this is business briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. all us starbucks stores will close for an afternoon next month so that staff can be trained in racial awareness, following the controversial arrest of two black men at one of its outlets. and trade tensions are once again on the rise, as the us accuses china of dumping cheap metal on its shores. and on the markets, asian shares have crept up, after wall street reacted positively to upbeat corporate earnings. starbucks says it will shut all of its 8000 us coffee shops for a full day next month, in an attempt to educate staff on how to avoid having a racial bias. the move comes after two black men were arrested for "trespassing" while waiting to meet friends at a branch of the coffee chain in the state of pennsylvania. following the incident, protesters converged on the store and there were calls for a boycott of starbucks. a walk ere were calls a walk in were calls

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