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June 28, 2023 Can AI help hunt for key EV battery minerals?
New technology is being used to find deposits of nickel, copper, cobalt and lithium which are vital for the EV battery industry. We hear from a company that is using AI to locate these sought-after minerals.
Also in the programme, we hear why the electric truck-maker Lordstown filed for bankruptcy and why it's suing the Taiwanese firm Foxconn.
And Apple becomes the latest tech firm to call-out a planned law in the UK which could force encrypted messaging tools like iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal to scan messages for child abuse material.
Will Bain discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: David Kuo, co-founder of the Smart Investor firm in Singapore, and Walter Todd, president of Greenwood Capital in South Carolina.
(Picture: Lithium deposits. Picture credit: Reuters)
55 min
June 27, 2023 Will the Wagner mutiny harm Russia's economy?
As the leader of Wagner's mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, defends his "march on Moscow," we take a look at the economic implications for Russia.
Also in the show, we find out what sea bed mining is – and why it's so controversial.
And we hear about the latest acquisition in the sports industry made by Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds.
Roger Hearing discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Peter Morici, an economist at the University of Maryland in Virginia, and Alaezi Akpuru, owner and creative director of Nigerian contemporary womenswear brand Virgioli Fashion in Lagos, Nigeria.
(Picture: Wagner Group in Rostov-on-Don. Picture credit: EPA)
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June 24, 2023 Wagner chief provoking Kremlin
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of launching a deadly missile strike on his troops.
(Picture: Yevgeny Prigozhin Picture credit: Getty Images)
51 min
June 23, 2023 Modi US visit: spicy deals fuel cooperation
President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a number of deals. While secretaries signing the papers, the economic relationships are 'booming', according to Biden, with trade more than doubling over the past decade.
(Picture: Official State Visit Of Indian Prime Minister Modi To The U.S. Picture credit: Getty Images)
51 min
June 22, 2023 The future of US-India relations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United States at the invitation of President Biden, and has held a meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk who wants to bring Tesla to India.
Next in line are CEOs from the likes of FedEx, Apple and Google who are among the top bosses invited to attend the state banquet at the White House with him on Thursday.
Devina Gupta discusses this and other business stories from around the world with Satoshi Shimoda, a senior journalist with the Nikkei newspaper in Japan and Andy Uhler, an energy specialist in the US.
(Photo: President Biden welcomes Modi at the White House, Washington, US, 21 Jun 2023 Credit: Yuri Gripas/EPA)
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June 21, 2023 US housing market shows shoots of recovery
America saw a surge in applications to build new homes in May, driven by single-family homebuilding projects which rose at it's highest rate in 3 decades.
We find out what this means for the market's recovery and if this boom makes housing affordable for buyers.
Devina Gupta discusses this and other business stories from around the world with Sarah Birke, Bureau Chief for Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean at the Economist, and Jyoti Malhotra, National & Strategic Affairs editor with The Print website in India.
(Picture: Construction workers build multifamily housing in San Diego, California, U.S., January 13, 2023 Credit: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
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June 20, 2023 The biggest order in commercial aviation history
Indian carrier IndiGo has agreed to buy 500 Airbus A320 aircraft in a deal worth roughly $55bn.
The agreement was announced on the first day of the Paris Airshow.
Devina Gupta discusses this and more business news from around the world with Takara Small, technology journalist based in Toronto and Sergio Guzmán, director of Colombia Risk Analysis based in Bogotá.
(Picture: Airbus wins record 500-plane order from India's IndiGo Credit: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
51 min
June 17, 2023 Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is heading to Beijing to restore the line of communication between the two countries after a persistent economic and diplomatic tensions.
Filipinos make up around a quarter of all mariners worldwide, but many find it hard to get proper care abroad because of confusing legal loopholes.
And should tourists try their hand at haggling abroad – or just pay what they’re asked?
(Picture: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: Getty Images)
55 min
June 16, 2023 Africa peace making mission aimed at aiding global economy
Leaders and representatives from various African countries are traveling to Eastern Europe in an effort to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia – and provide an Africa-led boost to the world’s economy. Roger Hearing is joined by ambassador Rama Yade from the Atlantic Council’s Africa Centre to discuss the visit.
Foxconn, one of the biggest electronics manufacturers in the world, makes more than half of Apple’s products as well as goods for Amazon, Dell and Sony amongst others. But how is the Taiwan-based giant coping amid increasing US-China tensions? The company’s CEO Young Liu speaks to the BBC’s Karishma Vaswani.
With the Fed holding US interest rates this week, and inflation apparently back within manageable limits, now America’s labour market is coming under scrutiny.
(Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L). Archive image. Source Getty Images)
55 min
June 15, 2023 US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
Roger Hearing looks at how the Federal Reserve has left the United States interest rates unchanged and steady for the first time in more than a year. However, its latest economic forecast suggest that more rate hikes lie ahead.
Half of workers aren’t engaged on the job, putting in slightest effort to get by, according to research by Gallup. Employee engagement, a measure of involvement and enthusiasm at work, globally declined for the second year in a row.
And the frenzy stoked by the start of the Beyonce's world tour is has been driving up prices in Sweden.
(Picture: Shopper in a supermarket in New York, in JUNE 12. Source: Getty Images)
55 min

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