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Peter Spiegel, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times on the impact of and fallout from the first debate. Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors analyses the markets' reaction. Plus, the Bank of England's Chief Economist, Andy Haldane has blamed the ...

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09.30.2020 What to make of the first presidential debate? Peter Spiegel, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times on the impact of and fallout from the first debate. Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors analyses the markets' reaction. Plus, the Bank of England's Chief Economist, Andy Haldane has blamed the ...
09.30.2020 How dieselgate changed Volkswagen As the first dieselgate trials get underway we examine the scandal's impact on Volkswagen. The former chief executive of its subsidiary Audi faces trial in Germany, and denies any wrongdoing. Jack Ewing of the New York Times in Frankfurt wrote ...
09.29.2020 Presidential debate preview In a few hours Donald Trump and Joe Biden will face each other in their first presidential debate. What, if any, difference will it make to the campaign? We hear from Peter Spiegel, the Financial Times Managing Editor in the ...
09.29.2020 Kenya eases coronavirus restrictions Six months after their introduction, Kenya is easing strict coronavirus restrictions. The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi in Nairobi tells us about the economic impact of the coronavirus curbs. And Magdalene Wambui, owner of bar Ibiza Club, which is reopening, discusses how ...
09.28.2020 Caesars Entertainment bids for bookmaker William Hill British bookmaker William Hill received a takeover bid from US firm Caesars Entertainment. James Kilsby is USA vice president of Vixio GamblingCompliance, and explains how the changing regulatory picture in the US makes William Hill attractive to a US suitor. ...
09.28.2020 Donald Trump fires back at bombshell tax claims The US President says claims he paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 are "fake news". Five weeks ahead of the US election, the BBC's Peter Bowes explains the significance of the story. Sri Lanka says it is ...
09.25.2020 Update: Wall St waiting for news of covid vaccine Chris Low of FHN Financial says markets expect to hear from pharmaceutical companies within the next two weeks on progress with a covid vaccine, and that could end the current period of flatness. We're rounding up a week of special ...
09.24.2020 Update: How will markets react to a second stimulus package? As Nancy Pelosi suggests a second government stimulus package of $2.4 trillion, Cary Leahey of Decision Economics in New York explains how the market reacted. Also in the programme, all this week we're examining issues affecting voters in key US ...
09.24.2020 Coronavirus: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid 'abyss' Israel is tightening its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown as case counts rise. Mehul Srivastava is Israel bureau chief for the Financial Times in Jerusalem, and explains the government's latest moves. And we hear how Israel's businesses could be impacted from ...
09.23.2020 Update: Uncle Ben's rice changes name to more 'equitable' brand Uncle Ben's Rice will change its name and remove the image of a smiling, grey-haired black man from its packaging. Plus we hear the story of the first American to vote from space.
09.23.2020 ILO: global jobs picture deteriorating The International Labour Organisation says the impact of Covid-19 on jobs is worsening. Guy Ryder is director general of the ILO, and brings us details of their latest research. Also in the programme, continuing our series examining issues affecting voters ...
09.22.2020 Update: Will the US get a second stimulus package? Are politicians in Washington too preoccupied with a possible Supreme Court nomination to think about the need for a second stimulus package? We ask Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading. Also, we consider how agricultural tariffs, imposed by President Trump in ...
09.22.2020 UK restricts hospitality to combat coronavirus UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced new measures to tackle coronavirus. With new rules compelling the closure of bars and restaurants at 10pm, we ask Kate Nicholls, chief executive of the industry body UK Hospitality how the sector will ...
09.21.2020 Update: US markets wobble on political uncertainty The death of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg brings further uncertainty to markets, which were already feeling the uncertainty of the upcoming presidential election, as we hear from markets commentator Peter Jankovskis. Erin Delmore reports from Pennsylvania on the ...
09.21.2020 New European coronavirus restrictions More than 800,000 Madrid residents were ordered to stay at home as Covid-19 cases rise. A number of European governments are considering stricter enforcement measures as they try to contain the pandemic, and a bar owner in Madrid tells us ...
09.21.2020 Chinese apps get reprieve from US ban As President Trump's deadline to ban new downloads of Chinese social media apps nears, he announces that a deal has been reached for US companies to take control of the video sharing site TikTok. Meanwhile users of the messaging service ...
09.19.2020 Update: US investors continue offloading tech stocks The NASDAQ index shows investors are selling off their tech shares - and fast, says Chris Low of FHN Financial in the US. Plus, we hear the latest on Chinese-owned Tik Tok being banned in the US soon.
09.18.2020 US ready to ban TikTok and WeChat on Sunday TikTok and WeChat face a US install ban on Sunday, unless President Trump approves a deal. The BBC's Zoe Kleinman talks us through the latest moves in a long-running source of tension between Washington and Beijing. Also in the programme, ...
09.17.2020 Update: Investors 'want more' from US Central Bank Stock markets suggested the US Central Bank needs to do more to prevent a sell-off, after keeping interest rates unchanged, says Cary Leahey of Decision Economics in New York. Plus, we hear from a surgeon in Calcutta, India about how ...
09.17.2020 Will a coronavirus vaccine reach the developing world in time? The charity Oxfam warns that developing countries may miss out getting any new coronavirus vaccine on time.
09.16.2020 Update: Central Bank of US says 'no change' The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, which should help recovery as stock markets like subdued news and minimal changes, says Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors in the US. We also look at why Warren Buffet - one of the ...
09.16.2020 EU pledges further 15% greenhouse gas emissions cut European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union. One eye-catching announcement was a pledge to cut Europe's greenhouse gas emissions by a further 15% by 2030. Sam Fleming is Brussels bureau chief of the ...
09.15.2020 Update: 'Buying the dip' in stocks as economies recover As company share prices bounce around, many investors on the stock market take the 'buy the dip' approach - buying company shares when they are low, in the belief that they will rise again soon. It seems to be working ...
09.15.2020 ADB: developing Asian economies will contract The Asian Development Bank expects a contraction for developing Asian economies this year. Abdul Abiad of the ADB's macroeconomic research division in Manila explains it's the first time they've seen such a widespread contraction in nearly six decades. Also in ...
09.14.2020 Update: Oracle confirms partnership with Tiktok Video sharing app TikTok's parent ByteDance has rejected an offer from Microsoft to buy the firm, amid US national security concerns. Oracle has stepped in and has confirmed a partnership with the app. We speak to Scott Galloway, a professor ...
09.14.2020 Chip designer ARM sold to Nvidia for $40bn ARM's co-founder Herman Hauser has asked Boris Johnson to attach conditions to its sale. Dr Stephanie Hare is author of the forthcoming book Technology Ethics, and explains why the sale of the chip design firm is causing some anxiety in ...
09.14.2020 Why women are losing out during coronavirus Why are so many women losing their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic? We hear from Karin Kimbrough, Chief Economist of Linkedin. One of the world's richest sports leagues kicked off this weekend - the English Premier League. But how much ...
09.11.2020 Update: Fact vs. rumours in the Oregon wildfires Misinformation about wildfires raging across the US state of Oregon has been rife on social media, prompting local officials to try to dispel the rumours. Journalist Shane Burley reports from Oregon on how these rumours are impeding journalists' ability to ...
09.11.2020 Mining giant boss quits after historic cave destruction Rio Tinto's boss is quitting after the destruction of Aboriginal sites in Australia. Patrick O'Leary is from the organisation Country Needs People, and tells us about the cultural importance of the sites destroyed by the mining giant. And we get ...
09.10.2020 Update: EU ultimatum to UK over withdrawal deal changes The EU is demanding the UK ditches plans to change Boris Johnson's Brexit deal "by the end of the month" or risk jeopardising trade talks. The UK has published a bill to rewrite parts of the withdrawal agreement it signed ...
09.10.2020 Reducing the risk of work-related suicide On World Suicide Prevention Day we ask how employers can prevent work-related suicide. Yvette Greenway-Mansfield's partner's daughter and a colleague both took their own lives. She helped found the support organisation Silence of Suicide in response, and tells us what ...
09.09.2020 Update: LVMH scraps Tiffany takeover French luxury goods giant LVMH has said it is pulling out of a high-profile deal to buy US jeweller Tiffany & Co. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced New York City restaurants can reopen indoor dining at 25 percent capacity on ...
09.09.2020 UK's Prime Minister defends Brexit deal changes The UK government has published a bill overwriting parts of the EU withdrawal agreement. Victoria Hewson analyses regulations at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and explains why the proposed UK law, which the government acknowledges could breach international law, is ...
09.08.2020 Update: Tesla shares tumble Electric car company Tesla's share tumble almost 20 percent after it failed to be included in the S&P 500 index. Richard Waters, the Financial Times West Coast Editor in San Francisco explains. And Joe Slauzzi of Themis trading explains why ...
09.08.2020 The challenge of reopening theatre As British lawmakers consider the possible reopening of theatres, we examine the issues. Charlotte Geeves is executive director for the Bristol Old Vic in the west of England, and Robin Hawkes is executive director of the Leeds Playhouse, who also ...
09.07.2020 Nigeria reopens aviation for some airlines Whilst Nigeria has reopened airspace to some airlines many including KLM are still banned. Yemi Dada is a civil aviation consultant who tells us how Nigerians are responding to the latest changes. Also in the programme, it's reported that the ...
09.07.2020 India has second highest Coronavirus cases in the world India has second highest Coronavirus cases in the world. We hear from one business owner struggling to survive and the BBC’s Ambarasan Ethirajan considers the impact on India’s economy. The clock is ticking for Tik Tok, which has a deadline ...
09.04.2020 Update: SoftBank revealed as ‘Nasdaq whale’ In the last day or so it's emerged that Softbank, the giant Japanese investment company has been taking massive positions in technology stocks which is part of the reason for the recent tech rally. We hear from Robin Wigglesworth, one ...
09.03.2020 Update:Tech stocks tumble Cary Leahey tells us why tech stocks took a battering today, plus the French government has announced €100 billion of spending after the economy shrank by almost 14% between April and June - the biggest quarterly fall since the end ...
09.03.2020 France's multibillion Euro boost The French government has announced €100 billion of spending after the economy shrank by almost 14% between April and June - the biggest quarterly fall since the end of the Second World War. Thierry Drilhon, President of the Franco-British Chamber ...
09.02.2020 Update: US markets soar As the Dow Jones closed 450 points higher in its best day since mid-July, we speak to Susan Schmidt from Aviva Investors. Plus, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reached a deal with streaming giant Netflix to make a ...
09.02.2020 Facebook under fire in India Behind closed doors in India's Parliament, senior Facebook executives have faced a grilling over the spreading of anti-Muslim hate speech and alleged political bias. The BBC's Nikhil Imamdar, in Mumbai, explains the criticism Facebook is facing. For many schoolchildren across ...
09.01.2020 Update: The latest from the financial markets We hear the latest markets news from Joe Saluzzi from Themis Trading in New Jersey and as President Trump travels to Wisconsin to visit the city of Kenosha - the latest focus of violent street clashes - we speak to ...
09.01.2020 Fears of a new housing crisis in the US Tens of millions of Americans are said to be facing the loss of their homes, after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus. We take an in-depth look at the issue and hear from a mother of young children who ...
07.17.2020 Update: Housing stocks win the week Housing and retail have seen an uptick on the stock markets post-Covid, says our US stock expert Chris Low of FHN Financial in the US. Also, on World Emoji Day, we look at when, and when not, to use emojis ...
07.17.2020 British Airways retires entire 747 fleet British Airways is retiring all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the travel downturn. The airline had the largest fleet of jumbo jets in the world, and the BBC's Theo Leggett discusses whether the plane had come to ...
07.16.2020 Update: Netflix adds 23 million new users The streaming service has benefited hugely from lockdown period as families stay in. Plus, tech expert Ben Parr updates us on the latest in the court ruling between the EU and the US, restricting flows of personal data.
06.29.2020 How has Egypt's plummeting economy led to a surge in coffee imports? Coffee bean imports have grown threefold since the Arab spring in 2011 as young and aspirational Egyptians embrace artisanal and speciality coffee - and a devalued currency has made instant coffee products less affordable. Our reporter Mohamed El Aassar has ...
06.26.2020 Update: Facebook to label 'harmful' posts as Unilever joins advertising boycott Facebook has come under growing pressure to improve the moderation of users' posts, and Unilever has joined more than 90 other companies in pulling its adverts from the site. Arisha Hatch is from Color of Change, which campaigns for racial ...
12.29.2019 The challenge of expanding airlines in Africa The development of aviation in Africa faces challenges, ranging from high taxes to government mismanagement, but despite these barriers new airlines are starting and existing carriers are expanding their route network. Russell Padmore analyses the prospects for African airlines, with ...

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What to make of the first presidential debate?

How dieselgate changed Volkswagen

Presidential debate preview

Kenya eases coronavirus restrictions

Caesars Entertainment bids for bookmaker William Hill

Donald Trump fires back at bombshell tax claims

Update: Wall St waiting for news of covid vaccine

Update: How will markets react to a second stimulus package?

Coronavirus: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid 'abyss'

Update: Uncle Ben's rice changes name to more 'equitable' brand

ILO: global jobs picture deteriorating

Update: Will the US get a second stimulus package?

UK restricts hospitality to combat coronavirus

Update: US markets wobble on political uncertainty

New European coronavirus restrictions

Chinese apps get reprieve from US ban

Update: US investors continue offloading tech stocks

US ready to ban TikTok and WeChat on Sunday

Update: Investors 'want more' from US Central Bank

Will a coronavirus vaccine reach the developing world in time?

Update: Central Bank of US says 'no change'

EU pledges further 15% greenhouse gas emissions cut

Update: 'Buying the dip' in stocks as economies recover

ADB: developing Asian economies will contract

Update: Oracle confirms partnership with Tiktok

Chip designer ARM sold to Nvidia for $40bn

Why women are losing out during coronavirus

Update: Fact vs. rumours in the Oregon wildfires

Mining giant boss quits after historic cave destruction

Update: EU ultimatum to UK over withdrawal deal changes

Reducing the risk of work-related suicide

Update: LVMH scraps Tiffany takeover

UK's Prime Minister defends Brexit deal changes

Update: Tesla shares tumble

The challenge of reopening theatre

Nigeria reopens aviation for some airlines

India has second highest Coronavirus cases in the world

Update: SoftBank revealed as ‘Nasdaq whale’

Update:Tech stocks tumble

France's multibillion Euro boost

Update: US markets soar

Facebook under fire in India

Update: The latest from the financial markets

Fears of a new housing crisis in the US

Update: Housing stocks win the week

British Airways retires entire 747 fleet

Update: Netflix adds 23 million new users

How has Egypt's plummeting economy led to a surge in coffee imports?

Update: Facebook to label 'harmful' posts as Unilever joins advertising boycott

The challenge of expanding airlines in Africa

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