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is the industry ready? plus: the bitter row brewing at starbucks. its former boss denies illegal union busting in a tense appearance before the us senate. and players ready. a $180 billion industry, 45 contenders. who will smite the opposition at tonight's bafta games awards? hi there. "powering up britain" — that's how the uk government is describing its new strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. it's expected to promise £20 billion in funding for carbon capture technology, more investment in nuclear and help for householders to insulate their homes and install heat...

mischievous�* — asia's richest man hits back against us traders who raised doubts about his finances, wiping $10 billion off his companies�* share prices. and never too late to influence — why brands are seeking out older people to push their products hello. we start here in the uk, where in a few hours time the government�*s finance chief chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt will announce plans to boost the economy and tackle the country�*s poor productivity. central to those plans, freeing the city of london�*s giant insurance firms from eu rules on how much cash th...

let's get down to business. hsbc has just reported a 92% surge in quarterly profit. rising interest rates helped to swell its net interest income. europe's largest bank that's headquartered in london said pre—tax earnings ringed in at $5.2 billion for the fourth quarter — that's better than expected and up from $2.7 billion the year before. but it's biggest shareholder, ping an insurance of china, is putting pressure on the board to pivot further east. that's one of the challenges facing hsbc. let's discuss this with will walker—arnott, senior investment manager, charles stanle...

there has been air strikes, shelling and other heavy gun fire reported. and in the last few hours, the general of the rsf — the rapid support forces — in sudan has approved a 2k hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted... he had spoken to the us secretary of state antony blinken and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting taking place injapan. but, the sudanese army has released a statement denying any knowledge of the ceasefir...

interest rates up again. tonight with the context — long—time capitol hill correspondent, and now washington post live anchor leigh ann caldwell, and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. initial results for its self—styled referendums, in four areas it occupies in ukraine, show people have voted overwhelmingly in favour ofjoining the russian federation. the process has been denounced as a sham by ukraine and its allies, who view the referendums as a stage—managed forerunner to russian annexation which the ministry of defence here in ...