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Wake Up to Money

BBC

Business

4.4 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Sean Farrington takes a look at the raft of changes UK businesses are facing this week. We'll also hear about how Newcastle United's cup success has brought financial benefit to the city. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.

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0:00.0	What do Selena Gomez, LeBron James and Martha Stewart all have in common?
0:06.2	Their lives and fortunes are all being discussed in season three of Good Bad Billionaire.
0:10.9	Yes, the podcast exploring the minds, the motives and the money of some of the world's wealthiest individuals is back.
0:16.9	I'm Zing Singh and I'm Simon Jack.
0:18.6	Each week we take a closer look at some of the world's mega rich.
0:21.8	And try to decide together whether we think they're good, bad or just another billionaire.
0:26.5	Good bad billionaire.
0:27.5	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:31.5	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:35.5	Wake Up to Money from BBC Five Live. Hello, welcome. It is Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:38.8	Hello, welcome. It is Wake Up to Money.
0:41.7	Tariffs are going to be hitting all countries this Wednesday.
0:45.7	So says Donald Trump in the last few hours.
0:48.4	Will the so-called productive trade negotiations that the UK has been having with the US.
0:54.5	Until late last night, continuing today, make any difference at all?
0:58.3	We'll speak to a former government trade advisor about that.
1:01.0	Are you an exporter 85058?
1:04.4	Let me know if it's going to have a ripple effect on you.
1:07.9	Businesses across the country as well, trying to work out what the changes to the minimum wage and national insurance will mean to them.
1:13.9	They may well have long come to a final decision on how they're dealing with it.
1:17.9	It kicks in in the coming days. We'll speak to a pub chain in Scotland.
1:22.7	And...
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