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Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

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Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

    India endures severe heatwave

    India endures severe heatwave

    As an intense heat wave sweeps across the north and west of India, Rahul Tandon looks at the impact of this on the world’s fastest growing economy.
    The price of heavily subsidised bread in Egypt is to quadruple from June. The BBC’s Sally Nibil explains just how significant the news is and why the subsidy is such an important source of government support for the less well off.
    And as the former co-working giant WeWork looks to be on the verge of agreeing a deal that could see it emerge from bankruptcy, we look at how reduced demand for physical office space around the world has affected the sector.
    Talking about these - as well as other big business stories from around the world, Rahul Tandon is joined by Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Bloomberg Senior Asia Correspondent in Hong Kong and Sushma Ramachandran, Independent journalist and columnist with the Tribune newspaper, in Delhi, India.
    (Picture credit: Hindustan Times/Getty Images)

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    Argentina's Milei heads to Silicon Valley to court big tech

    Argentina's Milei heads to Silicon Valley to court big tech

    We ask the founder of Argentina's biggest start-up about what his country's president, Javier Milei, hopes to achieve from private talks this week with the CEOs of Google, OpenAI, Meta and Apple.
    Elsewhere, Rahul Tandon looks into the latest data from the US economy, as businesses weigh up who to vote for in the elections later in the year.
    (Photo: Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures to supporters in Cordoba, Argentina. Credit: Reuters)

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    Can Europe catch up with the US and China?

    Can Europe catch up with the US and China?

    French President Emmanuel Macron is on the final day of his state visit to Germany, where he will be discussing how Europe can catch up with the US and China.
    Also Rahul Tandon is joined by guests to discuss the upcoming elections in South Africa and Mexico, and the battle over a multi-billion dollar shipwreck in Colombia.
    (Photo: France and Germany's leaders wave together. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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    Uvalde Victims’ Families sue Meta, video game maker and gun firm

    Uvalde Victims’ Families sue Meta, video game maker and gun firm

    Families of the victims of a school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas two years ago, have announced lawsuits against Instagram's parent company Meta, the maker of the video game ''Call of Duty'' and a gun manufacturer.
    Devina Gupta finds out why Eli Lilly is investing another $5.3 billion in a manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana and how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which governs university sports in the US, has reached a deal that could lead to college athletes getting paid.
    (Picture: Microsoft buys Activision, in New York City. Picture credit: Reuters)

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    US regulators sue Live Nation

    US regulators sue Live Nation

    US regulators have sued Live Nation, accusing the entertainment giant of using illegal tactics to maintain a monopoly over the live music industry. The lawsuit from the Department of Justice said the firm's practices had kept out competitors, and led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.
    Also, Devina Gupta finds out how Russian president Vladimir Putin could use US property in the country to compensate for frozen Russian assets. And why one of Australia’s biggest banks, the Commonwealth, is predicting the country will become cashless by 2026.
    (Picture: The logo for Live Nation Entertainment is displayed on a screen on the floor at the NYSE in New York. Picture credit: Reuters)

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    Rishi Sunak announces July 4th Elections

    Rishi Sunak announces July 4th Elections

    The race begins for UK’s political parties to woo its voters ahead of July 4th General Elections – but is now the right time?
    Tech giant Nvidia continues to grow and grow, but can it keep going?
    And Elvis's Graceland is not up for sale. Find out why…
    [IMAGE CREDIT: REUTERS]

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