Meeting in the Middle East

Wake Up to Money

BBC

Business

4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

US President Donald Trump signs an arms deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. What does this mean for the region? And one of the UK's biggest retailers tells the BBC they wear trainers to meetings. Comfy or too casual?

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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, 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.
0:44.3	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money, MNS.
0:47.8	Markson Spencer's share price took a bit of a tumble yesterday
0:51.1	after it revealed customer data was stolen.
0:54.7	Is that good grace from shoppers that we've heard so much of in recent weeks?
0:58.7	Still there.
0:59.6	How long will it be there for?
1:01.1	What happens next at the business?
1:02.7	We'll get into it all on the show.
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