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BBC Radio 5 Live

News and views on business and the world of personal finance. Plus the very latest from the financial markets around the globe

Wake Up to Money

Sean Farrington takes a panel of businesses, tax and economics experts to pore through the detail of the Chancellor's Autumn Budget 2025, including a look at the tax thresholds freeze, pensions, electric vehicles and business rates.

We also discuss what it means for the Budget and the Office for Budget Responsibility after the forecaster accidentally published its report before the Budget was announced, instead of after.

Plus Wake Up to Money hears what the Budget and in particular the threshold tax freeze does for keeping people motivated to earn more.

Bad Day At The Office (for Budget Responsibility)

Budget Day has arrived - Sean Farrington hears from businesses, individuals and listeners throughout the programme.

That the National Living Wage will rise by 4.1% in April - how might that affect businesses? One pub chain talks to us.

And one of Netflix's biggest successes, Stranger Things, reaches its fifth and final season starting tonight - we look at where the business of the streaming service stands after it finishes.

Budget Day 2025

It's "Budget Eve" -- and Sean Farrington takes a look at why Cash ISAs and tax free savings are grabbing the headlines today.

Elsewhere, Sean takes a look at the Employment Rights Bill, which is in its final stages in the Houses of Parliament. 

The boss of the UK's biggest business lobby group says it could be "damaging" -- we hear from one holiday business how it could affect them.

And with one month till Christmas, what are the changing trends and tastes in advent calendars for grown ups? Sean finds out...

Employment Rights and Wrongs

With two more sleeps until Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, Will Bain discuses what could be in it and answer your questions leading up to it.

The Covid inquiry continues with a look at the financial action taken by the government to protect the economy -- we'll find out what we could expect from evidence given, including that by then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

With a record number of England cricket fans going to Australia to watch the Ashes, we speak to one of the businesses responsible for getting them there.

The biggest week of the year?

Will Bain hears from analysts and businesses on the latest report from the Covid inquiry. 

Also, the Chief Executive of Getlink and the Eurotunnel joins us to tell us why they have frozen all its future UK rail investments.

Plus, we have our Friday panel discussing the big stories from the week.

Unpicking the COVID enquiry

The world's biggest company, Nvidia, reports record financial results. Plus, what does the latest inflation figure tell us about the economy?

Nvidia keeps climbing

Sean Farrington speaks to business leaders with one week to go until the Budget. Plus, high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, are taken down by an outage at Cloudflare.

One week to go

The boss of Alphabet tells the BBC no company will be immune if the AI bubble bursts. Plus, reselling tickets to live events for a profit is to be banned by the government.

If the bubble bursts?

Felicity Hannah looks at how pizza businesses in the UK are changing strategy. Plus, as resident doctor strikes continue, what are both sides saying about pay and jobs?

Pizza peak?

Will Bain explores if two-wheeled commuters will pay the price in the budget, after reports suggest the Chancellor is planning to introduce a cap on the cost of bikes that can be bought through cycle to work schemes.

Shares in Disney took a knock after the entertainment giant posted results. Will looks at their stand-off with YouTube TV and how the transition to digital affecting the company. 

And our weekly panel looks at the big stories from the week, including a couple of key bits of economic data.

Off your bike?

Questions remain over the supply of Nexperia chips, with concerns for the car industry. Will Bain delves into what exactly's going on. We also look into the sauna sensation that's sweeping across the UK - with numbers of them soaring in recent years. And if you watched Channel 4's Gogglebox on Friday night you might have heard this programme get a little mention...

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