses to participate in this growing market.
Money: Monopoly - 25th Sept
25/09/2007
Simon Jack and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: Would a u-turn on 24-hour drinking laws help to prevent binge drinking? We speak to the chairman of JD Wetherspoon's about the impact of changes in legislation. Also, the re-launch of Monopoly sees alternative UK towns such as Cardiff, Sheffield and Stoke on the board, so where would you put your town? And finally in today's look at China, we speak to the tourism industry about how the UK may benefit from an influx of Chinese visitors.
Money: Blue tongue in Britain - 24th Sept
24/09/2007
Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: a deadly virus for cattle has come to Britains shores, so we speak to the former economist for the NFU, Sean Rickard, about the implcations of the outbreak. Gold has hit its highest price in 28 years- we ask Nik Bienkowski of ETF Securities why. And finally, all of this week we are looking East to China, and today Andy and Mickey have a go at learning Mandarin to do business.
