World Business Report: Episodes
Peter Jankovskis from Oakbrook Investments in Chicago takes a look at how Wall Street faired on Monday and whether investors are concerned about reports that JP Morgan Chase's losses could be even larger than first announced.
Germany is urged to focus more on growth than austerity. Yahoo reconsiders its position in China. The investors un-friending Facebook. And as Burma comes out of economic isolation can western companies overtake the Chinese firms already there?
We review Facebook's first full day on the US stock market. And as President Obama announces he's keen to tackle hunger in Africa, we talk to those who work directly with small-scale farmers in Africa.
There's been huge demand for shares in Facebook as it makes its US stock market debut. And as some of the world's richest nations pledge three billion dollars to help Africa feed itself - we'll hear from Malawi why that help is so badly needed.
Facebook names its share price and the US suspends economic sanctions against Burma, we have an exclusive report from the capital Rangoon. Plus the latest from the US markets.
There are new fears in financial markets about the health of some European banks. We hear how the prospect of a eurozone implosion is rattling investors' nerves. After JP Morgan's massive trading losses, the former British finance minister Lord Lawson tells us what he thinks should be done to make banks ...
Facebook says it will dramatically increase the size of its share offer - putting it on track to be the largest internet IPO of all time. Plus the latest from Wall Street.
Greece heads back to the polls next month in elections which look set to make economic history.
Also: Burma opens its economic doors to the world - we have a special report.
Also: Burma opens its economic doors to the world - we have a special report.
The head of JP Morgan - the American bank that unveiled a two billion dollar hole in its trading accounts last week - faced his shareholders on Tuesday. Did investors in financial markets take note of that JP Morgan shareholder's meeting?
The latest economic figures from Europe disappoint, we ask can the new French president find common ground with Germeny in the debate over growth versus austerity? Plus, shareholders square up to the head of JP morgan after the bank's two billion dollar trading mistake. And tradition trumps profit at ...
In Europe, the day was dominated by fears over the future of Greece.
Things were better in New York - but not by a huge margin. The Dow closed down 1 percent at 12,695 - with financial shares leading the way.
Things were better in New York - but not by a huge margin. The Dow closed down 1 percent at 12,695 - with financial shares leading the way.
A top executive is leaving the US banking giant JP Morgan Chase - after a trading error left it nursing $2 billion worth of losses. So should banks face tighter regulation - or is this just capitalism in action. As political paralysis continues in Athens, it's looking ever more likely Greece will have ...
What did Wall Street make of that $2 billion trading loss at JP Morgan? And one of the founders of the social networking website Facebook has renounced his US citizenship.
It lets Eduardo Saverin become a legal resident of Singapore and pay less tax after Facebook floats on the stock market.
It lets Eduardo Saverin become a legal resident of Singapore and pay less tax after Facebook floats on the stock market.
JP Morgan lost $2 billion in risky trades, years after banks were warned against making big bets with their own money. We're also reporting from Addis Ababa where we're looking for the massive and growing middle class marketplace - how frothy beer sales there show there's profit to be made. And the rain ...
What did Wall Street make of Spain's part-nationalisation of Bankia? With Sean Clark of Clark Capital Management Group. And shares in America's largest bank, JPMorgan, fall sharply after it announced a surprise multi-million-dollar loss.
Just how bad a shape are Spain's debt-laden banks now in? The Spanish government has taken control of one big lender laid low by the country's property crash. We'll be hearing fears that Madrid may soon have to ask for international aid to help nurse its banks back to health. And the creator of Live ...
Farmers in Africa are being told to get better at what they do. As world leaders gather in Ethiopia to discuss how Africa can become more prosperous. We'll be on a farm in Ethiopia where small-scale dairy farmers are getting international advice on improving their milk quality. Plus: are investors on ...
Germany warns Greece: stick to austerity if you want more aid money.
World Business Report is coming up shortly. We'll be asking if new Greek pressure for easier bailout terms will -eventually bear fruit. How African countries are moving to increase food production. We'll be on a farm in Ethiopia to ...
World Business Report is coming up shortly. We'll be asking if new Greek pressure for easier bailout terms will -eventually bear fruit. How African countries are moving to increase food production. We'll be on a farm in Ethiopia to ...
More uncertainty over Greece and "Look mom no hands" - Google's driverless cars in Nevada
A top British executive resigns amid growing anger over massive pay packages for bosses and a clampdown on France's wealthiest people.
We find out why this isn't a good time to be rich.
Also, Spain prepares another bank rescue plan but can it afford it?
And panic buying in Malawi after the country's ...
We find out why this isn't a good time to be rich.
Also, Spain prepares another bank rescue plan but can it afford it?
And panic buying in Malawi after the country's ...