already said that any kind of relations with taiwan must end. but this is very much not only about the economics, but it also has to do with the geopolitics. a sign that the us is taking the threat of a potential. potentially china coming into taiwan, as a real threat. and so a lot of people are taking lessons from what they are seen happening in ukraine and starting to make some strengthening within their own borders. absolutely. and while you are with us, let s talk about that the debt ceiling deal. passing a very big hurdle last night, but still a lot of work to do if they are to meet that deadline injune the 6th? absolutely. they re going to have. now that it s passed one chamber of congress, it now has to pass the senate. andy thinking has been that they would be able to get it into they would be able to get it into the senate, but now we re hearing from a lot of senators are saying they are going to try. it s not going to be an easy ride, it s going to be a lot of pushb
that their difficulties are far from over. on the legacy of those covid loans for businesses. in other news: the australian mining giant bhp says it underpaid current and former workers across the country for 13 years. over 28,000 employees received less holiday than they were entitled to and 400 workers didn t get the additional allowances they d earned. bhp says it reported the incident to the authorities and that the errors will cost the company up to $280 million. amazon is to pay violations. after it was accused of failing to delete alexa recordings at the request of parents, it was found to have kept hold of sensitive data for years. uk house prices fell 3.4% in the year to may, reports the mortgage lender nationwide. that s the biggest annualfall in 14 years.
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