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Business Matters: Dow Jones hits record high

Dow Jones hits record high

17/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Dow Jones hits record high

Dow Jones hits 4,000 key milestone for the first time

As the Dow Jones hits a record high Rahul Tandon looks at how a strong stock market is helping some people retire earlier than expected.

Two months after a container ship crash saw the collapse of a road bridge in Baltimore, killing six workers, we explore the reasons why 21 seamen are still stranded on the vessel.

And on the day that Singapore Airlines announces staff bonuses worth nearly eight months' salary we examine how they came to receive such a generous payout. (Picture credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images.)

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