Markets surge and everything you need to know about SpaceX

Charlene Young and Danni Hewson look at how UK and global markets have moved over the past month, and as we mark the first anniversary of Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariff announcement.

In company news, Danni will cover Unilever spinning off its food business - home to Hellmann's mayonnaise, Knorr and Marmite – in a merger with spice giant McCormick. A proposed Hovis and Associated British Foods merger hits a snag and it's a landmark birthday as Apple turns 50.

Dan Coatsworth speaks to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst George Ferguson about SpaceX and the prospect of it joining the stock market in the first of our two interviews.

Awful April is upon us – Charlene looks at rises to council tax and other bills and how the government could raise money and scrap the £100,000 childcare tax trap.

We also break down what the FCA's car finance redress scheme means for lenders and investors. We finish with our second interview of the week as we hear from YouTube channel star Ruth David of ScrimpAndSpend on the rise of the finfluencer.

 

[00:09] Intro and topic rundown

[01:09] UK & global market update

[06:13] Liberation Day anniversary

[08:41] Company news - Unilever foods/McCormick deal; Hovis/ABF update

[16:10] SpaceX INTERVIEW - George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence

[32:41] Awful April bill hikes

[35:21] How the government could solve the £100,000 childcare tax trap

[39:11] Car finance update

[45:28] Finfluencer INTERVIEW - Ruth David, ScrimpAndSpend

[01:00:19] Outro