Business as usual?
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Sean Farrington weighs up prime minister Keir Starmer’s record on the economy - after a nerve-wracking start to the week for the PM. Elsewhere, three Manchester entrepreneurs tell us why they think business is booming in the city. And as Britain chases its first medal, we hear from the Scottish business that manufactures curling stones for the Winter Olympics.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | In 2019, we began investigating the disappearance of Dr. Ruzha Ignatva. |
| 0:14.0 | I believe we are a very special network. |
| 0:16.0 | A scammer who stole billions from investors around the world. |
| 0:21.4 | She's on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. |
| 0:24.5 | And now we have some unmissable updates. |
| 0:27.8 | She has money and when you have money, you have power. |
| 0:30.6 | Join me, Jamie Bartlett, as the hunt for the missing crypto queen continues. |
| 0:35.5 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.5 | Wake up to Money from BBC 5 Live. Hello, welcome. It is Wake Up to Money. It's been a |
| 0:44.9 | whirlwind start to the week for Secere Starmie. Yesterday, he looked to be on a bit of shaky |
| 0:49.4 | ground after the Scottish Labour leader Anasawa called for him to resign. Have there been good things? Of course there have. |
| 0:56.5 | Many of them. But no one knows them and no one can hear them |
| 0:59.9 | because they're being drowned out. |
| 1:02.6 | That's why it cannot continue. |
| 1:05.0 | But continue, he does. |
| 1:06.6 | He got support from his cabinet. |
| 1:08.2 | The investment world reacted to this throughout the day yesterday. |
| 1:11.9 | We'll go through what those are thinking who lend money to our government, who invest in our |
| 1:16.6 | country and see what they make of what's going on. Now, with Manchester growing faster than |
| 1:21.2 | the rest of the country, we're going to be hearing from three business leaders in the city to |
| 1:25.1 | explain why that has been the case. And the Winter Olympics, |
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