Business Matters
BBC World Service
Categories: Business
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Shareholders of plane maker Boeing approved a pay package of nearly $33 million for outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun - the highest ever agreed by the company - at its AGM on Friday. Mr Calhoun, who will leave the company at the end of the year, was also re-elected to stay on the troubled company’s board.
Cubans are enduring some of their bleakest economic times since the Cold War – amid worsening inflation, a scarcity of basic goods and a decades-long US economic embargo. The BBC’s Correspondent, Will Grant, looks at how the situation has impacted on one of Cuba’s most quintessential industries – sugar – to see how tough the situation has become.
Plus as Mercedes workers in Alabama have voted against joining a union we look at the result means for workers and management.
Rahul Tandon is joined by Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent, in Sydney and Han Lin, China Country Director of “The Asia Group” a Washington DC based consultancy, and NYU Shanghai professor based in Shanghai. (Image Credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images.)
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2206 - Dow Jones hits record high Fri, 17 May 2024
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2205 - President Putin in China for two-day state visit Thu, 16 May 2024
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2204 - US President Joe Biden puts tariffs on Chinese-made products Wed, 15 May 2024
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2203 - Melinda Gates leaves her namesake foundation - what's next for her? Tue, 14 May 2024
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2202 - US Consumer sentiment sags to a six-month low Sat, 11 May 2024
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2201 - Apple apologises over controversial ad Fri, 10 May 2024
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2200 - Whistleblower: Parts sent to Boeing had 'serious defects' Thu, 09 May 2024
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2199 - TikTok takes revenge Wed, 08 May 2024
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2196 - Turkey says it is stopping trade with Israel over the war in Gaza Fri, 03 May 2024
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2195 - US holds interest rates for sixth time Thu, 02 May 2024
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2194 - Binance founder sent to prison Wed, 01 May 2024
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2193 - The G7 says no more to coal fired power stations by 2035 Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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2192 - US-China relations: How will it affect businesses? Sat, 27 Apr 2024
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2191 - US economic growth slows but inflation grows Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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2190 - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visits China Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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2189 - Millions of US workers set to be affected by ban on so-called ‘non-compete’ agreements Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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2188 - India elections: how has the economy changed under Prime Minister Modi? Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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2187 - Will TikTok be banned in the US? Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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2186 - Ecuador faces severe energy crisis Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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2172 - Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto King' sentenced to 25 years in prison Fri, 29 Mar 2024
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2060 - Meta sued by US states Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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2057 - Biden addresses nation as Israel-Hamas war continues Fri, 20 Oct 2023
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2056 - Aid poised to enter Gaza strip Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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2053 - Microsoft completes biggest deal in gaming history Sat, 14 Oct 2023
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2052 - New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns Fri, 13 Oct 2023
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2028 - African Union expected to join G20 Sat, 09 Sep 2023
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2027 - G20 India: The world's largest economies meet in Delhi Fri, 08 Sep 2023
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2026 - African leaders propose global carbon taxes to fight climate change Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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2021 - Switzerland outlines measures to combat money laundering Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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2018 - US faces more interest rate hikes to cool inflation Sat, 26 Aug 2023
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2017 - BRICS invites six more countries to join the bloc Fri, 25 Aug 2023
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2012 - US bonds offer investors better returns Fri, 18 Aug 2023
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2011 - Joe Biden pledges to boost US on first anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act Thu, 17 Aug 2023
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1993 - How extreme heat in the US is affecting business Sat, 22 Jul 2023
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1992 - Wheat prices rise after Russia threatens ships Fri, 21 Jul 2023
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1989 - Russia pulls out of grain deal Tue, 18 Jul 2023
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1985 - Microsoft's deal to buy Activision boosted by US judge Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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1984 - Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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1968 - Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension Sat, 17 Jun 2023
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1967 - Africa peace making mission aimed at aiding global economy Fri, 16 Jun 2023
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1966 - US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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1965 - EU votes on ways to regulate AI Wed, 14 Jun 2023