real frenzy of activity around this case. so, i promise we will return to that as soon as we have it. let s turn our attentions to the united states. the house of representatives has approved a deal to allow the us to borrow more money, days before the world s biggest economy would have started defaulting on its debt. the measure passed the chamber by a vote of 314 to 117, with defections on both sides of the aisle. the us senate must vote on the bill later this week before presidentjoe biden can sign it into law. joining me now is martin baccardax, senior editor, thestreet.com. was it game, set and match to biden on this deal? i think, to some degree, he can claim an incredible victory here, although ultimately he did want to separate this debt ceiling negotiation from his budget, and he had to concede at least some spending cuts along the way. so, he didn t get precisely what you wanted, but as you indicated, there was tremendous bipartisan support for the deal, including r
track record that many of the, and the diversification that many of the massive lenders or other lenders that were more familiar with to have. high interest rates means that investors are being a bit more selective. but we haven t seen, especially in the case of monzo, who seem to be quite comfortable with their decision, they say they expect to turn a profit this year, which is a significant move for the company as well.- which is a significant move for the company as well. thank you very much- now the alexa voice assistant is something present in many of our homes. but its developer amazon has got into some hot water with privacy matter. marikjo 0i is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. so what happened ? victoria, what has happened is quite frightening if it is true. according to the us federal trade commission, amazon fails to delete alexa recordings of children s voices when requested by parents, and it allegedly stored data for