officers have now searched five properties in london and newcastle in the hunt for abdul shokoor ezedi. the injured woman, who was known to the suspect, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. getting germany growing again. europe s biggest economy continues to shrink. so, what s it going to take to get it firing on all cylinders? when we go to the supermarket, but also in the restaurant, that used to be a cheap city. it s not the case anymore. there s growing discontent on the streets as germany continues to grapple with the switch away from cheap russian energy, and it struggles with the investment it needs for long term success. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start s
all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start splashing the cash again and how problems abroad are hurting his members. also, the chairwoman of the german startup association, herself a successful entrepreneur, tells me why a different way of thinking is needed. and it s the younger generation that are going to deliver it. also, i catch up with the big boss of germany s most valuable company, the software giant sap, about why he s worried the rise of the far right could harm his country s economy, but he s still confident about the year ahead. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, this week we re taking a look at germany. the world s fourth biggest economy is europe s number one and probably its most influential. but last year, even though it avoided a technical recession, it was the worst performing of the g7 group
time for a look at the business news now. we the business news now. have growth on the agendi we start in the us where we ve learned today than the world s largest economy grew by an annualised rate of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023. the growth figure was higher than expected. as always the big question is how this will feed into the us central bank the federal reserves next move on the cost of borrowing. michelle fleury is in new york for us. take us into the detail of the growth figures to begin with. where did this surprisingly high figure come from? $5 did this surprisingly high figure come from? did this surprisingly high figure come from? ~ , i. ., come from? as you said, in the final three months come from? as you said, in the final three months of come from? as you said, in the final three months of last come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year on - come from? as yo
at their record high today. but will the european central bank signal lower borrowing costs are on the way? bag pipes skirl. paying the piper! as scots everywhere celebrate burns night, we ll be speaking to one whose playing has bagged a global following. yes we have bagpipes in this programme. we start in the us where air safety chiefs have cleared a path for boeing 737 max 9 jets to return to the skies after dozens were grounded when a cabin panel blew off mid flight, forcing an emergency landing. the federal aviation administration says the jets can fly again once approved inspections are done. but in a blow to boeing, the faa says it won t allow any ramp up in production of the 737 max until it s satisfied about the company s quality control. earlier on wednesday, boeing s chief executive faced senators in washington. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports. the boss of boeing said he understood the seriousness of the safety questions facing the co
advanced knowledge of yevgeny prigozhin s plans to revolt. he is suspected of helping plan the events of last weekend. officials say there are also signs of other russian generals may have supported the rebellion which raises questions about putin s support inside the top ranks. meanwhile vladimir putin is attempting to portray himself as retaining popular support. you can see him there greeting crowds in a rare public appearance wednesday. he flew to the majority muslim city to mark the holiday where he took a tour, kissed fans and posed for selfies. he is also expected to deliver remarks in about an hour. clare sebastian is live in london with more for us. reporter: this is sort of a pr tour. kremlin trying to reassert his authority. he made public remarks, he commemorated the air force pilots killed in prigozhin s armed rebellion. and today speaking at a tech digital conference. but the visit really unusual. this is un-putin-like behavior. having actual human contact, a