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Hello and welcome to Business Matters.
I'm Roger Heering.
On the program Today, will the $6 billion trade in the illegal drug Captagon that funded the Assad dictatorship in Syria be disrupted now that he's gone?
Also, US Inflation creeps up, but a California restaurateur tells us, are we seeing more optimism amongst consumers?
I'm cautiously optimistic.
I can only go by, you know, who's coming into the restaurant, what they're spending, and both we have increased customers and check averages up slightly.
So both of those things are indicators that people are feeling a little bit more secure.
Also, why universities in Australia are worried by plans to drastically cut the number of overseas students.
I have no idea whether I'm going to get work next semester.
For us here at Sydney University, we're expecting a pretty drastic decrease in the number of commencing students, plus the search.
For happiness at work.
It seems like Harvard University has found the answer.
We'll bring that to you later in the program.