that he played there is a captain and he loved the club, i remember that we were together here, when we scored a lot of goals with celebrating, i came back and he was sitting there and it arsenal. that guy, that guy likes arsenal. marcelo bielsa is in london for further talks with the everton hierarchy as they search for a manager after sacking frank lampard. bielsa, the former leeds united boss, is the favoured choice for owner farhad moshiri with the hope of finalising an appointment before the weekend. sean dyche is the other main contender to take over at goodison park. lampard released a statement tonight saying he s disappointed that he couldn t achieve more at everton but wished and everyone at the club the very best for the future the former everton and scotland striker duncan ferguson is off to gloucestershire he s been appointed as head coach of forest green rovers. it s his first managerial role and he s taking overfrom ian burchnall who left on wednesday. he d
we begin with microsoft. the tech giant has just revealed its financial health and investors are satisfied for now as it showed some strength in the face of a weak global economy. its cloud business hit wall street targets for the end of 2022 and revenues rose 2% to just under $53 billion. but what is the outlook? microsoft last week announced it would be slashing 10,000 jobs worldwide in a bid to cut costs. it s also investing in a company behind chat gpt the chatbot that is predicted by some experts to be the future of search. let s discuss this withjeremy goldman director of briefings at insider intelligence. good at insider intelligence. morning to you. looking at what good morning to you. looking at what microsoft had to say, after its resolve without, shares went up 4% and fell back i% shares went up 4% and fell back 1% higher by the end of the day, your thoughts on how it s doing? day, your thoughts on how it s doinu ? , ., day, your thoughts on how it s doin.?
nhs bosses in wales they say health services are experiencing demand like never seen before, and urge people to do what they can to help. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character
good to have you with us, if you havejustjoined us, it is time to get to business. economists warn the global economy is at a tipping point, and what can be done to prevent a global recession and stimulate growth will dominate discussions at this weeks annual meetings of the world bank and international monetary fund. the imf is set to downgrade its current forecast for 2.9 percent global growth in 2023 saying there are rising risks of recession and financial instability. the global economy faces pressures on every front whether it be increased interest rates to bring down soaring inflation, a strong dollar, the aftermath of a pandemic and of course the economic impact of the war in ukraine. to talk us through the challenges i m joined by holger schmieding, chief economist at berenberg. good morning to you. what are you expecting to hear from the leaders at this event in washington this week? good morning- washington this week? good morning. you washington this week? good