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The White House has warned that China may respond to Nancy Pelosi's proposed visit to Taiwan with military provocations including firing missiles near Taiwan, or large-scale air or naval activities.

Taiwan is a self-ruled island, but claimed by China - which has warned of "serious consequences" if Mrs Pelosi goes there.

Canada: Free coffee and doughnuts to app users, as Tim Horton attempt to settle data lawsuit after privacy commissioners found that it had tracked and recorded the movements of its app users, even when the app wasn’t open.

And following England women's success at the Euros, the conversation about gender pay gap in football has re-opened. Why do male footballers earn 100 times more than their female counterparts?

(Mrs Pelosi originally planned to visit Taiwan in April. Photo Credit: EPA)

Alibaba Group Holding is among more than 270 Chinese companies listed in New York, identified as being at risk of being delisted under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA). This is intended to address a long-running dispute over the auditing compliance of US listed Chinese firms.

In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky says the first grain ship from the country since Russia's invasion is ready and waiting for the signal to leave the port.

Europe's biggest economy - Germany has grounded to a halt, despite significant growth in France and Spain.

Instagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following an online backlash from users, including celebrities and influencers.

(The company now plans to add a primary listing in Hong Kong. Credit: Getty)

American senator Joe Manchin who has proved a political thorn in the White House's side has stunned Washington by announcing sudden support for President Joe Biden's agenda to raise corporate taxes, fight climate change and lower medicine costs.

We look at the Chinese government's intervention in the country's floundering property sector, as it promises to support near-bankrupt developers so they can finish building homes they've already sold.

And as over 6,000 athletes from 72 nations converge in Birmingham for the Commonwealth games, we ask if the almost one billion dollar cost price is worth it.

(Passage of the bill would be a major victory for President Biden. Image Credit: Getty)

The US Federal Reserve has pushed interest rates up once again. It's the latest move in an effort to curb soaring prices, but some analysts believe it's too late to act. We speak to two businesses - Oregon bakery owner Irina Sirotkina and Virginia store owner Kevin Hubbard - about the effect it will have on them.

We also visit Bangladesh, the latest southern Asian country to ask the IMF for a bailout. Wahid Choudhury runs a software business there, and explains why there's a real sense of fear surrounding the economy.

To discuss the issues of the day, Business Matters is also joined by two guests on the other side of the world: Paddy Hirsh, contributing editor at NPR in the US; and Moneeza Butt from KPMG in Karachi.

(Picture: Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange react to the Fed's latest decision. Credit: Getty Images).

The International Monetary Fund gives a gloomy forecast for global growth as conflict, supply chain issues and the Covid pandemic continue to impact on certainty. A former strategist, Liliana Rojas Suarez, explains what it could mean for development and recovery.

To discuss the IMF's warning and other issues, Business Matters is joined by Bloomberg's Enda Curran in Hong Kong, along with Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist with Invesco in New York.

As more tech companies post disappointing earnings, we're joined by tech reporter Tom Giles to go through Google's results.

It's been a stunning journey for England's women in the 2022 Euro tournament. Author Sue Antsiss tells us why women's sport still has a long way to go.

We also hear why Ticketmaster's new pricing strategy has put a bad taste in some Bruce Springsteen fan's mouths.

Vivienne Nunis is joined by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, President of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race in Virginia, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi.

Turkey has brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow grain to leave ports in Ukraine, but not everyone is confident the deal will do enough to help grain stocks reach those who need them the most. Daniil Melnychenko, data analyst at Informall Business Group, analyses cargo in the Black Sea and questions how much difference it will make.

One of Australia's biggest music festivals, Splendour in the Grass, has had to cancel its first day of performances due to bad weather. We hear from ABC reporter Tobi Loftus and a couple of festival-goers.

With a new wildfires in the USA, what does it mean for businesses and the insurance market? Raj Vojjala, head of exposure and vulnerability at risk analysis business RMS in California, gives his view.

(Picture: ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 17, 2022 - A serviceman holds wheat ears during the harvest season, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images).

Vivienne Nunis is joined by Shuli Ren, Bloomberg writer based in Hong Kong, and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Texas, USA.

Riot police in Sri Lanka crack down on protesters after the new president is sworn in, the BBC's Anbarasan Etirajan in Colombo discusses what this might say about the new leadership.

Amazon has agreed to buy US healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9bn as the ecommerce giant furthers its push into the medical industry. Professor of Marketing at NYU University Scott Galloway explains how he saw Amazon moving into healthcare as far back as 2019.

And China’s Zhengzhou city is creating a property developer bailout fund as increasing numbers of homeowners join a nationwide boycott of mortgage payments on unfinished houses. Shuli, who worked at Lehman Brothers in New York during the 2008 crash, sees some eerie comparisons.

(Picture caption: SPAIN - 2022/01/24: In this photo illustration medical syringes seen with an Amazon logo in the background. Credit: Getty Images)

Rahul Tandon is joined by Zyma Islam, a journalist for the Daily Star in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Toronto-based technology journalist Takara Small.

As the heatwave continues to challenge countries the world over, the US President announces $2.3bn of new measures to respond to climate change. But are they enough? Rahul speaks to the Boston Globe's climate reporter Sabrina Shankman.

Coinbase's stock price has jumped 14% following the collapse of other cryptocurrency exchange platforms. Crypto correspondent for Insider, April Joyner, helps unpick what's been going in the industry over the last few months.

And as China continues its Covid elimination policy in spite of criticism from business, Rahul asks Shanghai-born, America-based epidemiologist Eric Feigl Ding what other action the country might be able to take on Covid control.

(JULY 20: President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and clean energy at Brayton Point Power Station on July 20, 2022 in Somerset, Massachusetts. Biden announced executive actions on the 'climate crisis.' Picture Credit: Getty Images).

Hundreds of people have died across Europe. Thousands have had to flee wildfires in Spain, France and Greece. In the US President Biden will reportedly declare a climate emergency as soon as this week. Rachel Kyte, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts and was an adviser to the UK Cop26 delegation, shares her thoughts.

In Sri Lanka, parliament will elect a new president to try and solve the country’s economic problems. There are three candidates: the current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the opposition candidate Dullas Alahapperuma and the leftist candidate Anura Dissanayake. Marlon Ariyasinghe, editor at Himal South Asian a magazine based in Sri Lanka, explains the economic challenges that one of the candidates must tackle.

Rahul Tandon is joined by Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-founder of The Current PK and Mitchell Hartman, Senior Reporter at Marketplace.

(Picture: A man uses a fan while shopping in a greengrocery in Seville on 19 July, 2022, Spain. Credit: Getty Images)

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