Podcast Episodes

Fox News settles $787.5m for Dominion defamation case

The US voting technology firm Dominion has settled with Fox News just before their defamation trial was due to begin. Dominion had sought $1.6bn (£1.…

3 years, 5 months ago

The US-China trade war heating up

There have been economic tensions between the US and China that has been for some time dominating the news and the involvement of their respective al…

3 years, 5 months ago

Biden trumpets inflation fall

US inflation fell to 5% last month – the lowest rate since May 2021. March’s monthly consumer price index – which measures the price of a ‘basket’ of…

3 years, 5 months ago

IMF concerns about smaller US banks

The International Monetary Fund raises concerns about the sudden failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States, and the los…

3 years, 5 months ago

Global funders face thorny issues at spring conference

The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are beginning in Washington - the major global financial institutions - are…

3 years, 5 months ago

Lawyers respond as Johnson and Johnson offers $9 billion to settle talc claims

Healthcare company Johnson and Johnson has offered nearly $9 billion to settle a claim from tens of thousands of people who claim its talc product ca…

3 years, 5 months ago

US House committee votes to release Donald Trump’s tax records to the public

US House committee votes to release Donald Trump’s tax information to the public

Japan’s central bank catches markets off guard by making a move to ta…

3 years, 9 months ago

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance walks away from a bailout deal of rival FTX

One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has pulled out of a deal to acquire its struggling rival FTX, leaving the latter's futu…

3 years, 10 months ago

Famine looms in Ukraine's shadow

There are warnings people could starve across the globe due to food shortages caused by the war in Ukraine. The World Trade Organisation is seeking s…

4 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine takes centre stage in Davos

In three months, conflict in Ukraine has destroyed parts of the country, hurt Russia's economy, and sent shockwaves across the globe. Countries are e…

4 years, 4 months ago