speaking to the talking business weekly programme on the bbc news channel, dr louise newson says thatupplements will make any difference at all. i really worry about it. so, i mean, i don't work with any of these companies at all and i don't do any paid work with pharma, just for complete transparency. i read somewhere the other day that it's $120 billion a year spent on menopause related products. but, you know, if i was a sassy business person thinking, well, if 1.2 billion women worldwide are menopausal, how are we going to get them to buy some supplements or face cream or shampoo? and actually, when i was struggling and was unable to receive treatment from the nhs, i would have spent a lot of money on anything to help me, because it would have been cheaper than a divorce if it meant that i could keep myjob and my income. you know, people are very desperate to feel better. the advertising on some of these products is great. they also try and push people away from hrt. and it really worries me because there's no evidence, certainly, that a lot of the supplements will really make a d

speaking to the bbc�*s talking business weekly, billionaire property developer rick caruso thinks thatcertainty over the conflict in the middle east mean a recession could be inevitable. i don't think there's a way to avoid a recession. i just don't think there is. with the height of the interest rates that we have right now and the fact that we still have a strong economy, we still have the consumer spending, the fed is going to have to continue to put more pressure. my fear is they've gone so big, so far, we haven't felt the full effects. but what i'm seeing of fellow chairmen, ceos of companies and executives, everybody is pulling back, that i know of. and that's going to cause some level of a recession, in my opinion. i don't think it's going to be deep. i think it's going to be minor. i think we will get through it. i don't see how were going to avoid it unless the fed starts pivoting and dropping rates but they won't drop rates until they see some level of a recession and cost of goods actually going down. it's going to be a bit of a self—fulfilling prophecy, i think. when is it

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you can get more on the net zero debate and hear more from paul polman on talking business weekly with other news, the feud between elon musk and financial regulators is escalating. wall street's watchdog, the securities and exchange commission, is investigating the world's richest man over his $41; billion takeover of twitter, now known as x. on thursday it revealed it's taking legal action against him for failing to provide them with information. another of mr musk�*s big brands, tesla, is cutting its us prices for its model three and model y cars. they have been cut by about 3% or 4% depending on how you slice the figures. it's only a month since the company slashed prices for its premium model s and model x cars. tesla is trying to contend with a slowing ev market and fend off new players in the market. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on x. i'm @bbcaaron. i suppose getting to the end of my pr in london career, i thought, what you to earn my living? i really enjoyed gardening so i went to college. enjoyed gardening so i went to colleue. ., , ., , . .,

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst.back, as big employers demand the return of workers for at least some of the working week. how will the question of where we work be resolved? as office workers are told to show up or face the consequences, will they vote with their feet? we get the latest numbers from online recruitment giant linkedin and find out if people are applying for those in—officejobs. also, i'm going to be hearing from these two. there they are, two of the iconic working—from—home companies. i'm going to be asking big bosses from zoom and slack on how the move back to work is impacting on their businesses and what they're asking their own workers to do. plus, what does all of this mean for the global property market facing notjust lower occupancy, but also,

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go take a look at what's on the show. the battle for the office is back, as big employers demand the return of workers for at least some of the working week. how will the question of where we work be resolved? as office workers are told to show up or face the consequences, will they vote with their feet? we get the latest numbers from online recruitment giant linkedin and find out if people are applying for those in—officejobs. also, i'm going to be hearing from these two. there they are, two of the iconic working—from—home companies. i'm going to be asking big bosses from zoom and slack on how the move back to work is impacting on their businesses and what they're asking their own workers to do. plus, what does all of this mean for the global property market facing notjust lower occupancy, but also, higher interest rates? one of the world's richest property investors looks into his crystal ball. does he think a recession in america could be just around the corner? wherever you'

interview and how business and trade has brought peace to israel and some of her neighbours on talking business weeklyaturday. and in the rest of the world, it's on from 22:30 gmt on friday. the cost—of—living crisis has seen a huge increase in the number of people struggling to make ends meet and a rise in the number of workers striking over pay. but employers are also seeing costs rise and sales falling. the association of accounting technicians say pay rises are not the only way employers can help their workforce manage the current economic situation. it says financial literacy would benefit everyone. the financial literacy gap is still a major global issue, with the financial literacy around the world report saying just 33% of the world is financially literate. let's stay with the subject. live now tojo fairley, co—founder of green and black's. hello and welcome to the programme! first off, the point about pay rises. our people really getting pay rises? people are getting pay rises, absolutely. but for employers it is not the only way that you can actually reward your staff. training is a way that

hear more on that plus more views from the world of business byjoining aaron heslehurst for talking business weeklye pence to two pounds, to mark the reign of king charles iii. the coins will enter circulation by the end of the year, and celebrate the king's love of the natural world. the heads side, of course, bear the monarch's image. the tails side of every coin will feature the uk's flora and fauna, including a dormouse, a red squirrel, an atlantic salmon, oak leaves and wild flowers. the director of the royal mint has told the bbc they have deliberately used large numbers on the coins to help children identify figures and learn to count. i think these coins, with a large number are appealing to children learning to counter the use of money, very easy for them to identify which coin they are looking at. but also they are looking at. but also the animals in flora and fauna, everything you see these kinds, will appeal to children and the general public and they are great conversation starters as well about conversation and also things that people don't usually see on coins.- also things that peop

and you can get more on the net zero debate, and hear more from paul polman, on talking business weeklyta the world is producing. last year nearly 100 trillion gigabytes were created, according to researchers, international data group, that's 100,000 exabytes, if you want the technical term. and we'll keep needing to come up with more terms, as that amount is expected to double again by 2025. and with the rise of ever more data—intensive tech, like ai, how do we store and manage it all? let's find out. dev ittycheria is ceo of mongodb, which provides database software to customers in more than 100 countries. as an example, it has supplied the indian government with the system for organising data on its 1.2 billion people, in the world's largest biometric id system. dev, a warm welcome to the programme. iwonder dev, a warm welcome to the programme. i wonder if i could just start off with a really simple question? we showed some images there of databases in a protected room, and presuming. what does 100 trillion gb look like, in terms of space? what does100 trillion gb look like, in terms

the a weekly look at the world's talk business stories from global markets to economies and a small business sales force and including security around the world. is there something that the international community, your view should be doing to understand how it affects? counting the cost on al jazeera. it was the kind of day when history pivots takes a turn that will shape the lives of millions. it has already taken the lives of far too many escalation doesn't quite capture it. what we are seeing in the occupied gaza strip and israel has no precedent. the barbarism at the outset, the talk of vengeance, the war crimes and assigns all to familiar ones. some journalists coming to the pressures under the powers that be for the next half hour. here at the listening post, we will be covering the news coverage of the war in palestine and israel examining the narratives that have emerged since. how must a surprise attack a seismic news that is best to take ownership of the date on which is october 7th, 2023. the one we are seeing out of the wreckage of from mazda is attack, or on israel is on the mo

businesses will as well. so, in terms of outreach, these recommendations were informed by weekly merchant walks talking to business owner one on one, asking what they think is needed in the communities. case by case business and permit counseling with perspective business owners and also existing business owners who want to expand. last year we started new function in the office with two new small business permit specialists. seeing all the cases that come across our office each day, have found yirias where businesses get tripped up in the permitting journey and so, this legislation really seeks to address that. ongoing conversation with merchant associations and also we have spoken with all the supervisors offices as well for input. so, that's a summary of the legislation. we know and recognize that with all the different amendments that happened, it looks a little messy to the legislation, and today we also have requests for amendments. some of these-a lot of these were addressed at the planning commission and so now we are try ing to take action and subsequently also had conversations with many supervisors and

weekly or markets and we end up, with a strong. how do you identify the strong? charles: you identify the strong through one pricing power. many of the businesses we talkedde. dr pepper enjoys pricing power because of the oligopoly -- tom: if you are sitting over there, you are the wrong side if you are sitting near me. jonathan: we spend commercial breaks teaching tom. charles: it comes down to pricing power, driving revenue opportunity and product video over time. it comes down to balance sheets. we are in then environment where the cost of financing has changed a lot. the more coverage you have in getting to the next cycle. we are debating when this cycle ands and the next one be -- cycle ends and the next one begins. jonathan: coming out of the financial crisis, we used to talk about disruption. every time i heard that word, it would drive me nuts. can we talk about something truly disruptive? when you start to hear about ozempic did you start to go through the portfolio and say "things are about to change here"? >> we debate on lots of levels on the personal and. professionally, i think it goes to how believable are the demand rights underneath the