Wake Up to Money

Theo Leggett hears from a business gearing up for Europe's largest street festival. Meanwhile,100 tech companies pen an open letter warning calling on businesses and governments around the world to take urgent action improve their defences against AI hacking.
Our panel also looks ahead to a key speech from the new Chair of the Federal Reserve and we hear all about the viral, bite-sized desert, mochi ice cream.

Theo Leggett explores the potential impacts of Meta's $18bn settlement over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. Elsewhere, more than £70m of public money is going into restarting a tungsten and tin mine in Devon - can it revive a project that has struggled before? And as the world's largest gaming convention kicks off, we look at the huge expectations surrounding Grand Theft Auto Six.

A star of both Hollywood and Nashville, Dolly Parton was also an astute businesswoman and a generous philanthropist. We pay tribute to the singer and actor.
And we find out why an increasing portion of the bills businesses pay is not on electricity and gas but on the kit needed to deliver the energy.
Also, AI has been blamed for lots of things, but is it really 'eating' books?

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has threatened "economic D-Day" against any country doing business with Iran.
We hear from a retailer worried that he could be left behind by a business rate review focusing on the hospitality sector.
And as gold ticks up again, a jeweller tells us how he is adapting to fluctuating metal prices.

Wil Bain hears from a business rates expert and a hotel owner about what needs to happen to support pubs and hotels facing high business rates costs. This comes as the government announces an independent review of the way pubs and hotels are valued for business rates in England and Wales.
Elsewhere, we'll hear from Canada after trade talks with the United States broke down, with Prime Minister Mark Carney promising to match US tariffs dollar for dollar.
And there's a new weight-loss treatment on the market. Eli Lilly's Foundayo, a tablet treatment, becomes available by private prescription today. We'll hear from Eli Lilly and a pharmacist about what makes this new option different.