i'm sally bundock lots more in the programme including news from ford of significantjob losses.he uk's labour party will release its manifesto ahead of next month's general election. although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labour's plans to scrap the government's existing white paper on brexit negotiations. the conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. so where do the two parties stand on brexit? the labour party favours managed migration, but will stop short of committing to specific immigration targets, unlike the conservatives which has pledged to limit net migration to the "tens of thousands". jeremy corbyn‘s labour party says it wants to retain the benefits of the european single market and will negotiate on that basis. by contrast, theresa may's conservative paper has suggested it is prepared to take the uk out of the single market if necessary. labour has also rejected the idea that britain can leave the european union without first agreeing a formal trade agreement. meanwhile, there

i'm sally bundock.coming up — a record close again on the s&p500 how are markets trading in asia? we'll be getting the latest from the region. we start with the price of oil. it affects us all — and its future direction could be decided later today at a meeting of the world's top producers. we are talking about opec, the organisation of the petroleum exporting countries. that's the gulf countries led by saudi arabia, as well as others including iraq, iran and nigeria. they have been joined by non—opec member russia and they are expected to announce a deal later today to try and push prices higher. let's show you the details. in december opec and non—opec countries agreed to cut production by 1.8 million barrels per day — about 2% of the global total — to try and push the price up. those cuts were for a six month period which expires soon. they are now expected to extend the cuts for another nine months or possibly longer. look at this graph of brent crude and you will see why. the price surged in decemb

i'm sally bundock. the programme facebook‘s sheryl sandberg makes a mothers day plea to the us government. details injust a moment. microsoft says a huge cyber attack is a wake up call — saying the hoarding of security vulnerabilities by governments has triggered widespread damage. there are fears of further so—called "ransomware" attacks as people return to work this morning. a huge number of companies were targeted in the initial attack including spain's telefonica, fed ex in the us, and germany's railway firm deutsche bahn. europol says the attack hit 200,000 victims in more than 150countries — and warns more people and businesses could find they are infected this morning. the national cyber security centre urges companies to keep security software patches up to date, use anti—virus software, and to back up your data regularly. with me is ian mann, founder of the cyber security firm ecsc group — he's a former adviser to the uk's intelligence agency gchq. good to see you. good morning. tell us good to

i'm sally bundock.in the programme the credit rating agency moody's downgrades china — we'll have the details in a moment. we will be talking to rico hizon. as we've been hearing, britain is now on a critical terror alert — with the military set to bolster the police amid fears the manchester bomber, salman abedi, did not act alone. earlier, prime minister theresa may raised the threat level to the highest possible, meaning that another attack could not be ruled out. so how well funded is britain's security operation? well, the uk has seen an increase in anti—terror spending in recent years. here's how things looked in the last financial year — the uk's annual terrorism policing budget was i 594 million, that's around $770 million. in the past year that's gone up to its current level of £670 million — roughly $869 million. the main priority for the boosted security budget is to increase the capacity for counter—terrorism investigation, including monitoring online activity, and gathering digital evidence

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i'm sally bundock. in a minute we'll itroduce you to the first american $800 billion company.start with the world's second biggest carmaker — toyota — it will report its latest set of financial results in just a few hours. the japanese car giant is expected reveal its had a tough quarter with operating profits falling by 30%. the key reason being a slowdown in the united states taking its toll on the business this year. this follows a record year there last year when carmakers sold 17.6 million vehicles in the us. but it would seem, at least for now, the winning run is coming to an end in toyota's biggest market. compared to the same period last year, the company has experienced a drop in sales in every month of 2017. as consumers look towards more environmentally friendly models, toyota has been ramping up its investment in greener technology. by the end of the decade it hopes to sell at least 30 thousand hydrogen powered vehicles per year. with me is anna—marie baisden, head of autos at bmi research. good morning. we have put an outline but can you explain in more detail why

i'm sally bundock.amme, rico willjoin us from singapore — he's seen the latest international monetary fund report on asian economies. but first, today, the people of south korea are voting for a new president. the election comes after the former head of state — park geun—hye — was removed from office as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption. the south korean economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1%. the current frontrunner, moonjae—in, has vowed to boost government spending and create over 800,000 newjobs in the public sector. his main rival — ahn cheol—soo — feels the government should be more cautious with its spending plans, but both candidates are united over one key issue: corruption. south korea is still reeling from a "money—for—influence" scandal which has seen several of the country's top executives grilled by politicians. this includes the bosses of massive corporations such as samsung, h

i am sally bundock. also in the programme south korea's latest trade numbers rocket. go live to the region for the latest. first of all, though, it is the last week of campaigning for the french presidential election. voters are being wooed by the frontrunner and centrist emannuel macron and by the far—right‘s marine le pen. the economy and prosperity have been among the key issues in what is the world's sixth biggest economy. so what are the two visions that they're trying to sell? one of france's biggest problems is its unemployment rate remaining stubbornly high at 10%. so as far as emmanuel macron‘s is concerned, he plans to invest in training and partnerships, especially for the young. —— apprenticeships. and also by giving employers more flexiblitiy on the 35—hour working week. to bring down thejobless rate, marine le pen wants a tax on foreign workers so that french citizens get priority for newjobs but she says she won't tough the 35—hour working week. when it comes to tackling the high levels of public spending mr macron says he'll save $65 billion with vario

i'm sally bundock. programme, the impact of trumps visa review — infosys says it will hire 10,000 americans. details in a moment. but first, apple is the world's most valuable company and it made another huge profit in the first three months of the year. but it was a bit of a mixed bag. the california based firm sold just under $53 billion worth of products as it continues to dominate the smartphone market. but surprisingly iphone sales actually fell by 1% — mainly because customers are holding off purchases while waiting for the 10th anniversary model expected this autumn. they still sold over 50 million of them though and more of their expensive seven plus smartphone. apple shares were down 2% in after hours trading but that is a mere blip if we look at the stock's long—term performance. five years and hit a record high of $1117.51 just ahead of this trading update, making the company worth a whopping a whopping $773 billion. over the last year alone there's been an increase of more than 60% this is p

i'm sally bundock. the programme, japan's economy grows for the fifth quarter in a row — has abenomics finally paid off? we'll be live in tokyo for reaction. but first, we start on wall street where for months optimism about the trump presidency, the markets have been powering to record highs. but late on wednesday the trump bump turned into the trump slump — as us stocks and the dollar suffered their worst day since before the election. the cause of the sell—off? growing concern that the president's promised tax cuts and pro—business reforms may never materialise, as the white house battles one controversy after another. let's show you the numbers. the dow jones industrial average fell 372 points, and both the dow and s&p 500 suffered their worst falls in percentage terms since september. the nasdaq had its biggest loss for almost a year. in fact the last time the nasdaq fell this much was onjune 2a — the day the uk voted for brexit. the us dollar has also tumbled to the lowest in six months — this wil

i'm sally bundock.gramme it's "risk off" for the world's financial markets, thanks to the latest trump turmoil. but first — today eu and us officials are meeting to discuss a potential extension of the laptop ban on aircrafts. in march, the trump administration imposed new restrictions which prevent us—bound travellers from carrying electronic devices larger than a mobile phone into the cabin. the original set of restrictions affected flights from eight mostly muslim countries including turkey, egypt, the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. this affected many of the gulf carriers including emirates, etihad and qatar airways, but now there are reports suggesting that the ban could be extended to include some countries within the eu. any immediate changes would coincide with the peak travel season in europe. this summer, more than 3,000 flights a week will go from eu to us airports. with me is travel expert alan bowen. good morning. good to see you. do you know any more? we first heard the rumours last

i'm sally bundock.cted to say it's been making a profit in recent months, drawing a line under years of painful cost cutting and transformation as it grappled with low oil prices. using the oil giant's preferred measure of underlying replacement cost profit, last year it made a loss of $2.6 billion — a 55% fall on the year before. the shift in the price of oil on global markets was the main reason why — the white line shows you the slide. it bottomed out at $27.88 a barrel injanuary 2016. the yellow line shows you bp‘s share price during that time and the effects of the two—year slump in the oil market as well as the cost of the deepwater horizon disaster. this year bp plans to sell off around $4.5 billion worth of assets as part of a global portfolio overhaul. details we know on that so far include last month's announcement that it's selling a 50% stake in a chinese petrochemical business to sinopec, and it's agreed to sell the north sea's largest pipeline to ineos. but bp has been buying assets too —

i'm sally bundock — also in the programme the trans pacific partnership is back! or is it?willjoin us with the latest. we begin with president trump who is on his way to israel: the next stop on his foreign tour. over the weekend in saudi arabia he signed agreements worth hundreds of billions of dollars between saudi and american firms. the deals are said to be worth more than $350 billion over the next ten years and build on america's decades—long alliance with the world's largest oil producer. saudi arabia is trying to diversify its economy away from oil after crude oil prices slumped by half over in the past three years. among the us firms trying to work with saudi arabia's private sector the likes of honeywell, dow chemical and general electric. a key part of the agreement is a $110 billion arms deal — which the white house says is the single biggest in us history. it will supply a range of military items including planes, ships, sophisticated radar and precision—guided bombs. the arms deal is part of a tough stance that mr trump appears to be taking on iran, a move tha

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and i'm sally bundock.h hundreds of thousands of computers affected — we'll find out how you can protect yourself. and facebook‘s sheryl sandberg makes a mother's day plea to the us government — we'll have all the details. hello and welcome to bbc news. thanks forjoining us. governments and businesses around the world are anxiously waiting to see if they'll be hit by a second wave of cyber attacks. experts say there could be more disruption as people round the world switch on their computers for the first time on monday morning, although so far only a few cases have been reported in australia and south korea. microsoft described friday's attack as a wake—up call. our security correspondent gordon corera has the latest. a cyber attack that spread like wildfire around the world, and may not yet be over. it was launched on friday by hackers whose identity is still unknown. and what has been seen so far has already been extraordinary, say law enforcement. we've never seen anything like this, unprecedented in it

i am sally bundock with business. it is the final week.nch presidential election goes into overdrive, and we compare the remaining two candidate's economic programmes. and we hear from the "green boss" who's been quietly donating millions to environmental causes, but says he's now spending the money to take on trump. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has warned that a conflict with north korea, which is trying to develop nuclear weapons, could kill millions of people. he argued that getting chinese help to deal with north korea was more important than becoming involved in a trade dispute with beijing. in an interview with cbs news he also described the north korean leader, kim jong—un, as "a pretty smart cookie". sarah corker has the latest. so far, mounting diplomatic pressure has not stopped north korea accelerating its weapons programme. pyongyang has launched two failed missile tests in the last two weeks, the latest one on saturday. and in a wide—ranging interview on us television, president trump stepped up the rhetoric.

and i'm sally bundock.k in the black — after two years of losses, bp's set to reveal it's making profits again thanks to the rise in the price of oil. and, can the thrill of the auction room he recreated online? we investigate the digital challenges for the likes of christies and sotherbys. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump has now said he would be willing to meet the north korean leader, despite weeks of tough talk against the pyongyang regime. in an interview with bloomberg, mr trump said he would be honoured to meet kim jung—un in the right circumstances. but then speaking to fox news, the president reverted to a stronger line, calling north korea's stance on its missile programme inflammatory and very threatening to the united states. he said he'd take action if he had to. barbara plett usher reports. during the election campaign, donald trump said he might be willing to sit down for a burger with kim jong—un. but he dropped that notion of burger diplomacy after the north korean leade

and i'm sally bundock. from trump bump to trump slump.have their worst day since the presidential election as turmoil grips the white house. plus — alibaba goes west. china's $300 billion e—commerce giant looks to america, but can it take on its us rivals? hello and welcome to bbc news. a new man has been put in charge of investigating alleged russian interference in last year's us election, as well as alleged collusion between mr trump's campaign and moscow. he's former fbi chief robert mueller. it follows a week in which the president fired james comey and sparked an uproar. mr trump continues to strongly deny any suggestion that russia played a role in his victory. from washington here's laura bicker with the latest. do you swear that the testimony you are about to give... this is the man now in charge of investigating whether donald trump's election victory was aided by the russians. robert mueller, director under president bush and obama. he will ease demands for an independent requiring. even republicans seemed to breathe a bit easi

this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter and sally bundock. microsoft points the finger at governments — as companies are warned more cyber—attacks could be on the way. live from london, that's our top story on monday 15th may. europol says the cyber—attack has affected 150 countries so far, but what can be done to stop the hackers? we'll hear from the boss of a leading internet security firm. also in the programme, we'll take a look at china's plans to revive an ancient trade route. president xi pledges billions to rebuilt ports, roads and rail networks. this is the situation with markets in central europe. particularly, cyber security stocks are doing well this morning. sally. and following that cyber—attack, today we want to hear from you — have you been affected — what changes are you making as a result? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. microsoft says a huge global cyber—attack, which has hit more than 150 countries since friday, is a wake—up call. a huge number of companies were targeted in

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this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. from trump bump... to trump slump. global market turmoil intensifies with wall street experiencing its worst day since the presidential election. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 18 may. stock markets around the world are nervous that the political controversy around president trump will overshadow his long—promised tax reforms. we will have the details. also in the programme — alibaba heads west. china's 300 billion dollar e—commerce giant looks to america — but can it take on its us rivals? and this is what the numbers look like at the start of trade in europe as that trump slump rolls around the world. and working on the move. we hear how the man behind regus serviced offices turned his quest to find a flexible workspace into a multi—billion dollar empire. and if you struggle with recycling, you're not alone. the worst products to recycle have been named and shamed — so we want to know what are your recycling frustrations? get in touch use the hashtag #bbc biz live. send us your com

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. voting is under way in south korea — but will new leadership make a difference this time? ka nte b rea k ka nte break the kante break the cosy relationship between big business and government? live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 9th may. south korea's massive conglomerates dominate the country's economy, but the election frontrunners say that more needs to be done to tackle corruption at the top. who will win and what can they achieve? also in the programme, there's a new kid on the block in the world of online payments — can the chinese giant alipay give paypal a run for its money in the us? we will take you three winners and losers in europe, on the they are all up. also in the programme, we'll get the inside track on a smartwatch that allows parents to keep tabs on their children. but is wearable tech really the solution to parenting problems — or just a technology too far? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. please get in touch wi

i am sally bundock with the business stories.uk prime minister ups the security personnel across the country we assess the cost of keeping britain safe. and balancing the books within a decade — that's the promise from the trump administration as it reveals its spending plans for 2018. hello, thank you very much for joining us. the terror threat level, here in the uk has been raised to "critical" following the manchester killings — that means further attacks may be imminent. the decision, announced by the prime minister, theresa may, comes as investigators have not yet been able to determine whether the suspect salman abedi acted alone. the armed forces are also being deployed, to boost the police presence at key sites. 22 people died — several are still in critical condition in hospital. sarah corker has more on the security situation. raising the threat level to critical isa raising the threat level to critical is a major and raising the threat level to critical is a majorand blair raising the threat level to critical is a majo

hello, iam hello, i am sally bundock in london, with the other stories.ancial markets react positively to the outcome of the french election, at one point the euro was at a six—month high against the us dollar. another presidential election, this time in south korea. we look at the frontrunner, moonjae—in. and tired, confused, but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to the programme, and good morning from paris, where it is fair to say that a fair few people have not gone to sleep yet. so the pro—european centrist, emmanuel macron, will be france's next president. within a few hours of being declared the winner and in his first address to thousands of supporters, mr macron promised to heal divisions, restore confidence in the european union, and combat the threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote, sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival,

this is business live from bbc news with rachel home and sally bundock. the japanese car—maker toyota faces a bumpy road ahead as it reports its first fall in profit for five years. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday, 10th may. toyota's profits have fallen by more than a fifth. we'll be live in tokyo for the latest on the world's second biggest car—maker and we'll get an expert view on what it needs to do to get out of reverse gear. also in the programme: australia slaps a levy on the country's biggest banks. we'll cross live to sydney for the latest reaction. and the european markets are open and trading. we'll be looking at the figures. also in the programme, we'll be getting the inside track on the music business with a veteran of the industry. later we'll be speaking to chris wright, the man responsible for signing spandau ballet. the new york times is offering people a brexit tour of london. it is the brexit means brexit tour. we're asking you today what's your most memorable tour and was it that expensive? just use the hashtag bbc b

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. emmanuel macron wins the french presidency, but that may prove to have been the easy part. we assess how his en marche! movement hopes to tackle the huge problems facing the french economy. live from london, that's our top story on monday 8th may. brussels receives a brexit boost! emmanuel macron beats the eurosceptic marine le pen to become france's new president. following the election result, we're live from a city trading floor for all the latest market reaction. markets today, in mixed picture opening up across europe but some relief for global investors. is the smartphone set to replace our doctors and opticians? later in the programme we'll get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. a new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the first time since 2013. today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your spending decisions? do get in touch — just use the hashtag bbcbizl

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. a surprise fall in iphone sales takes a bite out of apple's share price as customers wait for the tenth anniversary upgrade. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday, 3rd may. the world's most valuable company saw another whopping rise in revenues as services like itunes grew but tough competition in china helped take the gloss off. we'll get an expert view on the latest numbers from apple. also in the programme: the biggest slice of germany's biggest bank is now owned by a chinese firm. but will it make any difference to deutsche bank's problems? the ftse is down. the ftse is down. the size of the divorce bill has investors worried and we'll explain why. and how do you fancy dinner with a stranger? no, we're not talking about a first date, but a new app that promises to serve up a local, authentic home—cooked dinner at the press of a button. and so today we want to know if sally or i nipped round to your place, what would you make us? what's on the menu at your house? let

and i'm sally bundock.ut how you can protect yourself. and facebook‘s sheryl sandberg makes a mother's day plea to the us government — we'll have all the details.

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. president trump leaves saudi arabia with hundreds of billions of dollars of trade deals for the united states and it's all about jobs. live from london, that's our top story on monday, 22nd may. is it a simple win the for the united states economy or is there a bigger cost of doing business in saudi? we will talk you through what's at sta ke. also in the programme, hong kong's flagship airline makes it biggest change of course for 20 years, but can job cuts land the saving cathay pacific needs? a new trading week is under way. the debt crisis in greece is back in focus. we'll tell you all you need to know. and we'll be getting the inside track on one man's effort to make musical millions. it might look like a kids toy, but with some of the biggest names in music want to get their hands on it, we meet the man behind the lightblock pad. so today we want to know, what was your first musical instrument? did you learn at school? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to busi

hello, this is business live on bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. back in the black. oil giant bp is making profits again after two years of heavy losses, is it thanks to higher prices and lower production? the top stories on tuesday the 2nd of may. bp boosted its coffers with nearly $1.5 billion, the third oil giant to beat expectations in a week. so is big oil over the worst and has it managed to survive the big fall in prices? we will have the details. also in the programme. greece agrees a deal with its european creditors on more reforms, but can it lead to debt relief for the eurozone‘s most indebted economy? european markets looked like this, bp's shares rising nearly 3% on that news of a return to profit. also in the programme. we'll be getting the inside track on. how you turn one massage and spa centre into an international business of beauty. as the head of the world bank forecasts a dramatic rise of robots in the workplace, we want to know what could it mean for yourjob. would you work with robots? maybe you do already. let us know. just use the hashtag #bb

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. security in the skies — could eu countries he added to the us laptop ban on flights? top officials are due to meet in brussels later today. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday, 17th may. as we head towards peak holiday season in europe, could an extension of the laptop ban provide a turbulent time for the airline industry? we'll get an expert view. also in the programme, it's a landmark day in the uk's recovery from the financial crisis. the government has sold its final stake in lloyds banking group. markets are open in europe. yesterday the ftse 100 hit record highs. yesterday the ftse100 hit record highs. this is how shares are trading across europe right now. we'll talk you through the winners and the losers. how to avoid dodgy digs and rogue landlords. we will get the inside track on a site that lists 8,000 beds in 400 cities and they're all for students. has the laptop ban on planes affected you 7 for students. has the laptop ban on planes affected you? has it ch

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. over a barrel. can opec fire up the price of oil without fuelling its us shale rivals? live from london, that's our top story on thursday 25th may. the price of brent crude is already on the rise as the opec cartel recommends a nine month extension to production cuts. we will bring new expert analysis. also in the programme... the other big challenge to big oil. president trump comes under pressure from european leaders to stick with the paris agreement on climate change. he is meeting with them today and we will tell you all you need to know. markets are trading higher, taking their lead from asia. and i sit down with the man who makes hollywood blockbusters without the hollywood budget. jason blum tells me why making movies on the cheap gives him more freedom to make betterfilms. and as the boss of] crew says he underestimated how technology would revolutionise retail. we want to know how has it tech changed the way you shop? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to busin

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. facebook closes in on two billion users and is making bigger profits but are there growing threats to its reputation? live from london, that's our top story on thursday 4th may. facebook‘s profits jumped tojust over $3 billion in the first quarter — that's up 76% rise on last year — but can it crackdown on extremist videos and inappropriate content? we will discuss. it's a different picture at banking giant hsbc. profits slump by $5 billion — but the boss calls it a "good set a "good set of results". we'll find out why. and ahead of key service sector data across europe — we'll look at how the numbers are shaping up. and harnessing the power of sd printing in health care. we meet the firm that's revolutionising the way artificial limbs are made — making them cheaper and easier for those who need them most. and as you are hearing. like it or loath it — facebook is bigger — more profitable — and more controversial than ever. what do you think about that? has it got too much influence? j

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hello, this is business live on bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. back in the black.