After Meta and Twitter, Amazon is the latest e-commerce giant looking to reduce its payroll. Reports in The New York Times and other outlets say this is part of the company's drive to cut any lossmaking or underperforming units. The job cuts, which could represent as much as 3 percent of the group's corporate workforce, would be the largest in Amazon's history. Also in this edition, we take a look at why Japan's economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the last quarter.

Our correspondents report from Italy, where migrant workers are essential to several key sectors of the economy. This comes amid a rift between Paris and the far-right government in Rome, after France allowed a migrant rescue ship to dock following a refusal by Italy. But first, we take a look at how stock markets are responding to the latest US inflation figures.

Amid a push in France to index salaries to inflation, we take a look at the potential risks and benefits of such measures, which exist in a number of European countries. Also, with Adidas dropping Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, over hate speech and repeated scandals, both the sportswear giant and the artist are expected to weather financial losses. Finally, deep fakes, or digital simulations of celebrities, are on the rise in the advertising world.

Inflation in the UK has spiked back to its 40-year high of 10.1% as households and businesses continue to struggle with soaring food and energy prices. The data come "despite the Bank of England trying to turn down the heat on this bubbling pot of prices", says Susannah Streeter, Senior Markets Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. The figures will add more pressure to the struggling government of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

EU policymakers remain divided over how best to deal with the ongoing energy crisis. High prices are affecting households and businesses across the bloc, including Italy's storied textiles industry, as our correspondents report. Also in the show: French unions strike amid calls for higher wages, and electric vehicles are in the spotlight at the Paris Auto Show.

Shortages at fuel stations due to a refinery workers’ strike continue to impact drivers across France, resulting in long queues. TotalEnergies, which runs about a third of the country's service stations, has offered to advance pay talks but unions remain firm in their strike action. Plus, former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, has, along with US economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig, won this year's Nobel Prize for Economics for their work on the role of banks in financial crises.

The decision by the OPEC+ oil cartel to lower global production to 2 million barrels per day starting in November has prompted the US to dip into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen prices. An upcoming price cap on Russian oil could also add more inflationary pressure if Moscow decides to respond by cutting supply to participating countries. Also in this edition, we take a look at a petrol shortage in France and the tough negotiations between Elon Musk and Twitter to iron out a takeover deal.

The group of oil producers known as OPEC+ say they will slash their daily output by 2 million barrels per day because of uncertainty in the global outlook. The decision has been slammed by the US, which had been lobbying for Saudi Arabia and other producers to pump more oil. It's also seen as a political move that sees the cartel siding with Russia. Also in the show: we hear from branding expert Allyson Stewart-Allen about Elon Musk's vision for Twitter, now that his takeover is back on.

Just two weeks before going to trial, Elon Musk has agreed to follow through with his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. The billionaire entrepreneur had tried to call off the takeover just days after announcing it in April. Twitter shares soared as the news was confirmed. Also in the show: confusion continues over the economic policies of UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and the EU Parliament overwhelmingly approves a shift to universal phone chargers.

The Bank of England has launched a £65 billion emergency bond-buying programme, in an effort to calm the markets and avert a financial crisis. The "unprecedented" support comes amid mounting criticism of the government's plan to slash taxes. Also in the show: Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, tells FRANCE 24 that "the longer the sanctions continue, the greater the bite they will have" on the Russian economy.