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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 ....
The two major sticking points between the international longshoremen S Association and us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation. Workers are unhappy with the current contract, which spanned the pandemic, when Dock Workers stayed on the job and endured months of soaring inflation on automation, the Union Boss has been warning Dock Workers that their jobs could be replaced by machines. In response, the us Maritime Alliance has said its offering to keep the current ban on fully automated equipment. A strike could cost the us economy 5 Billion a day, according to Jp Morgan analysts. A range of Goods Flow through the East And Gulf coast ports, everything from raw materials and pharmaceuticals to clothes and toys, with the ports accounting for more than half of containerised imports. While consumers may not feel the impact of the strikes right away, if it extends for weeks, it could lead to shortages and higher prices ahead of the pres ....
Will more than triple to 25%. Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump have clashed over tariffs on the campaign trail. Mr trump is calling for sweeping new duties on all imports, while ms harris has said his proposal would raise prices for the american people. Meanwhile, the european union is also considering tariffs on chinamade elect ....
The Usjustice Department sued americas largest card network, accusing the company of illegally monopolising the Debit Card Market and driving up prices for businesses and consumers. Lifting us financial markets, well, there was a sharp rise in Al Darling nvidias stock price. That was after the company said its ceo, jensen huang, was done Selling Stock in the Chip Maker for now. And Chinas Wave of stimulus to jolt its ailing economy, well, that also boosted us stocks that have exposure to china. So far this week, it has been light on the economic front, with investors still digesting that Rate Cut from the federal reserve. But on the economic calendar, things should pick up as the week goes forward. As mich ....
we begin with the increasingly interesting question ofjust exactly where the leader of the russian mercenary group actually is. russian mercenary group actually is- russian mercenary group actuall is. , ., actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a high-profile - actually is. yevgeny prigozhini has been a high-profile figure has been a high profile figure in the russian invasion of ukraine. two weeks ago he led a short lived mutiny and was thought to have fled to belarus under an amnesty agreement. now the leader of belarus says that yevgeny prigozhin has returned to russia placing his future potentially into question. our russia editor steve rosenberg travelled to the capital of belarus, minsk. he was one of only a handful ofjournalists in the room to speak to mr lukashenko, who the uk does not recognise as the legitimate president of the country. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have th ....