After the us justice department sued america s 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 nvidia s stock price. That was after the company said its ceo, jensen huang, was done selling stock in the chip maker for now. And china s 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 michelle mentioned, the usjustice department has filed a lawsuit against visa. It says the world s largest payments processor illegally stifled competition to maintain a monopoly over the us debit card market, through means like paying off potential competitors. Visa says the cl
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If It Cooper made her speech which seem to go down very well. If you pull back a bit and look at them in a new, Yvette Cooper was trying to establish the Party And Government as the Party And Government as the party of law and or daft. She focused on bringing down knife crime, reducing violence against women and girls which got a rousing standing ovation. Tackling street crime and making Town Centres and communities safe for people. They want to introduce a new Respect Order meaning prolific and persistent people undertaking Anti Social Behaviour would be subject to these orders. There was the mention of small boat crossings. Again a commitment to tackle the gangs behind the trade. Yvette cooper has a difficult and wide ranging brief as Home Secretary. If youre in the hole and wanted an overall takeaway, it is they are getting tough on crime and want to be seen as a party who can manage do that. Let us listen to the Home Secretary. In let us listen to the Home Secretary let us listen t
Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. The Israeli Military says it will step up its offensive against hezbollah in lebanon, after mondays intense bombardment which s killed more than 560 people. Bombardment which has killed more than 560 people. It was the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. President biden has warned the United Nations General Assembly of the need to prevent a Full Scale War. Fierce Cross Border clashes are continuing with hezbollah Launching Dozens of rockets from lebanon, shown here in purple. The locations of Israels Air strikes are marked in red. In the past few hours, the Israeli Military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah Commander in its strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction and the wreckage in the aftermath of that attack. Its led to a Mass Escape of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Tens of thousands of people have been trying to move further north. W
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 michelle mentioned, the Usjustice Department has filed a lawsuit against visa. It says the worlds largest Payments Processor illegally stifled competition to maintain a monopoly over the american Debit Card Market, through means like paying off potential competitors. Visa says the claims