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)