Hello im daryn jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week. We are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. We are independent and we do not need middle east Oil President trump wants u. S. Troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on wars and the billions of men tainting us military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on big Silicon Valley tech that could escalate a trade war with the United States. Well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops stationed at more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of irans 2nd most powerful figure qassam soon th
I was a hostage. He is very keen to clear his name. Party on, elon. Tesla celebrates a milestone of its push into china. Huawei braces for another challenging year under u. S. Sanctions. We hope restrictions do not get worse, but if they do we have a plan b. Sebastian Alan Greenspan says the only way to curb deficits is to pull back benefits. We are trying to spend more than we have. Sebastian thats all straight ahead on bloomberg best. Sebastian hello and welcome. Im Sebastian Salek and this is bloomberg best, your weekly review of the most important Business News analysis and interviews. Lets start with a day by day look at the top headlines. The week began with markets reeling from a geopolitical shock, an attack that killed one of irans top military officials. The fallout of a top Iranian Military commander is widening. Lawmakers in iraq have voted to expel american troops. Iran says it will no longer abide by the Nuclear Deal Reached with major powers in 2015. President trump thre
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Military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on big Silicon Valley tech that could escalate a trade war with the United States. Well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops stationed at more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of iran 2nd most powerful figure cost him soon the money by u. S. Drone strike has led to the deployment of more troops to iraq and one iran hit back and tensions appear to have eased for now a shadow war goes on which raises the question how much does the United States spend on its presence in the middle east well since 911. 00 taxpayers in the United States have spent 6. 00 trillion dollars on wars in afghanistan iraq and syria thats according t
Troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on wars and the billions of men taining us military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on big Silicon Valley tech that could escalate a trade war with the United States. Well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops stationed at more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of irans 2nd most powerful figure qassam soon the money by u. S. Drone strike has led to the deployment of more troops to iraq and one iran hit back and tensions appear to have eased for now a shadow war goes on which raises the question how much does the United States spend on its presence in the middle east well since 911. 00 taxpayers