The thin gruel of Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
Also on the daily podcast: Nigeria’s staggering food-price inflation gets worse and Starbucks franchises fuel wider innovation
Anyone hoping to glean hints of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plans for the Gaza war and its aftermath will have been disappointed: it was a political speech aimed at Israelis. Nigerians spend more than anyone on food, as a fraction of income. We look at the factors making the squeeze even tighter (11:44). And Starbucks franchises as community-level drivers of innovation (18:28). Runtime: 23 min
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