Episodes

  • Flight cancellations, Trump and the arcade game inspired by cricket

    Flight cancellations, Trump and the arcade game inspired by cricket
    Jul 4 2025
    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.
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    22 mins
  • US-UK trade, A-I and a shake up of rules on investment advice

    US-UK trade, A-I and a shake up of rules on investment advice
    Jun 30 2025
    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.
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    24 mins
  • Welfare reforms, bond markets and skills

    Welfare reforms, bond markets and skills
    Jun 27 2025
    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.
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    19 mins
  • Welfare cuts, telecoms and non-dom tax

    Welfare cuts, telecoms and non-dom tax
    Jun 25 2025
    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.
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    22 mins
  • Markets react to US strikes on Iran

    Markets react to US strikes on Iran
    Jun 23 2025
    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
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    24 mins
  • Interest rates, oil prices and Guernsey’s call for non-doms.

    Interest rates, oil prices and Guernsey’s call for non-doms.
    Jun 19 2025
    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.
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    23 mins
  • How the conflict in the Middle East might put Donald Trump in the White House

    How the conflict in the Middle East might put Donald Trump in the White House
    Oct 12 2024
    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.
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    31 mins