With more than 40% of shop staff facing abuse at the counter every week, Sean Farrington talks to workers, an investigator and a retail charity about what's behind the assaults and what can be done to stop them,
Also,our expert guests talk about budgets and budget pledges ahead of the big day later this month.
And...it's the invasion of the food influencers, coming to a food market near you. Do they serve an important role for the restaurant trade - or are they just putting everyone else off their dinner? We hear from both sides of the table.
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Running on empty?
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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Trick or £400m Treat
Felicity Hannah looks at the government's energy-bill discount for energy intensive industries, helping around 500 businesses and saving up to £420 million per year on their bills.We have the latest market news, including Amazon and Apple earnings. And it’s spooky season, with people spending more than before. We look at how much and why.
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The art of the deal
Sean Farrington gets the latest on crucial trade talks in South Korea.
And, in a week of massive financial reports from some of the globe's biggest tech companies, we talk to an pioneer on the importance of AI in the future success of the sector,
Also, an economist reads the runes on the latest US interest rate changes and the likelihood of taxes rises in the UK budget.
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Is AI coming for your job?
Sean Farrington gets the latest on Hurricane Melissa and hears how AI is already coming for tech jobs at companies worth trillions of dollars - so how will that affect firms further down the chain? And we take a look at the latest from Chancellor Rachel Reeves who says she wants to the defy the gloom from economic forecasters ahead of the budget.
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