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The US president will deliver his speech as he tries to convince Americans he should be re-elected. We get the latest.

A US congressional panel has approved a bill that would force TikTok's parent company ByteDance to sell the app within six months or face a ban. We look into their reasons.

And we explore why a growing number of Americans are choosing to switch to local community banks.

Vivienne Nunis discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Alison Van Diggelen, host of "Fresh Dialogues" based in Silicon Valley, and Rachel Cartland, author and commentator based in Hong Kong.

(Picture: Joe Biden. Picture credit: REUTERS)

Republican candidate Nikki Haley suspends her presidential campaign after losing against Donald Trump on Super Tuesday. Vivienne Nunis will be looking at what happens now to the billionaire backers funding her campaign.

With global cocoa prices soaring, we speak to the CEO of Lindt chocolate about its boost to profitability.

And Ireland will be making changes to their constitution on Friday which refers to women's roles as "caregivers in the home".

Vivienne will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite side of the world: Karen Percy, senior freelance reporter in Melbourne, Australia and Dante Disparte Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle in Washington.

(Picture: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley announces the suspension of her campaign, in Charleston. Credit: Reuters)

Polls are beginning to close across the 15 primary states in the U.S as Super Tuesday comes to an end. Our presenter Roger Hearing will be bringing us up to date on what the polls are saying.

We'll be hearing from voters who have made up their minds and those who are still considering.

And we find out if the fact that the US economy is beginning to show signs of strength, will affect the outcome in November.

Roger will be joined throughout the programme by two guests: Tony Nash, Chief Economist, Complete Intelligence who's in Houston and Laura Schwartz, former Advisor to Bill Clinton and democratic strategist, who's in Chicago.

(Picture: A sign is displayed during the Super Tuesday primary election in McAllen, Texas, U.S. March 5, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Cheney Orr)

The National People's Congress starts on Tuesday, bringing together China’s political elite, as well as leaders in business, tech, media, and the arts. Rahul Tandon will be looking ahead to the congress as China’s leading economics official, premier Li Qiang has said he will not address the press this year.

Also Apple has been fined $2billion dollars by the EU for violating their anti- trust laws. We hear if it should it have been more for them to feel the impact?

And in the United States Americans now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did pre-pandemic.

Rahul Tandon is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Sergio Guzman, Director at Colombia Risk Analysis in Bogotá, Colombia and Stephanie Hare, Researcher on technology and ethics in London, UK.

(Picture: Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers the work report at the opening session of the National People's Congress. Credit: Reuters)

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, arguing it has breached the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in 2015.

The lawsuit - which has also been filed against OpenAI boss Sam Altman - says the firm has departed from its original non-profit, open source mission.

Musk says that instead of trying to "benefit humanity" - as it was set up to do - OpenAI is focusing on "maximising profits" for major investor Microsoft.

Also in the programme, we will talk about offices which been converted into houses in the US.

(Picture: Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk attends the VivaTech conference in Paris. Picture credit: Reuters)

South Korea is dealing with another day of a doctors' strike. Most junior doctors there have so far defied a government order to return to work by the end of Thursday, despite the threat of legal action. About eighty percent of junior doctors walked out last week in protest against a decision to sharply increase the number of medical school places.

They say training more doctors could lower the quality of medical school education and reduce pay. The authorities say the increase will address shortages linked to South Korea's rapidly ageing population, and a lack of doctors in rural areas. We get the views of people in Seoul on the strike action.

Also, in the programme, we will hear from The United States Trade Representative - Katherine Tai, who tells us why the fall in bilateral trade between the United States and China is a positive development for both economies.

(Picture: South Korean doctors march to protest against the government's medical policy in Seoul. Picture credit: Reuters)

US Inflation is down significantly from peak levels but there is some chance its underlying level is not at the Fed’s 2% annual goal, as they await figures due out on Thursday. Sam Fenwick will be hearing what investors are saying.

US aviation regulators have given Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to fix safety problems. This comes after a door panel blew off the 737 Max aircraft last month.

And we hear from the business woman who took on Elon Musk and won, after Tesla cancelled an order worth 2,000 dollars.

Sam Fenwick is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Rachel Pupazzoni is a business reporter and presenter at ABC news in Perth, Australia and Walter Todd is president chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in South Carolina, USA.

(Picture: Cash dollars and stock market indicators. Credit: Getty Images)

As the people of Michigan head to the polls to choose their candidates for the up-coming US election. Democrats will be watching to see the results of a protest movement - calling for voters unhappy with Biden's handling of the war in Gaza to vote “uncommitted”. Sam Fenwick will be looking at what drivers the state's economy.

We get the latest on why Nigeria is experiencing the worst economic crisis in a generation as inflation continues to soar.

And an iconic US department store, Macy's is closing a fifth of its shops. Some of those to shut are in surprising locations.

Sam Fenwick is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Takara Small a tech journalist in Toronto Canada and Simon Littlewood, President of ACG Global it's an investment advisory firm in Singapore.

(Picture: A man goes behind a voting booth as Democrats and Republicans hold their Michigan primary presidential election, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Credit: Reuters)

Farmers in Europe have been protesting about low food prices, cheap imports, and new EU environmental measures. Sam Fenwick will be hearing if there is any progress on negotiations as Europe comes to a halt.

Meanwhile a billion-dollar donation to a New York medical school means hundreds of students will graduate debt free.

And you might think that the athleisure executive look is effortlessly thrown together. We can reveal that it isn't as CEO's and business executives are spending a fortune on wardrobe makeovers.

Sam Fenwick is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Peter Morici an Economist at the University of Maryland in the U.S and Sushma Ramachandran a Senior Financial Journalist for The Tribune newspaper in India.

(Picture: Tractor stands near the EU Commission headquarters during a protest on the day of an EU Agriculture Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Credit: Reuters)

President Biden promises more sanctions against Russia. The invasion of Ukraine started two years ago, and we examine the economic fallout.

Chipmaker Nvidia has lifted its earnings to new record levels. Does this suggest a wider boom amongst companies in this sector?

and Germany legalises the use of cannabis. We discuss whether the move could lead to the emergence of a legal profitable market.