US inflation held steady in July despite import tariffs, bolstering bets that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates next month.

And horror films are at a record high in shares of the US box office. Weapons took $42.5m in its opening weekend in US movie theatres, and Sinners has become the highest-grossing original movie of the 2020s.

Throughout the programme, Roger Hearing will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Andy Uhler is an Energy Journalism Fellow at the University of Texas, US, and Zyma Islam is a journalist for The Daily Star in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending tariffs on China for another 90 days.

Throughout the programme, Rahul Tandon will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Jennifer Pak who is China Correspondent for American Public Media, based in Shanghai; and Allie Garfinkle, Senior finance reporter at Fortune who's in the US.

Germany's halted its arms sales to Israel in the wake of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to takeover Gaza City. But despite supplying $565 million worth of military hardware since the 7 October 2023 attacks, how important are Germany's weapons to Israel?

Roger Hearing is joined by Dana Peterson and Colin Peacock to discuss, among other things, why US wine exports to Canada have declined drastically…whether the growing Philippines microchip-making industry is being throttled by US president Donald Trump's tariffs…. and whether Las Vegas' drop in tourism hints at broader economic woes facing the world's largest economy.

Plus the big controversy bubbling up over mineral water in France, and why are people not wearing Crocs any more?

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

With India prime minister Modi and Brazil president Lula vowing to "defend multilateralism" against what they see as "rising US protectionism", Roger Hearing is joined by Alison van Diggelen and Travis Paterson to discuss how businesses in countries that don't have a trade deal with Washington will be impacted by US president Trump’s new tariffs.

Elsewhere, how good is the latest AI app - GPT5?

Plus the strange case of the fluffy toys and a million-dollar lawsuit.

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

As US president Donald Trump's global tariffs regime comes into place, we discuss what effect it will have on the international trade architecture.

India faces a threat of 50% mark ups on what it sells to the US, with Washington unhappy over Delhi's purchase of oil from Russia. But will India ever wean itself off Russian supplies?

Meanwhile Trump's claiming a big win as Apple commits to an extra hundred billion dollars in investment in the States.

Elsewhere we hear of the summer of stink as bin workers strike in many US cities, and Roger Hearing talks about 'the sage of Omaha' during his last months as the world's most famous investor.

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

US tariffs of up to 250 percent - that’s what pharmaceutical imports could soon be facing But what would this mean for the makers and distributors of non-branded medicines? We’ll be speaking to an association representing them.

Is Europe turning its back on Tesla? Electric car sales from the company continue to drop in Europe, but sales from Chinese electric carmaker BYD are on the rise. An automotive analyst tells us why.

And WhatsApp says it has shut down almost seven million accounts linked to scammers in the first half of the year. WhatsApp’s external affairs director explains more.

India is one of the biggest buyers of Russian oil, but President Trump wants that to stop. He’s threatened India with even more tariffs, a move that India says is both‘unjustified’ and ‘unreasonable.’ We’ll be getting reaction to the mounting tensions between the two countries.

The world’s richest man could get richer as Tesla’s board moves to give CEO Elon Musk a bigger stake to keep him at the company. We’ll hear from a Tesla investor.

And we look at the new trend of 'fake' weddings - for those who enjoy wedding parties, but don’t know anyone getting married.

The US jobs market has taken a sharp turn - 73,000 jobs were added last month, marking the weakest monthly gain since the Covid pandemic. Economists were caught off guard, and revised figures show earlier job creation was also far lower than first reported. Democrats blame President Trump’s trade policy for hurting business confidence.

Meanwhile, trade tensions are rising. Trump has imposed steep new tariffs on some Canadian goods.

A jury in Florida has ordered Tesla to pay more than $2,000,000 after finding the company's autopilot technology was partly to blame for a fatal crash.

And we take a lighter look and head to Edinburgh, where the world's largest arts jamboree is underway.

The final countdown in on for President Trump's tariff deadline. Without deals in the next few hours, dozens of countries will face the cost of sharply higher tax rates on goods they export to the US - up to close to 50% in some cases. We hear from some of these countries, and ask is Donald Trump winning his trade war?

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European exports to the U.S. are about to face a steep 15% tariff—while American goods heading to Europe will face a zero tariff rate. We hear from the alcohol and automobile industries affected by these tariffs and why the former EU Trade Commissioner has called the deal 'a mistake'.

Plus, Sam Fenwick explores the global surge in popularity for women’s football and what it means for the future of the sport.

Throughout the program, Sam will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world—Peter Morici, economist and Professor of Business at the University of Maryland in the United States and Business Consultant Jessica Khine in Malaysia.