China confronts the threat of economic stagnation and deflation as it fails to bounce back post-Covid. Some analysts now say the government's economic growth target around 5% could be at risk for a second year in a row

Manchester United have agreed a 10-year extension kit deal to their partnership with Adidas worth a minimum of £900m.

Lebanon’s economic and political paralysis enters a new phase today with the departure of the discredited central bank governor, Riad Salameh. For most of his thirty-year tenure he was celebrated as a financial genius, but he is now widely blamed for Lebanon’s almost complete economic collapse since 2019.

Online marketplace Etsy has come under fire from sellers for putting 75% of their takings on hold for 45 days.

Argentina has reached a $7.5bn agreement with the International Monetary Fund, as it tries to get its troubled economy back on track.

The South American nation has been in negotiations with the Fund for months over its $44 billion loan program. That's the biggest outstanding deal that the IMF has with any country anywhere in the world.

The eurozone's economic outlook remains uncertain as the German economy stagnates in the second quarter of 2023. We look into the challenges Germany is facing and the impact they can have in the rest of the region.

The United Nations says this July is on course to be the world's hottest on record. We hear how workplaces need to adapt to changes in temperature.

And Kylie Minogue announces her first Las Vegas residency. What does this mean for her career?

A prolonged heatwave in the US has created concerns in the White House as medics are warning of a rising number of burns and heat strokes in the workplace.

President Biden has announced a number of measures to help Americans deal with extreme temperatures, as a heatwave spreads across large parts of the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a summit of African leaders in St Petersburg that Russia will send thousands of tonnes of free grain within months. Secure food supplies have been a major worry since the invasion of Ukraine.

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to a record level last seen in two-thousand-and-one. The key rate was increased by a quarter of a percentage point.

And, this Sunday’s Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit could be the last.

The rise of 0.25% by the US Federal Reserve raised rates to 5.25%-5.5%, marking the eleventh increase since early 2022.

This is despite inflation in the country being 3% last month, with the Fed non-committal over future hikes.

Ed Butler finds out how this is affecting businesses in the country, and what they want to see happen next.

China has named Pan Gongsheng as the new governor of its central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC). The country is experiencing challenging economic times, with sluggish consumer spending, a crisis in the property market, weakening exports, record youth unemployment, and high local government debt.

China's political leadership has played down the severity of its economic issues, but this new appointment shows signs that that might be changing.

Some of the world's biggest tech companies have reported their latest results, as Alphabet, Microsoft and Snap Inc all announce earnings.

Microsoft and Alphabet have both launched an array of AI products since OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, released ChatGPT late last year.

Ed Butler hears from tech investors about what the future holds for the industry and its biggest firms.

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecast for the global economy in 2023. We look at the new figures and why the institution is feeling more positive about the world’s economic recovery - while warning about remaining threats.

Also in the programme, we hear about the economic impact of the wildfires in Greece and the new road being built in Paraguay to rival with the Panama Canal.