Business Matters Podcast
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
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Theresa May Says Her Brexit Plan Is The Right Course For The Country
Today
A succession of British ministers has quit the cabinet of UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Cabinet Backs Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
Yesterday
The UK cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU
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California Wildfires Continue To Consume Homes
Wednesday
The wildfires in California continue to burn, the worst in the state's history
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Amazon Asked to Share Echo Data in Murder Case
Tuesday
Amazon has been asked to hand over audio recordings from a house where two women died.
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Oil Prices In Steep Decline
Last Saturday
The price of oil is in the longest stretch of daily declines since 1984
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Goldman Boss Blankfein Reportedly Met 1MDB Financier
Last Friday
The investigation into the misuse of the state investment fund 1MDB intensifies
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US Midterm Results: The View From Minnesota
Thu 8 Nov 2018
Fergus Nicoll broadcasts live from St. Paul, Minnesota
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US Mid-Terms: The View From Minnesota
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Broadcasting live from St. Paul, Minnesota, on the US mid-term elections.
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Trump Administration to Reinstate Iran Sanctions
Sat 3 Nov 2018
The US is to put back all sanctions on Iran that were removed under a deal in 2015
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US mid-term elections: Meeting the people of Northern Minnesota
Fri 2 Nov 2018
Live from Duluth, we find out what excites voters and what alienates them
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Brazil's Environment and Agriculture Ministries Merge
Thu 1 Nov 2018
What will merging Brazil's environment and agriculture ministries mean for the Amazon?
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Facebook Results Are Out
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Facebook releases its latest results - and it's a mixed picture.
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Brazilians Head to Polls on Sunday
Sat 27 Oct 2018
Brazilians will vote on Sunday to elect Jair Bolsonaro or Fernando Haddad as president.
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Alphabet Admits 48 Firings Over Sexual Harassment
Fri 26 Oct 2018
Google's parent company sees revenue soar but has to make admission on sexual harassment
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Postal Bombs Sent to US Leaders
Thu 25 Oct 2018
Former President Barack Obama, and Bill and Hillary Clinton were targeted by postal bombs
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Saudis Defend Leaders as Conference Proceeds
Wed 24 Oct 2018
President Trump moots sanctions against Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi
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Migrant Caravan Heads to the US
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Thousands of migrants from Central America have arrived in Mexico on their walk north
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Kandahar Poll Delay After Assassination
Sat 20 Oct 2018
Voting in Kandahar is delayed after the Taliban shot dead a powerful Afghan police chief
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Jamal Khashoggi case: Mnuchin and Fox quit Saudi summit
Fri 19 Oct 2018
US and UK Trade officials pull out of an investment conference in Saudi Arabia
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Canada Legalises Recreational Cannabis
Thu 18 Oct 2018
Canada has become the second country, after Uruguay, to legalise recreational cannabis.
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Pakistan Turns To IMF For Bailout Talks
Tue 9 Oct 2018
Pakistan's finance minister will ask the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.
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Nike Faces Up To Shareholders
Fri 21 Sep 2018
Nike is holding its annual shareholders' meeting, and the company is under major scrutiny
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Apple iPhone XS unveiled alongside fall-detecting Watch
Thu 13 Sep 2018
Apple has updated its iPhone X handset with three more powerful models
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Creating Jobs in India's Countryside
Wed 4 Jul 2018
Rahul Tandon presents a special edition of Business Matters from Delhi
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Delhi's Pollution Crisis
Tue 3 Jul 2018
Rahul Tandon presents a special edition of Business Matters from Delhi
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Canada Retaliates Against US Tariffs
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Canada has retaliated against the US with tit for tat tariffs.
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Turkey Goes To The Polls
Sat 23 Jun 2018
Ahead of Sunday's election in Turkey, we ask what role economic decline may play
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European Union Leaders Divided Over Immigration
Fri 22 Jun 2018
The UN says more than two-hundred people people have drowned off Libya in recent days
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Trump Casts Doubt on June Summit with North Korea
Wed 23 May 2018
President Trump has said there is a "very substantial chance" the summit may not happen
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