Business Matters by BBC World Service
BBC World Service
Categories: Business
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The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits Haiti. The country is under a state of emergency as gangs try to expand their control over the capital, and other regions. We get the latest.
As Elon Musk's X is banned in Brazil, rival BlueSky gains ground in the South American nation. We talk to its CEO, Jay Graber.
Four years after being left paralysed by the Covid-19 pandemic, has the cruise ship industry fully recovered? We find out.
And we get an insight on how airplane seats are made.
Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Emily Peck, markets correspondent for Axios, in New York, and James Mayger, Bloomberg's senior reporter, in Beijing.
Previous episodes
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2282 - US Secretary of State visits Haiti to discuss democratic transition Fri, 06 Sep 2024
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2281 - President Biden could block Nippon Steel acquisition of US steel Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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2280 - Nvidia shares fall Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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2279 - Donors and the US election Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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2278 - Social media platform X suspended in Brazil Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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2277 - Donald Trump campaigns in Michigan and Wisconsin Fri, 30 Aug 2024
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2276 - Bumper earnings for chips giant Nvidia, but what about its production delays? Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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2275 - US consumer confidence reaches a six-month high Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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2274 - How should messaging apps like Telegram be regulated? Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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2273 - Will America's central bank cut interest rates? Sat, 24 Aug 2024
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2272 - How is Kamala Harris connecting with voters on the economy? Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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2271 - Gold prices hit new record high Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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2270 - The Democratic National Convention continues Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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2269 - Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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2268 - Kamala Harris’ vision for the US economy Sat, 17 Aug 2024
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2267 - Why is the US about to see a fall in the price of many drugs? Fri, 16 Aug 2024
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2266 - Inflation in the US is slowing down Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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2265 - Starbucks replaces boss Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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2264 - Funding Russia’s War Effort Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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2263 - Venezuela: businesses call for transparency in election results Sat, 10 Aug 2024
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2262 - Muhammad Yunus takes oath as leader of Bangladesh Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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2245 - Former President Trump announces his Vice Presidential running mate Tue, 16 Jul 2024
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2242 - Democrat senator calls for President Biden to stand aside Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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2172 - Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto King' sentenced to 25 years in prison Fri, 29 Mar 2024
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2108 - Japan earthquake: What impact will it have on the economy? Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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2104 - Global shipping firms set to resume to Red Sea route after attacks Wed, 27 Dec 2023
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2063 - Biden meets Wang as the US and China prepare for the scheduled leaders' summit Sat, 28 Oct 2023
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2062 - FTX: 'King of Crypto' testifies to judge in fraud trial Fri, 27 Oct 2023
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2060 - Meta sued by US states Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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2058 - Argentina heads to the ballot box for presidential election Sat, 21 Oct 2023
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2057 - Biden addresses nation as Israel-Hamas war continues Fri, 20 Oct 2023
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2056 - Aid poised to enter Gaza strip Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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2053 - Microsoft completes biggest deal in gaming history Sat, 14 Oct 2023
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2052 - New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns Fri, 13 Oct 2023
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2028 - African Union expected to join G20 Sat, 09 Sep 2023
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2027 - G20 India: The world's largest economies meet in Delhi Fri, 08 Sep 2023
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2026 - African leaders propose global carbon taxes to fight climate change Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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2021 - Switzerland outlines measures to combat money laundering Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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2018 - US faces more interest rate hikes to cool inflation Sat, 26 Aug 2023
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2017 - BRICS invites six more countries to join the bloc Fri, 25 Aug 2023
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2012 - US bonds offer investors better returns Fri, 18 Aug 2023
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2011 - Joe Biden pledges to boost US on first anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act Thu, 17 Aug 2023
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1993 - How extreme heat in the US is affecting business Sat, 22 Jul 2023
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1992 - Wheat prices rise after Russia threatens ships Fri, 21 Jul 2023
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1989 - Russia pulls out of grain deal Tue, 18 Jul 2023
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1985 - Microsoft's deal to buy Activision boosted by US judge Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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1984 - Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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1968 - Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension Sat, 17 Jun 2023
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1967 - Africa peace making mission aimed at aiding global economy Fri, 16 Jun 2023
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1966 - US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged Thu, 15 Jun 2023