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Social media giant Meta has posted more disappointing results as it struggles to drum up support for its Metaverse concept. Sales and profits are down once again at the Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. We'll discuss what it means for the wider tech sector as well as consumers with Bloomberg tech journalist Tom Giles.

Economist Jimmy Jean of Desjardins in Quebec joins us as central banks consider further interest rate hikes this week.

We look ahead to Brazil's upcoming elections. Breno Dias Silva, head of the tech firm Qintess, explains what the implications for business owners.

Also on Business Matters, chips, China and currency chaos. To discuss all these stories and more, Rahul Tandon is joined by The Economist's Sarah Birke in Mexico; and in Delhi, Hindustan Times writer Madhavan Narayana.

(Picture: A Meta worker demonstrates one of the company's virtual reality headsets. Credit: Getty Images.)

Parent company of Google and YouTube - Alphabet has said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut their advertising budgets. Microsoft also expressed concern demand for its computers and other technology had weakened.

Ukrainian authorities have advised refugees not to return back to the country until spring to help ease pressure on the energy system after a wave of Russian attacks.

Clothing giant Adidas has cut ties with rapper Kanye West, following anti-Semitic comments made on Twitter.

Cutting the partnership means Adidas will make a net loss of £217m in 2022 as a result.

Roger Hearing is joined by David Kuo from The Smart Investor in Singapore and broadcaster Stephanie Hare in London. Rishi Sunak has issued a plea for unity in the face of a "profound economic challenge", after winning the race to be the next prime minister. He won the Conservative leadership contest after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough backing from MPs. China released a set of economic figures which had been postponed from the previous week. Sue-Lin Wong, host of "The Prince" a podcast about Xi Jinping, and China correspondent at The Economist, explains the importance of these results. Professor of Leadership at the University of Sydney, Kevin Lowe, joins us live from South Carolina as we reflect on what makes a strong leader in the workplace.

Her Brothers of Italy party won elections last month and she'll be sworn in on Saturday, forming the country's most right-wing government since the second world war. What will this mean for the economy, and economic policy? We speak to Valentina Meliciani, dean of the Luiss School of European Political Economy in Rome.

Tech investors are eagerly awaiting the next round of financial results, starting with Snap, the maker of multimedia messaging app Snapchat. Alex Heath is senior reporter at technology news website The Verge and tells us what we can expect to see from the results.

EU leaders agree a "road map" aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices. Cornelia Meyer, energy expert and CEO of Meyer Resources, explains how the plan will work.

And the BBC's Devina Gupta speaks to G Abiruben, a firework manufacturer in Delhi, ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali this weekend.

Leanna Byrne is joined throughout the programme by Jyoti Malhotra, senior consulting editor at The Print website in Delhi, and Peter Jankovskis, who's from Arbor Financial Services in Ilinois.

Liz Truss's resignation means the UK must find its third PM this year. The BBC's Rob Watson brings us up to date with all the reaction, and tells us what the next steps will be in choosing her successor. We also get reaction from UK business, and hear from construction firm The Deeley Group what policies it wants from the new PM. And Cary Leahey, economist at the University of Columbia, tells us how international markets have reacted to Truss's resignation.

In Nigeria, inflation has reached 20.7 percent - the highest rate for 17 years. Babajide Ogunsanwo runs a business in the capital Lagos and tells us how people there are coping with higher prices.

And it's estimated that a third of the world's population don't have access to the internet. We hear from farmers in Kenya who are using the internet and social media apps to grow their business, and also from the head of the UN's development programme, Achim Steiner, about how it is making digital connectivity a priority.

Sam Fenwick is joined throughout the programme from LA by Paddy Hirsch, contributing editor at National Public Radio in the US, and by Rebecca Choong Wilkins in Hong Kong, who is Bloomberg's senior Asia Correspondent.

President Zelenskiy says a third of Ukrainian power stations were destroyed in eight days. How are people and businesses there coping? We speak to Alex Dayrabekov, a business consultant living and running a business in Irpin, near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

The car maker Tesla publishes its latest financial results. Sarah Kunst is a tech investor and managing director of Cleo Capital, and analyses these latest numbers for us.

The video-sharing platform Tik Tok is raising the minimum age for livestreaming from 16 to 18, after the BBC found that hundreds of children in Syrian refugee camps were using their accounts to beg for money. BBC reporter Hannah Gelbart tells us about her investigation.

And as Indians prepare for the Hindu festival of light this week, we ask whether they are prepared to spend as much on Diwali as usual, given the cost of living crisis.

Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined throughout the programme by Alison Schrager, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York, and Samson Ellis, bureau chief at the Taipei Bureau for Bloomberg News in Taiwan.

The European Commission's emergency measures do not include a price cap, as member states are divided over the idea. But the Commission does want to draft a proposal for a temporary 'maximum dynamic price' on certain trades. We get more on how this might work from Dr Thierry Bros, energy expert and professor at Sciences Po in Paris.

Facebook owner Meta has been ordered to sell its gif-creation platform Giphy, following a ruling by the UK competition authority. Ryan Broderick, freelance web culture writer, gives us the details.

And as streaming service Netflix publishes its latest set of results and subscriber numbers, we speak to TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan for analysis.

Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined throughout the programme by writer and journalist Karen Percy in Melbourne, and by Andy Uhler, reporter for American Public Media's Marketplace from Austin, Texas.

Liz Truss steers away from her original plans for the economy after weeks of market turmoil, and says she will have to deliver economic stability 'in a different way'. We listen to the interview she gave to the BBC, the first since the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what's been described as the biggest ever U-turn in British economic policy.

China delays the release of key economic figures amid the Chinese Communist Party. Zhouchen Mao, head of research and advisory at Asia House, tells us more.

Kanye West is to buy the conservative social media app Parler. We hear more details from Rachel Lerman, tech reporter at The Washington Post.

And Brazilians who don’t support current president Jair Bolsonaro can now search for love without having to ask suitors about their political stance. Alex Felipelli is the founder of Lefty, a dating app just for them. He explains why he created it.

(Picture: Liz Truss. Picture credit: BBC News.)

China’s President Xi Jinping faces enormous economic challenges as he is expected to be appointed leader of the Chinese Communist party next week in his bid to extend his tenure as leader for a third term, despite youth unemployment reaching a record high and growth an historic low.

As consumer prices in the United States rise more than expected, North America Business Correspondent Michelle Fleury joins Business Matters to explain what it means for the US, and the knock-on effects that will be felt around the world. Fevzi Turkalp, technology expert from gadgetdetective.com, explains the latest twist in the Musk-Twitter takeover saga, as the social media platform claims the Tesla CEO is under investigation by federal authorities for “his conduct in connection with the acquisition”. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio examines efforts to require individuals and corporations that give political money to reveal their identities in the United States, with the midterm elections less than four weeks away. We're joined from South Africa by Professor Adrian Tordiffe, a Veterinary Wildlife Specialist, as the WWF warns there's been a devastating average loss of 69% of the planet’s wildlife population in the last 50 years. And how do you write the perfect cover letter? Well, maybe you don't. A recent poll from Fishbowl by Glassdoor, which surveyed over 13,000 professionals, found that 58% think cover letters are redundant. (Picture: Yoghurt is offered for sale at a grocery store on October 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Getty Images)