Shipping insurance costs surge amid Israel-Iran conflict

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Business Matters

2025-06-19

49 分钟
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Will the US get directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict? President Trump says he hasn’t made his mind up yet. A shipping insurance expert explains the impact of the conflict coverage costs for vessels in the region. In the UK, employers may soon be forced to list salary brackets on job adverts. We’ll find out why. And do you ever wonder where old mobile phones, computers, and fridges get recycled? One place is Thailand - where recycling is cheaper than in many Western countries. The BBC’s Gideon Long joins Thai government officials on a visit to a recycling plant.
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  • Hello and welcome to Business Matters.

  • I'm Roger Hearing.

  • On the programme today, the conflict between Israel and Iran.

  • He's pushing up insurance rates for ships,

  • trying to use some of the world's busiest shipping routes.

  • Also Netflix doing a deal with French television to include their linear channels.

  • Is it the beginning of a change in the way terrestrial and streaming TV works?

  • We hear from the Illinois toy company that's taking Donald Trump's tariffs to the U.S.

  • Supreme Court.

  • Plus the problem of global e-waste, which ends up in Thailand.

  • And should we all have a right to know how much our colleagues are earning?

  • Well, I'll be joined throughout the program by two guests on opposite sides of the world.

  • Ali Garfinkel, senior finance reporter at Fortune, who's joining us from Los Angeles.

  • Ali, a very good morning to you.

  • Good evening.

  • What am I saying?

  • I'm very confused.

  • Well, good afternoon almost.

  • Well, thank you.

  • Good afternoon.