And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
Im sally bundock. We start here in the uk, where the Chancellor Rachel reeves will pledge A Budget To Rebuild Britain in her speech to the Labour Party Conference in liverpool today. Shes under pressure to provide some optimism after labours gloomy messaging on the state of the economy they inherited from the conservatives. But her controversial decision to Axe Winter Fuel payments for 10 Million pensioners threatens to overshadow her speech, with a vote challenging the move also expected today. Lets get more now from joe nellis, whos economic adviser to mha a Uk Accounting Firm And Professor of Global Economy at cranfield university. Good morning. There good morning. There was good morning. There was a good morning. There was a lot good morning. There was a lot of pressure on Rachel Reeves to change the music, to be more optimistic, what do you think . I think she will struggle to change the mood music. We are in a difficult position, the economy has been flatlining for the last coupl
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice
And heart issues in children. And a Chicago Police officer is out of a job after being charge ld with the capitol riot. Hear how his former chief is commenting. And this year, the Westminster Dog Show, brings about the change something not 19 in the shows 145year history. Well tell you all about it. We appreciate you joining us bright and early this saturday, june 12th. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us, amara, always great to see you. Thank you, how are you doing, boris . Good, hanging in there, muggy weather in d. C. Hopefully a little sunny today. Same thing here. Under way right now, the worlds Major Economies are meeting for day two of the g7 summit. On the agenda, Building Back the Global Economy post pandemic. Plus, competing with china and finding a Global Health declaration to make sure another crisis like the coronavirus never happens again. Yeah, joe bidens first outing on The World Stage as president is a chance to put his america is back mantra into practice