As the world's richest man, Elon Musk, tries to pull out of buying Twitter - the company's shareholders have been voting on whether to approve the $44bn deal anyway. Meanwhile, whistleblower Peiter Zatko has been giving evidence at a Senate hearing, claiming Twitter executives knew about major security flaws. Our US Correspondent Michelle Fleury joins us to ... Show More
Yesterday
US steps up to save the Argentine Peso
The US has purchased Argentine pesos, taking the next step in a controversial effort to calm a currency crisis hitting the South American country and its president, Trump ally Javier Milei. In the US though, it's a different story – farmers, especially soybean farmers, have lost ... Show More
8m 56s
Feb 2023
Nigeria Is In Turmoil. Can A New President Fix It?
As Nigerians decide on a new president, the country’s economy is reeling. Nigeria’s public debt is growing, inflation is soaring, and half of adults can’t find steady work. People wait in line for hours at gas stations to fill their cars and light their homes with generators beca ... Show More
25m 6s
Feb 2023
Nigeria's election and the economy
Nigerians head to the polls very soon, in what's expected to be a very closely-contested election. In this episode of Business Daily Rob Young explores how the economy could impact the vote. Africa’s largest economy, is struggling with soaring prices, fuel shortages and insecurit ... Show More
18m 41s
Apr 2022
Musk Opts Out, Nio Hikes Prices & Suspends Production, Cleveland Fed President Mester: Increased Recession Risk, A New Era for Warner Bros. 4/11/22
Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discuss the big breaking news of the morning. Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal announcing Elon Musk decided not to join the company’s board. He writes in the announcement, “I believe this is for the best. We have and will always value input ... Show More
43m 56s
Oct 2022
Lula makes a comeback, Russia ends Ukraine grain deal
Moscow’s decision to suspend the Black Sea agreement will lead to fresh spike in prices, experts warn, Wall St bankers are under pressure to offer heavy discounts on debt issued to Elon Musk to fund his acquisition of Twitter, European and US banks are offering higher interest ra ... Show More
10m 5s
Nov 2023
David Cameron's 2nd Act, Fentanyl Diplomacy & JP Morgan's Big Commodities Call
Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:
1) David Cameron’s appointment as British foreign secretary has provoked criticism of the former premier’s warm relationship with China, a closeness that is at odds with the current skept ... Show More
16m 28s
May 2022
Musk toys with Twitter deal at lower price
Elon Musk acknowledged on Monday that he would pay a lower price for Twitter, hedge fund Tiger Global has significantly cut back its shareholdings and dumped stakes in tech companies, wheat prices jumped after India banned exports, and McDonald’s will sell its business in Russia. ... Show More
9m 22s