Mild, temperatures 13 in belfast, 1a in glasgow, highs of maybe 17 across parts of eastern england. That is the latest. Thanks, chris. You may have heard Audio Interference at the start of the programme, apologies for that. And thats bbc news at ten. On bbc one, its time tojoin our colleagues for the news where you are. This is bbc news. We will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour which is straight after this programme. Hello, everybody. A very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. Translation we should support farmers, because without them, we have no food. Without them, well have nothing. The worlds failing food system with farmers struggling to make a living, can they keep producing the food we all need . Farmers Around The World, from europe and australia to mexico and india, theyve been taking to the streets as their financial pressures grow. So, what does it all mean for one of the worlds mos
Will be on oppenheimer to see if it collects the most gongs. Now on bbc news it is time for talking business. Hello, everybody. A very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. Translation people have been using cannabis for as long as you can remember for millennia. And nothing will stop them, no prohibition. And thats why they should be able to do it safely. Yep. The money in marijuana. Were going to take a look into the Big Business Of Cannabis as germany becomes the latest in a string of countries to legalize its use in the us alone, where 2a states allow its Recreational Use, that market is huge, nearly 40 billion. So im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are, the big boss of the body that monitors drugs and Drug Addiction across europe, who tells me theres been a huge rise in cannabis based drugs in recent decades. And a top exec at one of americas biggest cannabis retailers, which S
a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the big china challenge. a year since the covid 19lockdowns. as the biggest economy back to full health. ongoing trade tensions with the us are some of the problems government is trying to tackle. this leading china economist will explain how the government needs to balance ambitions of the changing demand of a radically different younger generation if it wants the country to thrive. plus this former head of the international monetary fund china division tells me how beijing struggles are affecting all of us around the world. and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser firefox tells me how her foundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you arejoining me from around the world warm welcome. china, s second biggest economy a trouser united states and is more th
around the world and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser, firefox, tells me how herfoundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. china it s the world s second biggest economy. it trails only the united states and is more than four times the size of the next on the list, japan. so what happens there certainly matters. but a year since the government abandoned coronavirus lockdowns, it s an economy that s still struggling. the challenges for president xi jinping s government include vast debts in the property market and local government, soaring youth unemployment, an ageing workforce and ongoing trade tensions with the united states. his government set a target of around 5% for economic growth this year. it was the lowest in decades, and some say that was deliberate, but it will
the end of fossil fuels, and the return to the office. oh, boy, it s been quite a year. we re going to hear from the policy makers, the big bosses, and the unlikely stories that made the year so tumultuous. from the head of the imf and nasa to the side hustler making millions. how much money do you make doing this? so this past year, we did over $2 million. shut the front door. it s been a wild ride in business and work, so buckle up as we look back at 2023. wherever you joining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, as the year began, europe, it was feeling lucky to have got through a relatively mild early winter. nevertheless, the russian invasion of ukraine and the impact it had on energy and food prices were certainly at the top of the agenda. the year to come in the west, well, it would be a dance between rising prices and wages and interest rates, which were just going up to keep a lid on everything else. all these in