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Wake Up to Money
BBC
4.4 • 754 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Some investors push back on BP's plans to water down green targets. Will Bain has more.
Elsewhere, businesses try to navigate the twists and turns of a trade war. We also hear from the boss of seaside resort chain Butlin's.
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| 0:05.4 | My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:10.8 | The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that. |
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| 0:22.4 | helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put |
| 0:28.3 | together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life, |
| 0:34.9 | check out BBC Sounds. |
| 0:41.3 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:44.9 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. |
| 0:49.3 | Hello, morning. Welcome to Wake Up to Money. The US Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, |
| 0:52.8 | gives its starkest warning yet on President Trump's tariffs. |
| 0:55.1 | Higher inflation and slower growth. |
| 1:00.3 | We'll hear more of what the Fed's chair, Geron Power, had to say on the ongoing trade war. |
| 1:05.8 | Also today, TikTok users in the United States are being inundated with videos like these. They sell you a lagging fence for $100. |
| 1:09.1 | And guess what? |
| 1:10.1 | Here in these two factors, you can get them for around 5 to 6 bucks. |
| 1:14.7 | Crazy. |
| 1:15.9 | Chinese influencers encouraging American buyers to buy direct from the manufacturer themselves. |
| 1:21.4 | We're here from a business in China about what all that means. |
| 1:24.1 | And anyone off to someone like this this Easter weekend. |
| 1:26.9 | Are you ready to be entertained? Are you ready to Butlins? |
| 1:31.4 | Yeah, we'll have the boss of Butlins with us a little bit later on on the program and wake |
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