after the markets opened despite raising their revenue forecasts as the chain saw a slowdown in purchases in october. they said customers are still getting used to higher interest rates. erin delmore is in new york for us. what do these figures tell us about what american consumers are thinking right now? what american consumers are thinking riaht now? ~ . ., , what american consumers are thinking riaht now? ~ . . , ., ., right now? walmart is warning that can she were right now? walmart is warning that can she were spending right now? walmart is warning that can she were spending could - right now? walmart is warning that can she were spending could be - can she were spending could be slower heading into the fourth corner and that contains the holiday shopping season. that is an area of discretionary spending for consumers where we have seen the effects of the economy take its toll, especially when we talk about high interest rates, persistent elevation, lowered saving
welcome to the programme. a quick update on the developments in the israel gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. president biden has appealed gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a less - has appealed for a less intrusive military attack. it comes following a warning that the biggest hospital in gaza, our shifa is now nearly a cemetery with the lack of power doctor saying many patients, including dozens of premature babies cannot be careful properly. al shifa hospital is in northern gaza. meanwhile, israel says it s found evidence of hamas activity within the grounds of another hospital in gaza. 0rla guerin has the very latest from jerusalem. and a warning her report contains some distressing images. war is closing in, and they are running out of time. these premature babies at al shifa hospital, f
in a battle for global economic dominance, plenty of countries are paying close attention to what it might mean for them. widodo s indonesia is no exception. from jakarta our asia business correspondent nick marsh, reports. this is a country on the move. super high speed rail has come to indonesia. this was built by chinese engineers and financed with chinese loans. once upon a time indonesia s largest trading partner was the us. that train has left the station. now, it is china. they were given the nod to build this over america s ally and the master tree makers, japan. this train is notjust the testament to chinese engineering, the fact it was chosen overjapan s offer is a vote of confidence in china. the truth is that countries like indonesia are hungry for infrastructure and china is more than happy to provide it. but china cannot provide everything. this is but when s brand new office. the everything. this is but when s brand-new office. the president and i started bra
outages at el shifa hospital in north gaza means dozens of premature babies and 45 kidney patients needing analysis can t be treated. the idf now says it s working to transfer incubators. ongoing fighting in the area has continued as israel says hamas s command centres are on hospitals and insists it is not targeting medicalfacilities insists it is not targeting medical facilities themselves. expressing his concern monday, president biden said hospitals must be protected. the un says it ll run out of fuel in gaza as soon as tuesday, making it impossible to distribute aid to the more than 2 million people the more than 2 million people the strip. hamas run health ministry says more than 11,000 people have been killed in gaza since israel began strikes after the hamas attacks on 7 october where talking to people were killed by more than 200 taken hostage. see ta ken hostage. see international correspondent orla guerin has more at a warning that the report contains scenes you ma
hit the country s south coast. than five hundred earthquakes buy from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. now to the uk and a dramatic day of politics. a dramatic political develop meant over the past 2a hours. the former prime minister, david cameron, has astonished westminster by returning to government as britain s new foreign secretary. it s part of a major cabinet reshuffle by the current prime minister rishi sunak. mr cameron, who was pm between 2010 2016, said although he disagreed with some of mr sunak s decisions, he believed he was a strong and capable leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary, following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro palestinian marches in london. cor blimey look at this! the guy who used to be prime minister, back where he used to live and back in government. the