beijing. china has slapped export controls on two rare metals used in the manufacture of semiconductors. the move by the chinese ministry of commerce targets the metals gallium and germanium. china is a major producer of both. from august, exports of these metals will require a licence. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellen is headed to berlin, and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the world s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to study the relationship, but she has got her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said he was imposing export controls on two rare medals essential for making semiconductors. the measures are seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restricted chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions for tub gallium and a germanium the two mentals in question, wi
of republican presidents and even obama several years before him, so a push for more government intervention in the economy, more government funding to go to things like manufacturing, education and health care, and that stands in sharp contrast between what obama and trumpeted before him, where they were kind of pushing through really big tax cuts. i think in terms of how we are doing economically, we are leading the g7 in terms of our post pandemic recovery, and a strong economy is the syllabus in decatur for how an election will come out, with an incoming president, so because there is a strong economy, it looks, looking at past elections, it looks, looking at past elections, it seems likely that biden will win the election if we are going on the past elections, but i m not sure that sincerely translated into popularity in the polls. you mention 49%. that is on the higher end. he has also been hovering in the low 405, in terms of approval rating, and he should just be doin
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the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain s biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain s biggest where two coal fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a crushing blow and the worst case scenario. 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south w
the england and wales cricket board has apologised and admits the sport needs a reset after a report found racism, sexism and elitism are widespread. the independent commission for equity in cricket has spent the last two years, getting evidence from more than 4,000 people. bosses from tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons will be questioned by mps about high prices in supermarkets. the british retail consortium says food price rises eased slightly again this month.restrictions on price promotions for unhealthy foods are going to be introduced in wales. the laws which are expected to come into force in 2025 would also see rules on where high sugar, salt and fat foods are placed in shops. the aim is to tackle obesity and diabetes. a charity says the cost of school uniforms is still a big issue, despite rules aimed at keeping prices down. the children s society found parents spent on average £422 a year on secondary and £287 on primary uniforms. the government says it wa