u.s. sanctions against russia start hitting the global economy the russian currency is dropping quickly and aluminum is getting expensive. also on the program wants to reinvent itself after diesel gate but without causing a revolution after this week's shake up we'll take a look at the company's plans for the future. and pumping iron in the twenty first century how digital gadgets are becoming an even bigger money spinner in the fitness industry. and sound for business on the w m how you get us it's good to have you with us we begin with bad news for u.s. president donald trump china's trade surplus with the united states seem to be here to stay it surged almost twenty percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year ironically new tariffs imposed by the u.s. on chinese products may have increased the trade deficit as exporters are rushing to deliver the goods before

a possible trade war unfolds despite reporting slightly weaker exports in march the chinese economy is still believed to be installed. in the meantime prices of aluminum have risen to levels we hadn't seen in six years the main reason is a crisis at russo the second largest aluminum company in the world headquartered in russia u.s. sanctions against russia might block the company from accessing the market and that's only one effect of the sanctions the other one is the quick fall of russia's currency the ruble it has shown just how fragile the country's economy can be. policymakers in russia are scrambling to respond to the latest sanctions from washington they are creating counter sanctions to hit america where it hurts but that was a can of. this building clues a ban or a partial ban on agricultural goods raw materials and goods manufactured in the u.s. . say. it also concerns alcohol and tobacco see the list is longer

though and also includes high tech products the legislation is supported by law makers across the political spectrum including ultra nationalist of lot of mere ski boots video and speech that we will introduce a list of citizens of the united states who will be prevented from entering the territory of the russian federation. some americans even highly skilled specialists will be prohibited from working in russia these lists will be determined by the government. that lets a pretty close to. russia's parliament debates legislation next week so far the government has not yet commented. we stay in russia those who are concerned with privacy on messaging platforms love the independent messaging app telegram it offers full encryption for your messages and even a timer to delete them automatically after

a given period of time well the russian government doesn't really like that it has won a long running dispute with telegram so a court in moscow house now ordered the blocking of the app until the company hands over the keys to its encryption system the ruling is unprecedented representing the first time a widespread messaging service has been banned in russia. voice calls instant messages and so-called secret cast all possible long telegram an app which after only five years in business already claims two hundred million monthly users in russia the middle east and the rest of the world. russia's communications regulator says telegram is also used by terrorists to plan attacks but telegram refuses to cooperate with russia secret service which wants free access to encrypted messages . telegram testified that this is technically impossible and privacy groups say even if it was it will put millions of users at risk of privacy invasion graham

said the short trial in moscow was politically motivated and that it would not back down. so some users are rethinking their ideas about privacy. classic mr mclaren i don't know on the one hand maybe it's the right decision to have control terrorists shut in these messengers drugs are being sold so i think it might be right on the one hand if you. still others see telegram campaigning in their best interests you get to see if i support telegram for not giving away our personal data to the authorities. i'd be against seeing it bad. it's now one clear what will happen next but telegram appears to have exhausted its legal options last month russia supreme court threw out the companies the peel. and what a week it has been for fox varden the shake up at the carmaker ended with

a press conference announcing the biggest restructuring in the company's history you positions new management new divisions but critics say little is going to change in how far does business as old power structures are still in place that doesn't seem to bother a new c.e.o. habit here are some of his plans for the future. the japanese new c.e.o. had that d.c. is wasting no time in his bid to make the famously unwieldy company lighter on its feet. when that seal is this info expense in our name to make volkswagen a funny man or if the industry when it comes to economic and innovative strength and sustainability. so much. get a bite and think the idea behind this is our conviction that a more efficient company should be steering strong brands have a decent joined volkswagen three years ago he's been a success as head of it's important to be a brand so he's off to

a good start among staff members as their focus is highly focused and also has an eye on the future. but i am an employee here at volkswagen fish and i've witnessed him at various events. and i can say that he's performed really well since he came here folks when this new taller. year and this is only the beginning for habitat d.c. he's planning a major overhaul of the company which includes a stronger focus on the automakers business in china and then there's a question of efficiency how best to run such a huge company with so many different brands disses solution organizing them in groups which he hopes will inject some dynamism into the car maker the plan looks like this the company's mass market brands will form one group in it the core brands v.w. skoda c at then there's the premium segment featuring l.d.

the super premium with the company's four luxury brands and truck and bus which says v.w. is being prepared to go public and what about electric cars many observers say v.w. is coming too late to alternative drive trains but that too is something have a d.s. seems driven to change. and today is flex friday a popular hash tag used by fitness enthusiasts a show off their muscles for the weekend they don't only take selfies but by protein shakes gym subscriptions and all kinds of apparel it's a twenty six billion euro industry in europe alone and it's set to grow there are even trade fairs to keep up with the latest trends we sent one of our reporters to cologne for the feeble trade show to have a breathtaking look. i it's not that i don't like sports i just prefer watching them to do it. and now here i am a skinny guy in strongman central sixty million europeans have fitness stuff

memberships nowadays i don't. pumping iron or running on a treadmill i think that's very boring for the fitness industry is constantly coming up with new ways to make customer sweat so i'm looking for something to say that can get me fits i the first thing i realize working out today is a digital if a parent teaches that measures go it's apps to check your body shape and some companies turn exercise into a computer game entirely we are least the super powers of the chamber with our technology so basically we know if the camera we capture a person and put it to the game world so at the same time the person is jumping on the real trampoline but but immersed in the game itself i sounds just like my thing by jumping in the real world i control my character and the game world i chase in

the high school is fun and motivating what's a shame to set up with more than thirteen thousand euros one fits into my living i next not a high intensity workouts it's a big trend that's about pushing people to the limits within a short time sounds like just the right thing for someone who last went on the run one year ago right. it's going to coach me on this trust country skiing machine. it to gauges your whole body and gauges so that the basic exercise doubled polling case sixty nine to six percent of the total muscle mass of your body. refused to be a professional cross-country ski he pushes me throughout centile six minutes interval workout to go with you oh yeah i know it would be i think i see it reach my absolute limit and only a couple of minutes and came close to passing out i certainly couldn't go through this a few times a week i hope you guys got this i think i'm not doing this again i have to

refuel and luckily this known entire market for healthy sports nutrition joy brought for example brews alcohol free b.-o. with a protein content of twenty one grams per bottle. of basically sitting there with one protein shake in one hand the kind of beer on the other and we need to combine this that needs to be good then pizza being better off shot that's a story a refreshing and two a day in the world that still looks really mine i entered my room i'll stop working out as well. maybe. i'll follow that for you now before we go if you're a james bond fan you'll want to stop by rockefeller center in new york before april twentieth actor daniel craig is putting his aston martin vanquish up for auction for charity craig did enjoy the british sports car and put a few miles on the car's value is estimated at around half a million dollars and in case you're curious the serial number is double zero seven . that's all for business thank you very much for watching remember we're always on

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