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Ed Butler discusses why Italy has decided to criminalise couples who pay for a surrogate birth. Elsewhere in the U.S, we find out from retailers what they want to hear from the new incumbent in the White House. And finally, have you ever found yourself unwittingly paying for a subscription that you thought was free. We are joined throughout the programme by Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University in Japan and Allie Garfinkle, Senior Finance Reporter at Fortune based in L.A.

Ed Butler is joined by Stefanie Yuen Thio, joint managing partner at TSMP Law in Singapore and Sergio Guzman, director at Colombia Risk Analysis in Colombia.

We explore the IMF's prediction that global sovereign debt will exceed $100 trillion by the end of the year.

We also look into reports that biotech firm 23andMe may be on the brink of collapse. Once a tech industry favourite, the company now faces legal challenges and questions about its business model.

Plus, we follow Kamala Harris on her campaign trail in Georgia, where she's focused on energising Black and Latino voters.

We hear from a a Nobel prize winner - James Robinson - who has received his award today for research into why poor nations stay poor, and others thrive.

We get the latest from the US election campaign trail with our reporter Monica Miller, as the focus turns to Pennsylvania.

We also remember Lily Ledbetter, the US equal pay pioneer, who's just died at the age of 86.

Ed Butler is joined by Maggie McGrath, the editor of Forbes Women, who is in New York, and Karen Percy, freelance business reporter in Australia.

Boeing cuts 17,000 jobs, scaling back 10% of its workforce. Roger Hearing finds out what this means for the embattled aviation maker.

Elsewhere, in China, all eyes are on the new government stimulus package aimed at boosting the slowing economy.

We also dig into the U.S election, and whether Florida can afford a large scale rebuilding program after hurricane Milton

And finally, the Authors Guild is working on a new certification for books to distinguish work authored by humans from that produced by AI…

Hundreds of thousands are left without power after Hurricane Milton. Fallen power lines, a lack of drinking water, and fallen debris remains.

In Portugal young people could be in for a tax break next year. It’s the Portuguese's governments attempt to stop young people leaving to work elsewhere.

In Peru many businesses are close due to a 72-hour strike by bus and taxi drivers. They are protesting against widespread extortion rackets.

Several million people in Florida have been told to evacuate ahead of the arrival of latest storm which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night. We ask residents and business owners how are they coping?

And we hear from Jon Holden, the president at IAM union District 751 as Boeing workers are continue strike.

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Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall in the western part of Florida over the next 24 hours. We are in touch with local business owners who have to shut down.

Also, we look at the China's economy with David Daokui Li who was former advisor at the People's Bank of China. We find out why 13 states in the US are suing TikTok.

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Senior officials from China’s main economic planning agency will report soon on implementing key policies to boost the country’s economic growth. Erica Tay is Director of Macro Research at Maybank Investment Banking Group, she explains how the government plans to stimulate the economy.

Also, in the programme, an important ruling for FTX customers - all set for refunds but not all customers are happy - we find out why.

Join us for our weekly roundup where we analyse the unexpected rise in US job numbers with specialist guests from the US and New Zealand.

Austrian activist Max Schrems discusses his pivotal win against Meta, reshaping the use of personal data in EU advertising.

And finally, we examine France's reversal of its ban on the use of "steak" for vegetarian products, following pressure from vegan groups.

Andrew Peach discusses these and more business stories from around the world with journalists Mehmal Sarfraz and Alison van Diggelen.