Wake Up to Money

Virgin Media O2 is set to announce plans to cut thousands of jobs. Across the pond, the US midterm elections are one day away. And who was your favourite signing on Championship Manager back in the day? Now known as Football Manager, Will Bain hears from one of the main people behind the cult video game.

With Halloween approaching, Felicity Hannah reflects on whether businesses or markets were spooked by the Chancellor's Budget. Elsewhere, new employment rights legislation comes into effect, and a pumpkin farmer adapts his trade following Storm Boelo. We all know about pumpkin picking, but what about pumpkin smashing?

Sean Farrington hears from economists, experts, and businesses for their Budget reaction. Elsewhere, he asks what earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft tell us about investor sentiment around tech and AI.

On the day of John Healey's first budget as Chancellor, we hear from businesses, economists, and listeners on what might be inside this afternoon's red box.
And Harry Kane is the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or, awarded to the world's best football player. What does his achievement mean for the brands who sponsor him?

The government has just announced a range of 'everyday fixes' designed with the hard-up consumer in mind. But is extending parental pay, offering higher mileage rates and potentially lowering the price of a tin of baked beans a serious measure to counter the cost of living - or a sweetener ahead of harder news in the budget?
And we speak to a business rates expert and a hotelier to find out what the budget has in store for the hard-pressed hospitality sector.
And everybody needs good Neighbours. But do they really need AI-generated one-minute-long 'microdramas' of the Australian soap saga? Sean Farrington takes a very brief trip to Ramsay Street to find out.