Queen approves suspension of UK Parliament

Markets are reacting to the latest political bombshell in the United Kingdom, as the British Prime Minister announces plans to suspend the UK Parliament just weeks before the Brexit deadline.
Also on the programme, more US pharmaceutical firms are being punished for their role in the US opioids epidemic, where over-prescription for the strong painkillers has been linked to many deaths. This time, Purdue - a pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family - has proposed a huge amount of money to settle the cases filed against them in court. And after decades of decline are trade unions in America making a comeback?

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