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Hurricane Dorian could hit the US

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Hurricane Dorian could hit the US. We hear from Luis Fajardo from 麻豆官网首页入口 Monitoring in Miami. And as the trade war between the US and China expands, we meet some of those impacted by it. Also in the programme, with Argentina in the midst of a currency crisis, the government has imposed sweeping restrictions on how much money people can exchange into foreign currencies. Jimena Blanco of risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft in Buenos Aires, explains the government's thinking. In May last year federal legislation which outlawed sports betting was changed; thirteen states now allow it and Rupert Murdoch鈥檚 Fox Corporation has launched Fox Bet. We hear from Warwick Bartlett, the CEO of industry consultants GBGC. Plus our regular workplace commentator Heather McGregor of Heriot Watt University takes a look at research indicating that expressing gratitude towards our colleagues can help combat stress and boost job satisfaction. And we're joined throughout the programme by I'll be joined throughout the programme by Nathaniel Taplin from the Wall St Journal in Hong Kong and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence, in Houston, Texas.

Pic description: Satellite image of Hurricane Dorian
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Tue 3 Sep 2019 00:06GMT

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