Business Matters Podcast
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
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US presidential election: Focus on Texas
Today
We continue our trip round America with a look at the 'Lone Star State'
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US presidential election: Focus on Florida
Yesterday
In this edition we look at the issues affecting voters in the key state of Florida.
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US presidential election: Focus on Pennsylvania
Tuesday
This week we're looking at the key states in the US election, starting with Pennsylvania
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TikTok ban in the US concerns ‘politics, not privacy’
Saturday
We look at the history that led up to the US ban of Chinese-owned app TikTok
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Global rollout of Covid-19 vaccine may be 'massively unequal'
Last Friday
Poorer countries may not see the vaccine reach them as fast as richer countries
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Boeing's culture of 'concealment' led to fatal crashes
Last Thursday
A report from the US show's the plane firm's secrecy led to the 737 crashes
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UN: Businesses 'destroy' nature's systems
Last Wednesday
A report from the UN talks of the world's failure to protect biodiversity
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Oracle confirms partnership with TikTok
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be the app's partner
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Oregon wildfires: Dozens of people missing in deadly blazes
Sat 12 Sep 2020
Dozens of people are missing as wildfires continue to rage across the western US state
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Citi gets its first female CEO
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Citigroup has named a woman to be its new chief executive in a Wall Street bank first
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LVMH scraps Tiffany takeover
Thu 10 Sep 2020
The French luxury goods giant has said it is pulling out of the high-profile deal
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Daniel Prude: Rochester police leaders step down
Wed 9 Sep 2020
Chief resigns and others retire following accusations of cover-up in Daniel Prude case.
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US election campaigns focus on blue collar workers
Tue 8 Sep 2020
In the US, it's Labour Day, dedicated to the achievements of American workers
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SoftBank revealed as Nasdaq 'whale'
Sat 5 Sep 2020
It's emerged that SoftBank has been taking massive positions in technology stocks
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Facebook tightens policy on political advertising
Fri 4 Sep 2020
Facebook won't allow new political ads in the week before the US election in November
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US debt set to get bigger than the entire economy
Thu 3 Sep 2020
US government debt will likely surpass the size of the entire American economy next year.
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President Trump visits Kenosha
Wed 2 Sep 2020
Donald Trump visits the Wisconsin city at the centre of a raging US debate over racism.
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India suffers record economic stagnation
Tue 1 Sep 2020
We hear from businesses across India, as the country suffers a record economic fall
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Thousands gather at historic civil rights march
Sat 29 Aug 2020
After the summer of unrest in the US, demonstrators rally to demand racial justice
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Trump closes the Republican National Convention
Fri 28 Aug 2020
Donald Trump accepts the presidential nomination in a speech live from the White House.
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Pence flags successes at the Republican convention
Thu 27 Aug 2020
The US vice-president speaks at the convention as Trump sends officers to Wisconsin.
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American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs could go
Wed 26 Aug 2020
American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs will go without government bailout
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Democrats host first ever 'virtual convention'
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Amid Covid-19 restrictions, the party will also unveil the 2020 Democratic platform
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New hopes for coronavirus vaccine
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Oxford University scientists announce progress in the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine.
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Tech giants stop giving Hong Kong police user data
Tue 7 Jul 2020
Top internet names say they need time to assess the implications of handing over data
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Apple ditches Intel
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Global tech giant Apple has opted to use in-house chips instead of those from Intel
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India and New York become latest to ease lockdowns
Tue 9 Jun 2020
As Covid-19 deaths pass 7 million globally, some territories look for a path to normality
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US may strip Hong Kong of special business relationship
Thu 28 May 2020
Washington may be about to strip Hong Kong of its special trading status with the US
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€8bn bailout for French car industry
Wed 27 May 2020
France announces €8bn rescue plan for car industry
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Top UK adviser refuses to quit for lockdown actions
Tue 26 May 2020
The Prime Minister's chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, is under pressure to resign.
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