2025-07-09
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It's the podcast exploring the lives and livelihoods of some of the world's richest people,
but this time there's a twist.
On Good Bad Dead Billionaire, we are looking back on the lives of some titans of US industry.
From one of the founders of the American retail giant Walmart, Sam Walton,
to the first lady of Wall Street, Hetty Green,
that's Good Bad Dead Billionaire from the BBC World Service.
Listen now, search for Good Bad Billionaire wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
This is Andrew Peach with World Business Report.
Today, copper prices hit a record high in the US after Donald Trump threatens a 50% tariff.
There's huge growth in demand for solar panels, so why is the price of them falling so sharply?
And we're at the largest agricultural show in England to hear what's on the mind of farmers.
Farming in general is hard at the moment,
but we just keep plodding on the best we can and just keep trying to do what we enjoy.
Let's start though with the latest on Donald Trump's tariff announcements.
In response, copper futures on New York's Comex exchange of sword.
We're expecting to hear details of the tariffs to be levied on seven more countries today,
but let's focus on copper, which is a key component in cars and phones, of course.
The world's largest exporter is Chile.
I've been talking to Professor Patricio Navier,