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Hurricane Matthew, the strongest Caribbean storm for a decade, is continuing to barrel up the south east coast of the United States through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Business Matters hears from people on the ground.

The pound sterling suffered a flash crash today, losing six percent of its value in two minutes We hear from Katie Martin of the Financial Times to find out what it all means and whether it will leave a lasting impression.

This week Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal talks to Abby Wambach, the highest all-time goal scorer for the USA national women鈥檚 soccer team about the gender pay gap.

Plus, you may have heard that there was a bit of an altercation this week in the European parliament in Strasbourg. MEPs from the British anti-EU party UKIP had an argument that turned physical. But political punch ups aren't as rare as one might think.

We discuss all this all this and more with Economist Sean Turnell from Macquarie University in Sydney.

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