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Wake Up to Money

BBC

Business

4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Felicity Hannah dissects the week in business with her Friday panel, looking at the UK's GDP growing better than expected, and US retail chain Walmart are raising their prices to mitigate tariffs. We also hear from a business booming because of Eurovision (and their karaoke).

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sports stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.
0:19.1	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC
0:21.6	is our unique access to the sporting world.
0:24.8	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts
0:27.2	that create a real connection to dedicated sports fans
0:30.1	across the UK.
0:31.4	So if you like this podcast,
0:33.0	head over to BBC Sounds
0:34.1	where you'll find plenty more.
0:37.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.1	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:44.4	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money.
0:46.3	It's Friday the 16th of May.
0:48.3	It's three minutes past five.
0:50.3	Oh, it's going to be an exciting weekend.
0:52.7	There is lots to talk about in the show today. It's not exactly a boom. It is extremely welcome.
0:59.7	0.7% growth in just the first three months of this year. It's set to be the fastest growing economy in the G7.
1:07.4	Yes, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, after a better than expected set of GDP figures, will it last?
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