Bonanza for Chatg Pt Maker openai it takes in new funding, making it one of the most valuable Start Ups in The World. Will he or wont he show up that is Elon Musk is due to testify to the us Markets Watchdog over his Twitter Buyout after a no show last month. Welcome to business today, im ben thompson. We start in the Middle East where, as weve been reporting, President Biden has said the us does not support an attack by israel on irans nuclear sites in response to tehran s missile strikes on israel on tuesday. The us president said the israelis had a right to respond to the attack, but they needed to do so proportionately. In the latest fighting, israel has bombed a building in central beirut. Oil prices have risen since wednesday over supply fears, with markets regaining ground as investors seemingly come to terms with the escalation. Lets have a quick look at the price of oil. This is the one to keep an eye on, Brent Crude up another 2 today taking it above 75 per barrel. For more o
And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
The first pretrial arguments in Donald Trumps federal Election Interference Hearing since the supreme courts controversial decision ruling out critical testimony of trumps contacts with the Justice Department and Vice President Pence. Pure evil. A Georgia Community reeling after a 14yearold Boy allegedly murdered two students and two teachers in a High School 45 miles from atlanta. The sheriff in the town shocked and in mourning. I dont know if i will ever get over the sounds, having to do the notifications to the family that their baby is not coming home. Love is going to prevail over what happened yesterday. I will do everything in my power to make sure that happens. Terrifying video showing students helped by Law Enforcement to escape. The fbi explaining why they had the teenage suspect questioned a year ago but did not follow up. Debate prep. Rules are set for tuesdays big showdown in philadelphia. Vice president harris picks up a major republican endorsement. Not only am i not vot
Bill that is jg jefferson on the left and john painter on the right. They were best friends known as the dynamic duo on campus and we are told that j. J. Married this year and john was his best man in that wedding. Dana in New York City, an offduty nypd officer was shot in an attempted carjacking. Police say it was happening when he was on his way to work. Two men tapped on his car window and when he got out of his vehicle, one shot him several times. Bill police have arrested a suspect a few blocks away. A gun recovered on the scene. Thankfully, that officer is expected to recover. Dana all of this is unfolding as New York City mourns another fallen hero. He is one of two officers shot and killed last month responding to a domestic disturbance in harlem. Not only did he die protecting new yorkers, but he donated five organs saving five lives in the process. Bill an inside look of st. A funeral will begin an hour for an outfit for the second time in five days, there will be a c of neve
3,000 u. S. Troops to europe as the threat of a russian invasion looms over ukraine. Hello, welcome to America Reports for a wednesday, john roberts in washington. Sandra, good to be back with you. Sandra great to see you. Welcome back. Sandra smith in new york. Additional forces are deploying to poland, germany and romania, all of which are nato members, on top of the 8500 troops already on high alert and ready for deployment if needed. John the pentagon says the u. S. Is committed to defending nato allies as tensions rise, and new Satellite Images reveal the extent of russias military activity in the region. Sandra steve live in kyiv, what is putin doing now . Whats he doing now and whats he going to do, the question many World Leaders are asking themselves. Putin kept quiet about ukraine for a month, he broke the silence yesterday in classic passion. Twisted it around saying the u. S. Was trying to drag russia into war in ukraine, not mentioning the massive buildup of Russian Forces