And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
The two major sticking points between the international longshoremen S Association and us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation. Workers are unhappy with the current contract, which spanned the pandemic, when Dock Workers stayed on the job and endured months of soaring inflation on automation, the Union Boss has been warning Dock Workers that their jobs could be replaced by machines. In response, the us Maritime Alliance has said its offering to keep the current ban on fully automated equipment. A strike could cost the us economy 5 Billion a day, according to Jp Morgan analysts. A range of Goods Flow through the East And Gulf coast ports, everything from raw materials and pharmaceuticals to clothes and toys, with the ports accounting for more than half of containerised imports. While consumers may not feel the impact of the strikes right away, if it extends for weeks, it could lead to shortages and higher prices ahead of the president ial election. Thats something new York Governo
Because of all of the debating, speaking, you know. Because of all of the debating, speaking, you know. And karaoke singing. 0k, singing. So, its been a great week here in liverpool. Yes, first Labour Conference in government for 15 years. Its hot Lemon And Honey in front of you. And i dont think were breaking any great secret to reveal that you were singing karaoke at the daily Mirror Party in the early hours of last night, or the early hours of this morning. And people call me the Fun Police. I do not understand. Why do you accept that . Its been a somewhat curious atmosphere here. Yes, definitely. Celebration. Ive seen lots of people, big smiles on their faces, thinking were in government again at last, but also a kind of unease. Well, i think we always knew that we would be in a period of post euphoria. Of post euphoria. Of post euphoria, pre delivery because Real Change takes time. And yes, im proud of some of the things ive done in my first weeks in office, whether thats the Junk
New pressures are open and New Pressures are open and over. Us has made the decidedly low Energy Stud to the last Trading Day of the week after closing at new Record Highs on thursday. The dow settled against 40,000 points for the first time. They have overcome initial nerves about a big Interest Rate Cuts from the Federal Reserve after fed treasurer said the worlds biggest economy is in a good base despite slashing the cost of borrowing by a Jumbo Half a percentage point. So what is next . For more,. Lets bring in tim urbanowicz, head of Research And Investment strategy at Innovator Etfs in chicago. Welcome. Further, rest assured that rate cant, is reaching Record Highs but there are still high stock valuations, meaning that it is an extensive market. Click that limit further gains despite lower rates . , rates . This is probably their base rates . This is probably their Base Macbeth rates . This is probably their Base Macbeth case rates . This is probably their i Base Macbeth Case Sc
Jerome powell here in york, pennsylvania last year, some relief. Shes Been paying a higher rate on the Credit Card she uses to fund her Business. My Interest Rates have gone up, so my monthly payments have increased tremendously, so i would like to see the Interest Rates come Back down. Whenjerome powell visited this market, the Federal Reserve was watching closely to see if its Big Interest Rate hikes really were cooling inflation, even though it was tough and small Businesses. Thats aBout to change. Mr powell and his colleagues are set to Interest Rates. In york, the arrival of autumn marks a change. After raising Interest Rates 11 times, americas Central Bank is all But certain to unwind that, But how quickly they go down from here is still up for graBs. Perfectly like this on your porch, and then we price it less than picking up the pumpkins themselves. At this farm shop, the reBirth of the economy, as inflation falls closer to the feds official target of 2 , is yet another moment