Lesley Black and James Kerr report on news in the business world in Northern Ireland.  

Headlines in this edition of Money Talks include reports on Ulster workers being detained as they tried to leave Iraq in the midst of the Gulf crisis and a threat to the local beef industry from the Goodman crisis. Also in the programme, the team assesses the outlook for the Laganside development as the property market takes a downturn and look at who is top among the Northern Ireland companies. Finally, Lesley Black gets an expert advice on credits cards – which ones to choose and what fees to expect.