Traders were also encouraged by new Inflation Data forjanuary that showed the smallest increase in goods and Services Prices for three years. That has added to bets that the Federal Reserve is on track to start cutting Interest Rates injune. Our north America Business correspondent Erin Delmore Reports from new york. All three of the major us Stock Indexes closed out february with a bang. The Tech Heavy Nasdaq Hit an all time high and it is the first time we have been able to say that since november 2021. Another new high for the s p 500. Both indexers enjoyed their best february high for the s p 500. Both indexers enjoyed their best february since 2015. The Dowjones Industrial Average for its part was up as well. That makes february the fourth straight month in the green for wall street and the Leap Day Boost was helped by some new Inflation Data. Well, the market today is reacting to a favourable continuation of inflation coming down in a trend towards the Federal Reserve s target.
germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. it s claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. poland wants to send some of its german made tanks but needs permission from berlin. at least 16 other european and nato countries have leopard 2 tanks, which could be available if germany approves their export. elsewhere in ukraine, it s been confirmed two british aid workers, who went missing earlier this month, have been killed. chris parry and andrew bagshaw died while attempting to evacuate people from the eastern city of soledar. we ll have more on that shortly, but first this report on wea
zahawi. iamat i am at the amazon warehouse in coventry to find out the details of the dispute where workers threatened to walk out. in memory of her dad bill turnbull s daughter tells us why she is running the london marathon in his name. he was the real light of our lives really and he was centre of ourfamily, so losing him has been a huge, huge loss for us, but, equally, ifeel so incredibly lucky to have him. it s advantage newcastle as they close in on a first cup final in in almost a quarter of a century as they beat southampton in tehir league cup semifinal first leg. there semifinal first leg. is frost and fog in parts of the there is frost and fog in parts of the south. it will be cloudy in england and wales with rain coming through. in scotland and northern ireland, after a cloudy wet start, brightening up with sunshine and showers. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 25th of january. our main story. it s been confirmed that two british aid wor
minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s under
Making sure everyone gets in on the act. Well meet the woman putting disabled Actors Centre stage. Supermarkets say were buying more organic fruit and veg. Do you think its worth the extra money . Do you buy organic . Let us know. Just use the hashtag, bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. The us Vice President mike pence meets the president of the European Council donald tusk in brussels this morning. They will try to mend fences after throwing rhetorical Fire Crackers at each other in recent weeks. While mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uks decision to leave the union and angered many nations with his travel ban. Between them, the us and the European Union are the worlds two biggest trading blocs. Figures from 2014 put the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over 1 trillion. And that favoured the eu. It sold 91 billion more stuff to the usa than the other way round. Something the Trump Administration would like to change. A