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Business Matters: Biden's moment

US Presidential hopefuls begin speeches

21/08/2020 GMT

Biden's moment

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Biden's moment

Joe Biden makes his case to become the next president of the US

Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, makes his case to become the next president of the US in a live streamed event from a virtual democratic convention; what can we expect and how succesful has the convention been in firing up voters? Business and superstition has a surprisingly interlinked history, as we learn why people are so scared that the ravens may fly away from the famous Tower of London. Ride-hailing apps Lyft and Uber win a last minute reprieve from the California state government, which wants the firms to classify drivers as employees – giving them more rights - the companies had threatened to pull out of the state. We discuss all this live with Erin Delmore, a political reporter from New York and Sushma Ramachandran, business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi.

(Image: Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

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