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the man arrested on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb at japan s prime minister, fumio kishida, has been identified by the authorities as 24 year old ryuji kimura. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. after the incident pm kishida made a speech in another location where he said the incident should not be allowed to disrupt the electoral process. the attack comes ahead of nationwide local elections and by elections for vacated seats injapan s lower house. our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo has the latest. very dramatic scenes coming this morning from wakayama in western japan. chaos among the crowd as a young man is being tackled and then pinned to the ground by security personnel. and then a screaming crowd scrambling to leave the scene as a loud explosion is heard, and then smoke fills the air. the man is then being taken away from the scene ....
cold. i will be discussing all of that with these two, there they are. the boss of the american conference board which elects official data on american consumer confidence and one of the advisers who advised the father white house. also the show, its august peak holiday season. but with luyken s cancellations and holiday makers concerned about the bottom line, what is happening on the travel season. i will find out in the big boss of the company that owns the online travel giants, booking.com. wherever you are watching from around the world, once again a big hello and warm welcome to the show. you know, while the emergence of a new middle class of millions of consumers across asia and africa will change how companies operate this century, the american shopper, for now, remembers the most powerful on the planet. the most recent numbers from the world bag shows the american consumer spent a massive $14 trillion in 2020. that s nearly three times that of the chinese, who s ....
sir salman rushdie, who s now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walk out in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news talking business with aaron heslehurst. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. they re the most powerful group of shoppers in the world. but can the american consumer save the world from recession as gas prices, food prices and interest rates rise? i m going to be taking the temperature of the american shopper and ask if it s still true that when america sneezes, the world catches a cold. i m going to be discussing all of that w ....
for his bribery conviction, allowing him to return to running the company. plus, a show of support: mcdonald s says it will reopen in ukraine where it is safe to do so to help restore a small, but important sense of normalcy. we start here in the uk where energy company bosses have been holding talks in downing street with prime minister borisjohnson and chancellor nadhim zahawi as concern grows about soaring bills. the annual energy bill for a typical household is set to top £4,000 a year from january that s over double what it is now. mrjohnson says the companies have been urged to help, but it s thought no firm decisions will be taken until a new prime minister is in place next month. our business correspondent caroline davies has more. ifind it quite i find it quite degrading to live in this situation. there is little left live in this situation. there is little left in live in this situation. there is little left in dallas s - live in this situation. there i ....
happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month. plus, the end of the year is when many seasonal workers get taken on. now, america s central bank, the federal reserve, will be watching closely that s because slowerjob growth and wage gains will fuel expectations that the fed will leave rates on hold. rates have risen to above 5% from nearly zero since march of last year as it wrestles to bring down inflation. the jobs report is the last significant piece of economic data before the us central bank s rate setting meeting next week. now, we should note that despite expectations for a slowdown, america s labour market remains strong by historical standards. still, if economists frequently use the word resilience to talk about the economy in 2023, ....