those the 2024 presidential ballot. counting has begun ir after those counting has begun in pakistan after a campaign marred by violence. president zelensky fires the chief of the army. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. let s round up the business news of the day. we start with the entertainment giant disney whose share values have climbed by nearly 10% today after better than expected earnings were posted after the bell on wednesday. disney followed up with hand outs for investors in the form of share buy backs and bigger dividends. along with a number of major deals and upcoming events that clearly has markets excited. erin delmore is in new york for us. first of all, those investors will be pretty happy today, won t they? they well and they will be even happier if they check the stock price is right now. what is this news based on? a great earnings report yesterday from disney and from good news for inves
the princess of wales is recovering following abdominal surgery, the operation a success, remaining in hospitalfor operation a success, remaining in hospital for october fortnight, buckingham palace has announced king charles will visit hospital next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate. iran s foreign minister says houthi attacks on the red sea will only stop when the war ends. translation: if the genocide in gaza stops, then it will lead to the. - the end of other crises and attacks in the region. rishi sunak faces a crucial vote on his plan to deport asylum seekers to rwanda after two resigned. time for a look at the business news now. we start in china where the latest official figures say the economy grew by 5.2% last year. now that s slightly higher than beijing s target of 5% but one of the lowest levels in china outside of the pandemic for decades. the post lockdown bounce back for the world s second largest economy has struggled against a property se