Market rebounds, first 100 days of Trump’s second term and State Pension underpayment scandal.
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This week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast starts with some positive news for investors who managed to hold their nerve through the Liberation Day sell-off [01:32 ]. But Dan Coatsworth also has a stream of gloomy corporate updates from big firms cutting earnings guidance, seeing sales hit by tariffs, or just feeling the pinch as American consumers tighten their purse strings [05:39 ].
Russ Mould joins us to analyse the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, with a focus on how markets have performed in that time compared to previous presidents [10:25 ].
Charlene Young looks at the £800 million state pension benefit scandal and explains who’s affected, and what you can do if you think you or someone you know might be owed money [19:59 ]. House prices dipped in April, after the changes to stamp duty went live and cost of living pressure rose [17:40 ]
You might have run into bother trying to shop with Marks and Spencer recently. Dan covers the cyber incident that has taken the spark out of the retailer [27:28 ]. And to round things off, the Shares Magazine team bring us the latest update from streaming giant, Spotify [34:29 ].
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