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The UK government has published a bill overwriting parts of the EU withdrawal agreement. Victoria Hewson analyses regulations at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and explains why the proposed UK law, which the government acknowledges could breach international law, is so controversial. We get the perspective of two British businesses about the possibility of there being no new trade deal in place before the end of the UK's transitional phase out of the EU at the end of this year. Andrew Varga runs SEETU, ...

Electric car company Tesla's share tumble almost 20 percent after it failed to be included in the S&P 500 index. Richard Waters, the Financial Times West Coast Editor in San Francisco explains. And Joe Slauzzi of Themis trading explains why the Nasdaq fell over 4%...

As British lawmakers consider the possible reopening of theatres, we examine the issues. Charlotte Geeves is executive director for the Bristol Old Vic in the west of England, and Robin Hawkes is executive director of the Leeds Playhouse, who also sits on a government working group on entertainment and events. And we get further context from Lucy Noble, artistic and commercial director of the Royal Albert Hall in London, who also chairs the UK National Arenas Association. Later in the programme, South Afric...

Whilst Nigeria has reopened airspace to some airlines many including KLM are still banned. Yemi Dada is a civil aviation consultant who tells us how Nigerians are responding to the latest changes. Also in the programme, it's reported that the UK government is planning legislation that would override the legality of the withdrawal agreement signed as part of the Brexit process, in preparation for the possibility of no deal being reached on a future free trade agreement. Russ Mould of investment analysts AJ B...

India has second highest Coronavirus cases in the world. We hear from one business owner struggling to survive and the BBC’s Ambarasan Ethirajan considers the impact on India’s economy. The clock is ticking for Tik Tok, which has a deadline to sell its US arm. Chris Stokel Walker considers what now for the app, now the Chinese Government has put in new rules governing technology exports of Chinese companies which could prevent a sale. And we hear from Charlette N’Guessen, the Royal Academy of Engineering's ...

In the last day or so it's emerged that Softbank, the giant Japanese investment company has been taking massive positions in technology stocks which is part of the reason for the recent tech rally. We hear from Robin Wigglesworth, one of the journalists to break the story; he's the Financial Times' Global Finance Correspondent. And Chris Low from FHN Financial tells us how the market reacted to the revelations....

Cary Leahey tells us why tech stocks took a battering today, plus the French government has announced €100 billion of spending after the economy shrank by almost 14% between April and June - the biggest quarterly fall since the end of the Second World War. We hear from David Thesmar, Professor of Financial Economics at MIT Sloan in New England and Aymeric Prigent from environmentally-friendly construction firm, ACCORT-Paille. Facebook is pledging not to allow new political adverts in the seven days prior to...

The French government has announced €100 billion of spending after the economy shrank by almost 14% between April and June - the biggest quarterly fall since the end of the Second World War. Thierry Drilhon, President of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce, tells us the rescue package should re-ignite the economy. McDonald's, makers of the famous Big Mac burger, plan to start legal proceedings against Burger King because their Australian franchise Hungry Jack's have brought out the 'Big Jack' burger. We ...

As the Dow Jones closed 450 points higher in its best day since mid-July, we speak to Susan Schmidt from Aviva Investors. Plus, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reached a deal with streaming giant Netflix to make a range of programmes - so what should be expect? We ask Brooks Barnes, Hollywood reporter for the New York Times....

Behind closed doors in India's Parliament, senior Facebook executives have faced a grilling over the spreading of anti-Muslim hate speech and alleged political bias. The BBC's Nikhil Imamdar, in Mumbai, explains the criticism Facebook is facing. For many schoolchildren across the world lessons have moved online because of the pandemic. But millions of children remain on the wrong side of the digital divide, without access to the equipment they need to benefit from virtual learning, as Szu Ping Chan discover...

We hear the latest markets news from Joe Saluzzi from Themis Trading in New Jersey and as President Trump travels to Wisconsin to visit the city of Kenosha - the latest focus of violent street clashes - we speak to Nick Collins, a businessman who's part of a group called Kenosha for Trump....

Tens of millions of Americans are said to be facing the loss of their homes, after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus. We take an in-depth look at the issue and hear from a mother of young children who fears eviction could be just weeks away. A new law has come into force in France making face masks compulsory in the workplace. French businesses tell us how it will affect them. Facebook has threatened to stop allowing Australians to share news content if lawmakers allow media companies to demand p...

India's biggest economic slump on record triggers political wrangling, and we hear the latest from the stock exchanges in the US with Scott Nations....

The Indian economy shrank 23.9% between April and the end of June, its worst slump since records began in 1996. The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lock down caused massive disruption to economic activity during the quarter. We get reaction from across India and analysis from our reporter in Delhi, Arunoday Mukharji. Also in the show, how meat grown in laboratories could give our dogs better dinners and help save the planet. The UK government's Eat Out to Help Out restaurant discount scheme ends today; ...

The latest hurdle facing TikTok's owner Bytedance is a new Chinese government regulation - that could ruin a deal to sell its US business. We speak with the European holiday boss, CEO of Holidu Johannes Siebers, who tells us what it’s like functioning in air travel at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has seen an almost 90% loss in journeys. And we'll tell you why everyone in Spain is suddenly an amateur employment lawyer, as one of the most high profile company exits we've ever brought you on World Busi...

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He is perhaps best known for so-called "Abenomics", built on three 'arrows': money creation by the central bank, massive government spending and reforms to the way the economy works. So did they hit their targets? A question for our business correspondent Andrew Walker. Trading on the New Zealand stock exchange has been disrupted for the past four days because of a series of cyber attacks from abroad. Dr Rizwan Asghar of the School of ...

TikTok has been given 90 days to sell its US arm to an American firm or face a ban in the country. Donald Trump has alleged it shares its user data with Beijing - claims it denies. Earlier on Thursday the firm's boss resigned ahead of the impending ban. The Federal Reserve has outlined a plan to revolutionise how it sets policy, including interest rates. The bank will now let inflation rise to allow the economy to produce more jobs. We get the markets reaction from Cary Leahy....

The Federal Reserve has outlined a plan to revolutionise how it sets policy, including interest rates. The bank will now let inflation rise to allow the economy to produce more jobs. Sarah House, Senior Economist at the US bank Wells Fargo explains how big a change this is. The global chief executive of Chinese social media giant Tik Tok, Kevin Mayer, has resigned just three months after joining the company from Disney. This comes after Donald Trump said he'd ban Tik Tok from the US unless its American oper...

We preview what can be expected from the third day of the Republican National Convention. Plus we get the latest from the US markets with Susan Schmidt....

Fifty of the biggest UK employers questioned by BBC have said they have no plans to return all staff to the office full-time in the near future. We hear from office workers around the world currently forced to work from home. And in an extended report Vishala Sri-Pathma heads to an office design company to hear about socially distanced, sanitised workplaces. She also speaks to Andrew Dakers of West London Business, who has no plans to return his staff to the office and Jonathan Anapol, CEO of Prime Manhatta...

19,000 jobs at American Airlines could be at risk without US assistance for the airline. Plus, we hear about the day's losers and movers on the US stock market with Joe Saluzzi at Themis Trading in New Jersey....

19,000 jobs at American Airlines could be at risk without US assistance for the airline. Plus, we hear about the day's losers and movers on the US stock market with Joe Saluzzi at Themis Trading in New Jersey....

Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group discussing the monarchy, called Royalist Marketplace, after the Thai government threatened legal action. We speak to the group's founder, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an academic living in exile in Japan. Dr Stefan Theil, who looks at freedom of expression and social media at Oxford University tells us Facebook was in a difficult position. UK companies are to be banned from using products from deforested land, under plans drawn up by the British g...

Mining giant Rio Tinto has cut the bonuses of three executives over the destruction of two ancient caves in Australia. But is it enough? We ask James Fitzgerald from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility. And are mining companies in general improving their record on the environment and the safety for workers? A question for Tom Butler, chief executive of the International Council on Mining and Metals. Also on the show, we look a the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Bali tourism. And Eliz...

The governing US Republican party will hold its pre-election event this week. We speak to Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore about the economic policies of the party. Portugal is open to British tourists once again after the UK government removed it from its quarantine list - but is it enough to save struggling tourist businesses there? Ryan Opaz runs a tour company in Porto. And who will buy TikTok in the US? Several companies have expressed their interest,...