As the conflict continues, we hear how a business tries to stay afloat in Israel, and we look into the role cryptocurrencies may have played in the financing of Hamas.

The trial of the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on in New York. We get the latest from our correspondent.

An undercover investigation by the BBC has exposed a blackmail scam using instant loan apps to entrap and humiliate people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We hear more about how it worked.

Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-founder of The Current in Lahore, and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Houston.

(Picture: An Israeli army flare illuminates the sky above the northern Gaza strip on 11 October 2023. Picture credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The US and the European Union vow to increase support as more reports of killings emerge. We take a look at the impact this is having in the global economy.

Finland and Estonia are investigating damages to an undersea gas pipeline between both countries. Authorities suspect it wasn't an accident. We hear about the implications this can have for the energy market.

And the trial against the crypto exchange FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on in New York, where his former girlfriend will testify. We get the latest from our correspondent.

Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Andy Uhler in the US, journalism fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute and Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, and Rachel Pupazzoni in Australia, a national business reporter and presenter at ABC.

(Picture: A view shows houses and buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. Picture credit: Reuters)

Volatility could spread across global markets as the conflict escalates. We take a look at what is happening in the Middle East and the implications this could have for the rest of the world.

China's Golden Week has given the tourism industry a huge boost, but not as big as expected. We hear more about the impact it had on tourism and retail.

And Claudia Goldin has won the Nobel economic prize. We look into the research that led her to receive the award.

Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore, and Luisa Kroll, executive editor at Forbes in New York.

(Picture: Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, 09 October 2023. Picture credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, almost double the 170,000 estimated, according to figures released by the Labor Department. Great news if you're looking for work there, of course, but if you're in the Federal Reserve, America's central bank, and worried about the economy overheating, maybe not so good.

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The World Trade organisation has halved its estimate for global exports growth this year - from 1.7% to just 0.8%. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director-general, said the projected slowdown was “cause for concern, because of the adverse implications for the living standards of people around the world”.

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Governments around the world are finding it harder to borrow as Bond prices fall.

It means that yields are up, but could lead to higher interest rates for longer.

Roger Hearing discusses this and more business stories from around the world with Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-Founder of The Current PK in Lahore, and Sarah Kunst, managing director of Cleo Capital, in San Francisco.

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The US House of Representatives has voted to remove the Republican Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, the first time in history that the chamber has removed its Speaker from office.

It follows a motion put forward by Republican rebel Matt Gaetz who had criticised Mr McCarthy for reaching a temporary spending deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.

Roger Hearing discusses this and more business news from around the globe with Satoshi Shimoda, Senior Journalist at Nikkei in Tokyo and Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco, in New York.

(Picture: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy responds to a question from the news media as he walks to the House floor in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 03 October 2023. Credit: SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Donald Trump criticises a judge and prosecutor as he attends the opening of a fraud trial that threatens his business organisation.

The former President is accused of overstating the value of his business and property in order to get bank-loans, which he denies,

Roger Hearing discusses this and other business stories from around the world with Jessica Khine, Corporate Advisor for Astris Advisory in Penang, Malaysia and Peter Morici, Economist at the University of Maryland in Virginia.

(Picture: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Manhattan courthouse, where he attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms cause flash flooding which have affected the subway, streets and highways and closed at least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport closed on Friday.

The US is edging closer to a government shutdown after Republicans rejected a last-minute funding deal in the House of Representatives.

The latest on the UAW strikes in America with 7000 more workers at Ford and General Motors now set to join the industrial action.

And Rahul Tandon speaks to the mixologist who’s just been voted the world’s best bartender.

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Shares in the property company Evergrande were suspended from Hong Kong trading on Thursday as the company confirmed that its billionaire founder and chairman, Hui Ka Yan, has been detained on suspicion of criminal activity. Rahul Tandon looks at the latest developments and what might happen next.

Could the United Auto Workers in America reach a deal over strike action, or are they about to expand their action and call more strikes?

And why after 25 years, Netflix is ending its DVD rental service, meaning there’ll be no more red envelopes being sent through the post for customers.

Presenter Rahul Tandon talks about these and other business stories with Karen Percy in Melbourne and Oliver Stuenkel Associate professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo.