Splice-station-sidebar-header
No-podcasts
Ad
 

World Business Report: Episodes

What is Wall Street making of the aftermath of the Cyprus deal?
Rob Young continues his coverage from Cyprus where thousands of students and bank workers have taken to the streets in the first mass protest since the island's bailout was agreed.
A deal has been struck for Cyprus but will it work? We speak to former IMF economist Ken Rogoff.
Cyprus, the small island at the centre of the latest eurozone storm.

We'll be hearing who will lose out from what many here see as draconian bailout - in which many better off bank savers could see their balances plummet.

And what the ramifications are for the rest of Europe.

Could this bailout ...
Plan B for Cyprus. The country's MPs are still debating measures to escape from their financial chaos. But even if they can agree will it be a cunning enough plan to satisfy the people holding the purse strings in Europe and at the IMF? And if it's not - what then?
Plan B for Cyprus - the country's MPs are debating an escape route from their financial chaos. But even if they can agree will it be a cunning enough plan for the people holding the purse strings in Europe and at the IMF?

Also today, James Bond and the Men in Black both meet their ultimate nemesis ...
Worries about a possible banking collapse in Cyprus are affecting investors in the United States.
The European Central Bank has warned it will stop providing emergency cash to Cyprus's struggling banks after Monday if a bailout hasn't been agreed by then. We're live once again with the latest from Nicosia. Also US economist Irwin Stelzer weighs in on the island's financial woes.
And YouTube now ...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sticks by his stimulus programme.
It's getting ugly in the eurozone again as the tiny mediterranean island of Cyprus teeters on the edge of bankruptcy - but could an emergency lifeline from Russia save the day? And we'll hear why it will take Britain longer than planned to get its finances under control.
An international bailout deal for Cyprus appears to be unravelling. Politicians there are rebelling against a plan to raid savers' bank accounts to help pay for it. We report from the capital Nicosia, as angry protesters surround the Cypriot parliament. And as the British government gives the go-ahead ...
Wall Street responds to the controversial Cyprus bailout deal.
Europe's debt crisis rears its head once again.
There's anger in Cyprus - and across the Euro area - as Cypriot savers are told their deposits will be used to help fund a bailout for the country.
Why the Russians are angry about it too?.
And we'll be asking should savers in Italy and Spain also be concerned?
Plus ...
One of the oldest, biggest names in banking has been savaged in a US Senate Report. But one of JP Morgan's bosses blames those lower down the pecking order for last year's so called London Whale fiasco, which cost the bank more than six billion dollars. What next for JP Morgan? And what will the fall-out ...
A Senate report has savaged America's biggest bank over the "London Whale" fiasco but one of JP Morgan's bosses says it wasn't her fault. What will it do for the reputation of JP Morgan?
Also, from chariots to tube trains, should an ancient Roman road stop a modern Greek metro system in its tracks? ...
Pope Francis, meet Francis Pope - the head of an asset management firm in Toronto. And Wall Street decides whether the Dow Jones' positive streak is a sign of economic recovery.
As Pope Francis begins his tenure, we look at the state of the Catholic Church's finances. We look ahead to the unveiling of Samsung's latest smartphone. The French car firm Renault comes up with a plan to stay competitive as sales drop and Spanish homeowners struggling to avoid repossession are thrown ...
President Obama calls a summit of business leaders to tackle the growing threat of cyber attacks. Wall Street reacts to a rise in retail sales.
Greece in talks for more bailout cash
Greece is asking for billions more in bailout loans today. We ask former IMF Chief Economist Ken Rogoffif lenders will agree. Also, is this the end of cheap China? And the enduring appeal of 'agar wood' and why it is under threat in the wild.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up once again. Wall Street welcomes the good news.
Please wait...