Trump's oil plan: can lowering the price end the Ukraine war?
Donald Trump says he'll put pressure on OPEC to bring down oil prices - he says that will help end the war in Ukraine. Is he right?The Bank of Japan has risen interest rates to 0.5 percent, their highest for 17 years. We speak to Naomi Fink, the Chief Global Strategist at Nikko Asset Management Group in Japan - one of Asia’s largest asset managersAs the 60-day ceasefire period in Lebanon comes to an end, the war between Israel and Hezbollah but are Lebanese managing to resume something like normal life?And are you a celeb at risk of getting cancelled?... Now there's an insurance policy to help you deal with it. A insurance company in London has teamed up with a crisis communications group, to offer an insurance policy for this sort of event. We explore what they offer and why.
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Trump: Build factories in the US or face steep new trade tariffs
The US president Donald Trump has given the World Economic Forum in Davos his view of the global economy.Roger Hearing discusses the vision set out for the US economy to the assembled leaders at the summit in Switzerland, and we hear what US trade tariffs could mean for the Republic of Ireland's new government. Elsewhere, is Japan's central bank about to raise interest rates? Will the new $7bn compensation deal to those devastated by the US opioid epidemic see those who caused it really pay the price? And how much should you be charged to climb the world's highest mountain?Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
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Musk criticizes Trump’s $500 billion AI plan
Elon Musk has made a rare break with the US president Donald Trump, criticizing the AI joint venture dubbed "Stargate" that was announced earlier this week.How the new immigration order will affect farmers in the US?Syria tells the world it's open for investment after the end of the Assad regime.And last year's winner of the Noble prize for Economics tells Roger Hearing about the future of the US economy under Donald Trump.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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Trump unveiled billions of dollars to build AI infrastructure in the US
The US president Donald Trump unveiled billions of dollars of private investment in a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure venture backed by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle.We look at the immigration restrictions from the US president and find out how will it affect businesses and the economy.Also, we talk about the US bonds market.And we hear from Devina Gupta about cola wars in India.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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Donald Trump was sworn in as US president - what's next?
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and mentioned in his speech emphasised: trade, tariffs and transformation. We find out what does it mean for the global economy. We hear from Chris Campbell, the former US Treasury Assistant Secretary during Donald Trump's first term. And we hear the reaction on the political fallout between Mexico and Canada from local business owners.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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