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A rare earthquake that struck New York City has swayed landmarks and cracked roads. Roger Hearing has been speaking to an NYC based stockbroker who describes the moment of impact plus we hear from the Co-Director of the Global Resilience Institute Dr Daniel Aldrich about whether New York is prepared to withstand a quake of a larger magnitude.

Also, on the program we find out about emerging economies joining U.S. and Europe in shielding domestic manufacturers from a rising tide of Chinese imports.

Plus, Argentina struggles to fight against its lethal dengue season as insect repellents run low.

Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests from opposite sides of the world: Gabriella Castro Fontoura, Latin American business consultant and economist based in Uruguay, and Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent in Melbourne, Australia.

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We examine one the biggest property deals in Europe since 2022 as Gucci has splashed out on a new $1.3bn office in Milan.

(Picture: A Gucci store in China. Picture credit: Kevin Foy.)

Staff at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company are back at work . Roger Hearing examines how the leading chipmaker has been affected by the earthquake from Bob O'Donnell, the President of California based TECHnalysis Research.

Tesla expands its ambition into India. We hear what this means for the production and sales of electric cars.

And Disney secures its happy ever after ending after convincing shareholders they’re heading in the right direction.

A report led by the World Bank and UN estimates costs to rebuild Gaza’s critical infrastructure to be $18.5 billion dollars. We look at how this will be funded and find out why a charity has suspended shipments of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Also are drivers falling out of love with Electric cars? Tesla and BYD have reported significant a drop in sales, raising concerns about the pace of the global shift to electric vehicles.

And finally, there are more billionaires than ever entering the Forbes rich list.

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A number of countries around the world, including the US, UK and Canada, are making changes to their minimum wage. We examine the impact these increases could have. Plus, why the manufacturing sector in the US expanded for the first time in over a year. Also, Germany relaxes laws around cannabis for personal use but will it lead to a boom in business or a bigger black market?

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The co-founder of FTX has been jailed for "one of the biggest financial frauds" in US history. Also, we find out why the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its first electric vehicle. France votes on a law to prevent discrimination against your hairstyle at work. And, could a law in Florida stop kids under 13 from accessing social media?

(Picture: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo)

A local brewery founder near the Francis Scott Key Bridge reacts to the aftermath and we hear from the United States Chamber of Commerce. Also, China buys flying-car technology from a Slovakian company. And, we look ahead to the sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former boss of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange.

(Picture: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators work on the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. March 27, 2024. Peter Knudson/NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. Note: This image was supplied to Reuters by a third party.)

Rahul Tandon is joined by a reporter in Baltimore to assess the economic impact of the accident.. The port near the bridge is the largest in the US for specialised cargo.

And why are young people recording their bosses firing them, and sharing it online? We speak to one TikToker credited with starting the so-called “QuitTok” trend, and an HR expert who says “public layoffs” are here to stay.

(Photo: View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, US Credit: Nathan Howard/Reuters)

Rahul Tandon examines the impact of the departure of the company’s Chief Executive David Calhoun. He is leaving Boeing after problems over the company's safety record.

The US, UK and New Zealand, and the UK have raised concerns about Chinese cyber attacks and campaigns. It comes after reports emerged about a hacking plot which targeted millions of US online accounts.

At least 40 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russian intelligence have said. Our Presenter Roger Hearing will be hearing the latest from our reporter.

The FBI say there's a criminal investigation into what happened when a panel fell off a Boeing plane in mid-flight back in January. We find what this means for the passengers that were onboard.

And that spare change you donate at checkouts is adding up to millions for charities.

Roger will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite side of the world: Andy Uhler, Journalism Fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute and Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy in Austin, Texas. And Jyoti Malhotra, founder and editor of Awaaz South Asia news website in New Delhi, India.

(Picture: Russian firefighters extinguish a fire on the Crocus City Hall concert venue Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)