Wake Up To Money

Will Bain looks at the business reaction to the local election results, picking out the key economic impacts with experts. Elsewhere, pressure from the war in Iran is driving up prices of saffron and other ingredients in restaurant kitchens. Finally, we speak to venues in the UK and abroad about the upcoming men's football World Cup.

We hear from the CEO of of one of the world's leading fertiliser companies, who's seen prices double since the outbreak of the US/Israel war with Iran. Will Bain also talks shipping, after the US put forward a proposal to end the conflict. Plus, why are sales of ready to drink cocktails on the rise?

Sean Farrington finds out why sales of wired headphones are on the rise. Plus, the latest from the trial that's pitting two of the biggest names in tech against each other, as Elon Musk sues OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman.

The latest on the back-and-forth claims and denials between the US and Iran. Sean Farrington also looks into how an operation to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz could work. We look into what a potential $55.5bn takeover of eBay could mean. And Wake Up To Money visits the prison with more working inmates than any other.

A selection of Business Daily programmes looking at AI power struggles, biohacking, global labour shortages and deepfake fraud.