World Business Report

Starship carried out two laps of the Earth – rather than the planned six – before SpaceX decided to end the mission early and bring it back to Earth. There was concern launch would not go ahead as planned when engineers found an issue with one of its six engines before the mission started.
In the U.S. there is backlash against data centres. We go to Pennsylvania to speak to a veteran activist about the protests — and speak to a journalist reporting on the issue.
And Apple has been ordered to pay billions in damages after a US jury found it had used another firm's tech without permission.
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The US and China are cutting tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods. What does it mean for trade between the two countries? Plus, what’s pushing oil prices higher again? And why are some people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region struggling to access their money?

Presenter: Bisi Adebayo
Producer: Victoriya Holland
Editor: Naomi Rainey

Independent panel finds City guilty on more than 100 charges after a lengthy investigation into financial rule breaches.
Talks between US and China continue during President Xi's visit to Washington DC.
And nearly three million Volkswagen and Audi cars are being recalled worldwide over a steering problem.

Both leaders toasted each other, agreed to an economic future together and little concrete has been announced.
We hear how the visit has been received in both China and the US.
Also, we hear from the boss of a shipping company on the challenges of navigating attacks and disruption, and also what it’s meant for his bottom line.

On today’s episode, we take a look at the stories shaping global business and markets.
We discuss China’s state visit to the United States with Claire Reade, exploring the key issues and what the visit could mean for relations between the two countries.
Cary Leahey joins us to discuss what’s trending in the markets, from the latest moves to the themes investors are watching.
We also look at the UN’s conference on scams and the growing international focus on scam operations linked to Cambodia.
And could the growing popularity of high-protein diets be putting the food industry under pressure? We examine how changing consumer habits are affecting the businesses behind the trend.
Finally, we turn to Turkey, where the founder of an investment fund at the centre of an alleged eighteen-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme has been arrested. We speak to Piotr Zalewski, The Economist’s Turkey correspondent in Istanbul, about the allegations, the scale of the scandal and what it means for Turkey’s financial sector.