Aug 2, 2021

UK prepares itself for American travelers

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: A shop selling West End theater tickets in Leicester Square on June 14, 2021 in London, England. Rob Pinney/Getty Images

Julla Coronado stops in to talk about the markets and employment figures. We also chat about Square's $29 billion purchase of Afterpay.

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London's theatres welcome visitors back as UK relaxes quarantine restrictions

by Victoria Craig

Aug 2, 2021

The Society of London Theatre estimates 70% of theatres will run out of cash by the end of the year, so they are asking for government help.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: A shop selling West End theater tickets in Leicester Square on June 14, 2021 in London, England.

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Facing shortages of construction materials and labor, builders try to be flexible

by Samantha Fields

Aug 2, 2021

Often that means negotiating what gets done when.

Everything from worker shortage to material prices have forced builders to adapt.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

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