10 15pm on the 13th Of August on sunday, those two men were standing outside the nightclub, in south london, they were approached police say by a man who attacked them with a knife before running away. Both men are in their 20s or 30s, they were taken to hospital for treatment and have since been discharged, there has been no officers, officers are following up leads, they are crucial in the Ongoing Investigation what they described as a homophobic attack of the two men. We will of course have more on that story as we get it but now lets go to tie and write for the business news. Lets start with china. Weve had some worrying data this week fuelling fears about the health today, Property Prices fell for the first time this year due to flagging demand house prices fell by 0. 1 injuly, compared with the same month last year. Going into reverse again for the First Time Since china began to emerge from its covid lockdown. 0n wednesday, on wednesday, Retail Sales Growth slowed to 2. 5 , a si
i mean by that is the perception of china from outside, even those who have businesses here and have teams here, for whom china is a very important market and then the writ lived reality on the ground. that is due anywhere in the world but i think one of the world but i think one of the confusions during the pandemic period particular contributed to the gap. what they will find is and they will visit their own teams and factory floors and get an idea on what the outlook is but the truth is zero covid and some of the other challenges have really stomped on consumer investor confidence and it has beenin investor confidence and it has been in unbalanced so far so it isjust not been in unbalanced so far so it is just not the recovery people were hoping for even if it is not as grim as the more sensational headlines suggest. we just want to ask you because regulations in china have tightened. this is not good for a business environment, for anyone. a business environment, fo
to boost foreign investments in the country as its own economic engine slows. for clues on what we can expect. mattie bekink of the economist intelligence unit spoke to us. i think one of the reasons that this meeting and the stream of executives and world leaders turning to china in the last few months since the very surprisingly exit from the zero covid and the reopening is because there has been a perception gap that has only widened in the three years that china was close. but i mean by thatis china was close. but i mean by that is the perception of china from outside even those who have businesses here and for whom china is a very important market and the lived reality on the ground. that is true anywhere in the world but i think some of the geopolitical tensions and confusion during the pandemic. particularly contributed to this perception 93p- contributed to this perception gap. so what they will find is, one, but they will discover is a chance to revisit their own tea
hadn t seen. you re a student of the law. you know that lawyers are not supposed to disclose their conversation with their clients. even after they re dead. that s what stephen jones the attorney did. i think it was a questionable decision on his part. it was a tremendous boom to me as a journalist to get behind the scenes in many the investigation. plus, i got all the material that federal government turned over to the defense as part of their investigation. so i have the federal government as well. how nice to see you both. how nice to see you, jeffrey toobin. congratulations. thank you. book after book. not sure how you do it. well it s a phenomenal write. thank you. be sure to pick up his book. we ll speak to one of the authors of the clarence thomas report. that will be later this hour. right now, our coverage continues as cnn this morning continues right now. russia is accusing the united states of being behind that drone attack on the kremlin.
i m amara walker. happy new year. we hope your new year is off to a great start. just ahead, home prices spiked in 2022, pricing many people out of the market, so what can we see and expect to see this year? we ll take a look at that, coming up. plus, inflation hasn t stopped people from spending, but they re not necessarily spending it on clothes and shoes. the concerns that retail stores could see losses this year, and what people are spending their money on, instead. but first, let s get you caught up on this morning s news headlines with whitney wild. good morning and happy new year, boris and amara, and to all of you watching at home. we begin this morning in vatican city, where thousands have gathered for the first mass of 2023, just one day after the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict passed away saturday at the age of 95 at his home in a monastery on the grounds of the vatican. and beginning monday, his body will be moved to st. peter s basilica, wher