Episode 24: US-EU Trade War, Libra Coin Pushback, Law Firm Data Breaches and more

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Links for the stories

Dyson abandons electric car plans

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/10/sir-james-dyson-scraps-25bn-electric-car-saying-project-not/

No new Heathrow runway

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/10/british-airways-boss-says-heathrow-unlikely-get-third-runway/

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

https://www.thelawyer.com/all-is-dust-for-him-and-bleak-defence-counsel-pleads-with-sdt-as-beckwith-picks-up-35000-fine/

More bad Nissan Brexit news

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50000530

UK avoids recession

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49998074

Britain changes negotiations

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-negotiators-propose-pared-down-free-trade-agreement-to-end-brexit-stalemate-11832385

US-EU Trade War

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-disappointed-as-trump-aims-tariffs-at-uk-products-11826292

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wto-aircraft-preview/record-u-s-tariff-award-over-airbus-aid-could-fuel-trade-tensions-idUSKBN1WE04A

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/useu-trade-war-puts-world-straight-into-a-recession-itc-chief-says.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/16/warning-signs-for-global-economy-the-countries-spooking-investors

Law firm data breaches

https://www.law.com/2019/10/15/more-than-100-law-firms-have-reported-data-breaches-and-the-picture-is-getting-worse/

Libra Coin pushback

https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/uk-regulator-says-that-facebook-isnt-going-to-swan-through-regulatory-checks-for-libra/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/26/18716326/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-blockchain-irs-starbucks

https://www.ft.com/content/aa97ad20-91a0-11e9-8ff4-699df1c62544

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2019/10/16/us-congressman-facebook-should-adopt-bitcoin-drop-libra-project/#71cd0d3116b2