the power grid. also, i m going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how they re supporting their staff through it all. many thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed by russian bombs. so how will ukraine afford to rebuild when the fighting stops 7 the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, ukraine, it s been suffering for a year now. it s 12 months since russia invaded because of what president putin said was a need to demilitarise and de nazify that country. and in that time, thousands have died as ukraine continues to valiantly defend itself. but it s also come at a huge economic cost for both ukraine and the rest of the world. and that s one of the reasons why western a
united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunbrunhuber. three more arrests following the death of this black man in a virginia state hospital. that brings the total number of second-degree murder charges in the case to ten. a tornado in texas. that s not all. severe weather hits parts of the u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen will be back on capitol hill hoping to assure lawmakers there s no crisis for u.s. banks. she pulled together a deal to give an infusion of first republic, the major bank on the verge of failing. i can reassure the members of our committee that the banking system is sound. and americans can feel confident their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our commitment to ensure our financial system remains strong and the savings remain safe. the turmoil has sent stock prices on a wild ride for the last week. and the need for a
newsroom 11 banks stepping up to provide a financial life line to first republic bank, the regional u.s. bank facing significant challenges the last week. [ sirens ] this is an area that will see the line of storms move through the overnight hours and early morning hours friday. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional and very unprofessional and very unsafe. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 17, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where new trading day gets under way in just a few hours. investors may be wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. it looks better for first republic after 11 major banks extended a lifeline to keep it afloat. a large percentage of uninsured deposits prompted many customers to pull their money from the bank. and shares soared after the news. right now futures are steady if not rising slightly and markets acr
ukraine s vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine s finance minister tells me how he s kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid. also, i m going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how they re supporting their staff through it all. many thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed by russian bombs. so how will ukraine afford to rebuild when the fighting stops? the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, ukraine, it s been suffering for a year now. it s 12 months since russia invaded because of what p
who remains in a critical condition in hospital. millions of nigerians have been voting in their country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. china s plans for peace in ukraine cause ripples around the world president zelensky says he wants to hear more and the leader of russia s key ally belarus announces plans to fly to beijing. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. counting the cost of war as ukraine marks a year since the invasion, we re going to take a look at the toll it s taken on the economy. ukraine s vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine s finance minister tells me how he s kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and