- UK jobless rate falls to 4.1% in three months to November

- Activision fires 37 staff over sexual misconduct

- Self-driving firm Wayve bags $200M in funding round

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Brent oil extended gains, reaching its highest levels since 2014. That's as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensify while concerns about the demand impact of the omicron variant eases.

AvaTrade Chief Market Analyst, Naeem Aslam joined us live from London.

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The German economy grew slower than expected last year. 2021 began with high hopes, but figures published on Friday, show supply issues and renewed virus restrictions at the end of the year, have hampered the recovery of Europe’s biggest economy.

Sibel Karkus joined the programme live from Berlin, Germany.

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- Halkbank shares jump after prosecution put on hold

- Credit Suisse chair Antonio Horta-Osorio resigns

- US clears 45% of plane fleet after 5G deployed

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China's gross domestic product grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in the fourth quarter, as the government deals with its greatest economic challenge since the beginning of the pandemic. The economy expanded 4% year-on-year, better than expected, but it fell short of the 6.5% growth in the same period last year.

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The economic situation in Afghanistan has become so dire that some people are resorting to selling their organs, and sometimes even their children, just to survive. The country has fallen into economic crisis since US troops withdrew last year, and the country fell to the Taliban. The UN says billions of dollars in aid is needed to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.

#Afghanistan #Poverty #KidneySelling

Protests have again broken out in Lebanon as the currency continues its downward spiral. The sharp depreciation of the Lebanese pound is having a negative impact on the value of people's income, while prices of imported goods are rising. And the most important of those may be fuel.

For more on this story, Sami Nader joined us from Beirut. He is the director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs.

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Interest rates in the world's largest economy may be hiked more than three times this year, if price levels continue to rise. The comments from US Federal Reserve officials come after inflation in the country surged to seven-percent in December, its highest level in almost four decades. But higher borrowing costs could erode profits for businesses relying on loans.

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Turkiye has launched its first domestically developed intelligence ship. The A-591 Ufuk is the country's latest efforts to strengthen its maritime capabilities and compete internationally.

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- Eurozone trade balance swings into $1.7B deficit in November

- US venture capital investments hit record high in 2021

- JPMorgan reports 14% fall in Q4 net profit to $10.4B

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