‘Bad seeds’ lead Eurasia Group’s top risks for 2019

Ian Bremmer, president at Eurasia Group, discusses the top global risks the firm sees for 2019.

Three reports by the Financial Times have accused Wirecard's Singapore office of forgery, falsification of accounts and money laundering. A probe has now been opened into the journalist who made the accusations.

China's digital giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government before a Texas court, challenging Washington's ban on using the firm's equipment in state agencies. Huawei also accused the US of hacking it.

A Ghanaian company is disrupting hair-grooming for Accra's men by shaving off precious minutes for their busy clients with home and office-based visits.

The German chemical giant has said it will cut 6,000 jobs by 2021 to "streamline" its administration. BASF has said it expects to save $300 million annually with the move. Half the job cuts will happen in Germany.

Daniel Kerner, Eurasia Group managing director of Latin America, discusses Argentina’s primary results and its impact on the markets.

Saudi Arabia's monarch has reassured his cabinet that the kingdom can deal with the effects of last week's attack. Oil prices have soared since the strikes on key Saudi oil facilities.

Personnel of Frensenius Medical Care, the German maker of dialysis machines and products, are facing bribery probes, say Frankfurt prosecutors. Hospital staff in 17 countries were allegedly enticed between 2007 and 2016.

Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group president, discusses Alberto Fernandez and his running-mate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner winning a first-round victory in Argentina's presidential vote and the recent unrest in Latin America with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."

Western intelligence acquired top secret information on global governments through their hidden control of an encryption firm, Crypto AG, according to media reports. Swiss authorities are investigating the allegations.

We look at reactions to the Democrat primary in New Hampshire and what's next for the race. Also, the Washington Post reveals a secret spying deal between the CIA and Cold-War era West German intelligence. Here in France, a drug trafficker turned counter-terror spy helped thwart two major attacks. America's premier dog show has its winner and a new study shows that cows, like us, go through mood swings and puberty!

England's Premier League returns to action this week - and the thousands of coronavirus tests that have helped make that possible have an unlikely source: a little-known start-up in Hong Kong. Prenetics/Circle DNA is playing a key role in rebooting the world's most popular football league after landing a £4 million ($5 million) contract to screen its players and staff.