Fighting over a KitKat

Economics editor Philip Aldrick looks towards the UK’s employment figures and considers why wage growth is so slow when we have record employments levels and what that means for the economy.Robin Pagnamenta, energy editor, discusses the merger between Shell and BG and why Shell found themselves with a bad on their hands once the oil price went south. He also considers whether gold remains a safe haven for investors deserting the oil majors.And Deirdre Hipwell, Retail Correspondent, tells us why Nestle is sticking two fingers up at rivals with its battle to register a trademark for its four fingered KitKat chocolate bar.They all join presenter Robert Miller for this week’s business podcast.

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