The Sky News Business Podcast

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary claims families are being 'held to ransom' as French air traffic controllers walk out over staff shortages and equipment. It's resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. There's victory for Donald Trump as the House of Representatives passes his 3-point-4 trillion dollar package that cuts taxes and spending. Analyst Chris Beauchamp explains the likely impact. Andy Waugh, co-founder of the cricket inspired arcade game Sixes, announces an expansion of the popular franchise.

A major part of household energy bills are to rise next year - to pay for improvements to the energy network. Darren McCaffrey speaks to Joe McDonald, the Chief Executive of Tem Energy as Ofgem announces a 24-billion pound plan to transition to greener alternatives. The chancellor is expected to announce plans to cut the annual tax-free cash ISA allowance next month, in an effort to encourage savers to put their money into British companies. Brian Brynes from Moneybox explains what it could mean for you. And, labour shortages have affected many of Britain's industries but one company thinks it may have the answer in the form of humanoid robots. Arnaud Robert, President of Hexagon's Robotics division explains why.

Sky's Business Correspondent Paul Kelso is joined by the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, Chris Southworth, to discuss the impact of the new UK-US trade deal which took effect this morning. Is the rise of A-I exacerbating the UK's skills gap? One upskilling platform claims its costing the UK economy almost 62 billion pounds annually in lost productivity. Euan Blair, Founder of Multiverse explains the data. And, new proposed rules on investment advice could see firms allowed to offer generic suggestions to customers - in a move to help savers get better returns on their money. Sarah Pritchard from the Financial Conduct Authority explains what's behind the shake up.

The prime minister has backed down over planned cuts to disability entitlements in the face of a rebellion from within his own party - Simon French the Chief Economist & Head of Research at the Panmure Liberum joins Paul Kelso. Bond markets, Sky Group selling Sky Deutschland and graduate level jobs are also discussed.

As MP's push back against reforms to the Welfare system Darren McCaffrey speaks to Helen Thomas, Chief Executive of Blonde Money & former advisor to George Osborne. Arun Advani, Director of the independent Centre for the Analysis of Taxation, joins to talk about Labour's non-dom tax policy. And Darren looks at the Thames Freeport, which is getting a critical infrastructure upgrade with U.S. telecomms giant, Verizon contracted to build a 5G network.

Markets watch the oil price after the Iranian parliament votes to shut the Strait of Hormuz. The government announces the first new industrial strategy for eight years - with green energy taxes set to be slashed. Plus: what will that strategy mean for the UK skills gap? We hear from consulting giant PwC

Joining Darren McCaffrey today are Sky’s Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway, Ellie Groves, from State Street Global Advisors and Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG. They look ahead to the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates, discuss Guernsey’s call for non-doms.and how conflict can impact oil prices.

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim. For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon. They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss". And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask whether the economic and military consequences of the war could determine where it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the Oval Office. Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube. To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.

Paul Kelso discusses the purchase of The Spectator magazine with Sky's City Editor, Mark Kleinman. He also talks to James Reed, Chairman and Chief executive of the REED group employment agency about the latest job figures. And the Chief Executive of EE Marc Allera joins Paul to talk about their latest 5G launch.

Ian King looks at retail sales after they unexpectedly fell 2.3% in April due to the wet weather. Household energy bills will also drop this summer after the energy regulator announced it's lowering the price cap by 7%. And the chief financial officer of Marriot International, Lenny Oberg, talks about what she wants to see from the next government.

On today's episode Ian chats to Aviva's chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc, who's calling for a decisive general election result, because businesses need certainty. The boss of National Grid joins the show after it announced plans to raise 7-billion pounds from investors to double spending on the electricity network over the next five years. And the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing speaks to Ian, about posting the best results in its 38-year history.

On today's episode, the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tells Sky News there's a chance G7 nations will support Ukraine's war effort by using billions of dollars in loans linked to seized Russian Assets. Hear the latest on the future of online car retailer Cazoo after it falls into administration putting 200 jobs at risk. Plus Ian speaks to the Bank of England's executive director about the future of cross-border banking.

On Ian's show, Mark Allan, CEO of the UK's biggest listed commercial property company Land Securities, talks about valuations beginning to stabilise. Colin Godfrey, Chief Executive of Tritax Big Box REIT, discusses the company's merger with UK Commercial Property REIT. And, there's Ruth Mortimer, Global President at Advertising Week Europe.

On Ian's show, EasyJet boss Johan Lundgren talks about predictions of a record summer and why he's stepping down. Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of Grainger, discusses being on course to deliver 1,000 new rental homes this year in Birmingham, Bristol and North London. And, there's Steve Hare, chief executive of Sage, talking about a rise in profits and demands for its services.

On Ian's show, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, urges a collaborative approach to tackling economic challenges posed by China. Robert Forrester, Chief Executive of Vertu Motors, discussing its record revenue following a bumpy year. And there's Daniel Pell from Workday talking about investing in its UK operations.

On Ian's show he talks to Victoria Clarke, UK Chief Economist at Santander Corporate Investment Bank, about wage growth. Sky's Economics and Data Editor Ed Conway discusses the US increasing tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles. And there's Odisseas Athanasiou, Chief Executive of Lamda Development, talking about Europe's largest urban development project.

On Ian's show he talks to Lynn Calder, the chief executive of Ineos Automotive, about decarbonisation in transport. Bas Burger, chief executive of BT Business, is discussing the economic impact of deferring tech investment. And there's Janet Mui, head of market analysis at Brewin Dolphin, giving us her analysis of the markets including the latest from mining giant Anglo American - which has rejected an improved takeover approach from rival BHP.

As the latest GDP figures show the UK economy's emerged from its shallow recession, Ian King hosts a special edition of his business show. To analyse what the numbers mean, he's joined by Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, Vivek Paul from BlackRock Investment Institute and Interactive Investor's Victoria Scholar Plus Lucian Cook from estate agents Savills is here to discuss the impact of the economy and interest rates on the property market.

Barclays Chief UK Economist Jack Meaning, talks to Ian King about interest rates. Ian is also joined by Rachel Winter, Partner at Killik and Co to discuss all the latest from the markets. And we hear about Watches of Switzerland buy-out of Italian jewellery brand Roberto Coin for 104 million pounds

Ian King talks to Craig Beaumont, Chief of External Affairs at the Federation of Small Businesses, about the UK coming out of recession. Sky's economic and business editor Ed Conway joins Ian to talk about Russian profits from oil and gas. And Khanh Vu, Co-manager of the VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund speaks to Ian about Vietnam's growing geopolitical influence.