Faces several charges including defrauding his customers as much as 10 billion. Charges that he has denied. My Colleague Erin Delmore has the lead is. It Colleague Erin Delmore has the lead is. , Colleague Erin Delmore has the lead is. ,. , lead is. It was a stunning beginning lead is. It was a stunning beginning. That lead is. It was a stunning beginning. That was lead is. It was a stunning beginning. That was surprise number one. Judge lewis kaplan dismissed thejury, number one. Judge lewis kaplan dismissed the jury, saying there is something they need to work out. He then told the rest of us that there were topic eric that the defence wanted to introduce. He said his solution was to hear it for his ears only, so they did put Sam Bankman Fried on the stand. He answered questions from his own defence lawyers, but the jury wasnt in the room. A lot focused on what advice from lawyers made mr bankman fried think his companys actions were legal. They got to the research of Customer Funds and the loans that Alameda Research doled out to mr bankman fried and other members. Tomorrow, thejury is due back in, and judge kaplan said they may actually spend the first half of next week talking about the case, coming up with their own verdict. That would be an accelerated timeline. He originally predicted. They are moving along quickly, and finally heard from mr bankman fried. Finally heard from mr bankmanfried. Finally heard from mr bankmanfried. ~ ,. , bankmanfried. We will give you the updates bankmanfried. We will give you the updates as bankmanfried. We will give you the updates as soon bankmanfried. We will give you the updates as soon as bankmanfried. We will give you the updates as soon as we bankmanfried. We will give you the updates as soon as we get i the updates as soon as we get those. Marking the biggest game for the girl of biggest economy before the indo 20 and 21 at the end. Contributing to much of that increase in the quarter despite increases in rates. It could give the central bank some reasons to keep policy tight to tamper inflation. I have been speaking to tiffany wilding, who explained why a Consumer Spending has remained strong despite higher prices. Looking at the underlying drivers of the Consumption Boom in the us, we think its still to do with the fact that the Us Government officials and had a very large response. In terms of the fiscal transfers, they were large relative to history as well as to our develop market peers. Consumers saved up market peers. Consumers saved up a pretty decent sized stock of savings as a result of that. We think they are spending that down now, and thats definitely being depleted, especially on a real basis, as higher prices erode the savings. Nevertheless, that has still been fuelling. Consumers still have monies in money in their pockets. Clearly, The Middle East situation and wars in particular, just from an economic perspective, tend to be stagflation area. Really the thing we will watch for is the extent of some disruption of supply. They tend to raise inflation and lower output growth. In terms of the developed response to that, unfortunately, its probably going to be tighter for longer. That spending is also reflected in many of the Company Earnings that weve been covering for you all through this week. Amazon has reported a 13 jump in the quarter ending september. The company spent much of last year in cost cutting mode, laying off staff. At the strong Quarterly Report shows amazons core e Commerce Business is recovery. 0ur north America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury sent this report. It Business Correspondent Michelle Fleury sent this report. Fleury sent this report. It was a stron fleury sent this report. It was a Strong Performance fleury sent this report. It was a Strong Performance by fleury sent this report. It was a Strong Performance by amazon, the giant saying revenue climbed 13 of the quarter, despite challenges posed by inflation and rising rates. Sales in North America were up 11 from the year ago. Globally, the picture was even stronger. Sales rose 16 . Amazons advertising is a growing part of its portfolio. Free v is its ad supported streaming Video Service and its going to be bringing ads to its core prime Video Service early next year. The company also highlighted its work and the generative ai space, a hot topic this season. As for sales, Amazon Services claim to tuca 21. 3 billion. But investors remain concerned that the pace of growth is slowing after result this week from microsoft and google. It seems tech giants are sending mixed signals about the cloud market. Lets take you through some of the companies that have also reported earnings. Intel reported earnings. Intel reported reports that beat Wall Street Expectations for the july to september quarter. Despite its revenue declining about 8 , shares rose about 6 in late trading. The company also said it is on track to catch up with rival tsmc in an increasingly competitive industry. Ford also reported their earnings, but unlike intel, it missed expectations and sell shares falling about 3 in after hours trading. The us auto sector is also in a state of flux with the ongoing worker strikes that lasted six weeks demanding fair pay and better benefits. The company said the strikes were likely to reflect and the results in the next corridor. Ford yesterday said it reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union pending approval from union leaders. The union has asked striking workers to go back to work during the voting process. In the world of sport, the Rugby World Cup closes we can with new zealands All Black Facing the springboks in paris. They expect record profits from the tournament. This isntjust a story about sport, it is also about travel and strong Consumer Spending. About travel and strong consumerspending. Nuno Consumer Spending. Nuno guerrero told consumerspending. Nuno guerrero told me that many fans are willing to forfeit goods so that money to spend to go see their favourite teams. We have seen travellers want to see their countries live, and one of the interesting trends is weve seen consumers telling us that they will forgo potentially buying physical loads to actually travel. Thats one of the important elements. 50 say that they would prefer to go and watch their teams instant of travelling, but theyre replacing that travelling to make sure they are connected to the sports and ensure they are in those moments that are happening around at the moment. 0ne happening around at the moment. One of the other interesting ones, and this is a remarkable statistic, 25 of our travellers are telling us also that they would go and watch their team live instead of spending their birthday with their partner or their spouse. That is an interesting one. 0nto another huge Global Industry worth billions of dollars. Menopause products. It includes everything from Relief Supplements to lipsticks to Temperature Regulating Vests to combat symptoms of hot flashes. A leading doctor has told the bbc that not enough money is being spent on coming up with better products for women experiencing menopause. I really worry about it. I dont work really worry about it. I dont work with really worry about it. I dont work with any of these companies, i dont have any paid companies, i dont have any paid workers in contact. Its 120 paid workers in contact. Its 120 billion a year spent on menopause related products, but if i was menopause related products, but if i was a menopause related products, but if i was a Business Person Thinking if i was a Business Person Thinking its 1. 2 if i was a Business Person Thinking its1. 2 billion women worldwide menopausal, how can we get worldwide menopausal, how can we get them to buy some supplement or face cream or shampoo . When i was struggling and was shampoo . When i was struggling and was unable to receive treatment from the nhs, i would have spent a lot of money on anything have spent a lot of money on anything to help me because it wouldve anything to help me because it wouldve been cheaper than a divorce. Wouldve been cheaper than a divorce. I wouldve been cheaper than a divorce, i admit that i can keep divorce, i admit that i can keep my divorce, i admit that i can keep myjob and my income. People keep myjob and my income. People are very desperate to feel better. Advertising on some feel better. Advertising on some products is great. They also some products is great. They also try some products is great. They also try and push people away from also try and push people away from hrc. It really worries me because from hrc. It really worries me because theres no evidence that because theres no evidence that a because theres no evidence that a lot because theres no evidence that a lot of the supplements realty that a lot of the supplements really make a difference. Theyre really make a difference. Theyre not going to improve future theyre not going to improve Future Health as well. The money Future Health as well. The money thats been spent on this isiust money thats been spent on this isjust awful, actually. Isjust awful, actually. Before we no, isjust awful, actually. Before we go. Today isjust awful, actually. Before we go, today marks isjust awful, actually. Before we go, today marks the isjust awful, actually. Before we go, today marks the oneyear we go, today marks the one Year Anniversary of elon musk� s purchase of the Social Media Platform once known as twitter. In the year since the controversial takeover, a is change. Its now called x, and verified users have to pay for that blue tick mark. Its also lost nearly half of its Advertising Revenue as well. Thats all we have for you on Asia Business report. Find much more on the bbc news website. Thanks for watching. Bbc news bringing you different stories| from across the uk. Halloweens nearly here, so its time to pick those pumpkins, and visitors to this farm can see pink ones for the first time. Farmer fiona wilshore came up with the idea after learning her father had terminal cancer. 0ur dad lived and breathed all of his time here, so were really missing him and we have been missing him for a while because hes not been able to be on the farm for the past couple of months. How much money are you hoping to raise . Because youve already raised a huge amount. We set the target of £3,000 and weve surpassed that, so lets go to £6,000. Each year, we sort of stack it up with the pumpkins. And this has been our biggest and best year yet. Fionas following in her dads footsteps and is running the farm. At just 2a years old, its a big responsibility, but one shes embracing. Ive definitely been thrown in at the deep end. But i think growing up| on the farm, spending the evenings and weekends here, you pick up a lot from everybody thatj youre working with. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Hey, im zof with the catch up. Tonight new Online Safety rules, a Glastonbury Rumour and a whale of a time. First, though, Student Accommodation costs are taking up almost all of the average maintenance loan. According to charity uni pole, they say people are illegally sharing rooms and working more hours to manage costs. In the last two years, Student Rents have gone up more than 11 , but loans byjust over 5 . The students in exeter say its really difficult, but most, if not all of them, have to work to be able to make up for the bills. It becomes much harder to really balance that time to sort of meet the rent. Its difficult for a lot of people to afford without getting a job alongside the government. I say if youre worried, you should speak to your unit for help. The government say if youre worried. Some other stories now. Israel says an overnight raid in gaza was preparation for the next stages of combat, with a Ground Invasion still expected. Meanwhile, hamas says about 50 hostages have been killed due to israeli strikes, although that number hasnt been verified. New Online Safety rules have become law. The government says it will make the internet safer with lots of changes, including getting tech firms like tiktok and ensor to take more responsibility for content. But its controversial with worries about privacy, and this next one is exciting. Glastonbury organiser emily eavis says shes been offered a really big american artist who she hopes Will Headline The Festival Next year. Hopes will headline im pretty intrigued, but i guess well have to be patient on that one. And time now for ten seconds of scary surfing. Jason breen was surfing in sydney when this huge whale crashed into him. Thankfully, he was all right though, for a while. Kind of. Well, start out, though. Youre all caught up now. See you later. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im Lizzie Greenwood hughes. 0ur headlines tonight. More misery for the defending champions at the Cricket World Cup. Its a heavy loss for england against sri lanka. A ten month ban from football for Sandro Tonali as the Newcastle Midfielder is found to have breached betting rules. And england accuse world rugby of denying tom curry a fair hearing, over his allegation of an on field racial slur. So, welcome to sportsday, and were starting at the Cricket World Cup because it looks like the defending champions england are making an early exit. They were heavily beaten by sri lanka their fourth defeat in five matches so far. Batting first, england were 45 without loss before dawid malans wicket began a miserable slide,