hello everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly. let s take a look at what is on the show. can we really afford to get old? ageing populations mean a rise in pensions and health care costs but, with government struggling for cash, who is going to pay? it is the problem at the heart of this year s protests with other countries facing similar challenges. well living standards need to step can change keep us comfortable in our senior years? i am going to discuss all of this with these two. a pensions expert who says we are sitting on a global pensions crisis time bomb that needs to raise retirement ages and from this leading economist who will explain why an ageing population isn t good news for governments trying to balance the books. plus, with the cost of living soaring around the world, global debt has set a record. $300 trillion. so we will hear from the boss of europe s leading debt collection agency about how it balances the need to recover cash for its cl
the decision is based on a rarely used provision of the us constitution that bars officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office. the ruling says he s ineligible to appear on next year s ballot because of his role instigating violence against the us government. the ruling only applies to colorado s republican primary ballot, but is on hold pending appeal until next month. the decision came down shortly before mr trump gave a campaign speech in iowa, where the first contest of the 2024 season will take place in less than a month. the former president did not explicitly mention the case, though he has discussed other legal cases against him before on the campaign trail. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had issued a completely flawed decision, adding they will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court. in a moment we ll hear from one of the lawyers who brought the case against mrtrump. but first, here s my conv
and intel. they face now inflation fears as well as operating in a higher interest rate environment. they have also been cost cutting, putting cost cutting measures in. dancers are key is a debited dancers vicki says he is not optimistic about technology stocks in the united states. dan suzuki. i don t really see any reason to expect anything different from what we have seen both from these companies over the past couple of quarters but also from the companies we have only heard from his earnings season. i think what is clear is growth is slowing and this is hurting these companies notjust on the revenue front but the profitability front which i think is front and centre for markets. we were talking about meta layoffs and other big companies, also the collapse of the silicon valley bank. do you think that maybe this is finally, the pay might be over in the next quarter? the pain might be over. nothing i m seeing in the data is really suggesting that. again, wejust he
you re watching bbc news. now is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m paul scott live at the bbc sport centre. a hammer blow as arsenal drop points in the premier league title race with west ham coming from 2 0 down to earn a draw. chelsea s quest for the treble is still on as emma hayes side reach the women s fa cup final with a narrow victory over aston villa. and jessica gadirova leads the way for great britain with a third gold medal at the european gymastics championships in turkey. hello and welcome to the programme. it could turn out to be a pivotal sunday at both ends of the premier league, after west ham came from 2 0 down to earn a point against league leaders arsenal. it s a result that leaves the gunners 4 points clear of second placed manchester city having played a game more. whilst it s a boost to west ham s survival chances. olly foster reports. with manchester city breathing down their necks, arsenal knew they could ill afford any more slip