i'm david eades. our top story: selling america to the world. president trump's set to give his keynote speech at the world economic forum in davos. i'm sally bundock. a political powerhouse of attendees and top business bosses prepare for what president trump will deliver this afternoon. casey affleck pulls out of presenting an award at next month's oscars. he's been under pressure over claims of sexual harassment, which he denies. the czech republic readies for the second round of the country's presidential election. polls show the two candidates are neck and neck. and coming up in the business briefing: boeing versus bombardier. us regulators to rule on a dispute between the planemakers, with thousands ofjobs at the canadian firm at risk. welcome to the programme, as we brief you on all you need to know on global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. we've been tracking events in davos all week. is it a critical way for world leaders to get their messages out? or hot ai

i'm david eades. our top story: mounting calls for the board of usa gymnastics to quit over the sexual abuse of young athletes by former team doctor, larry nassar. a veteran us diplomat quits his role advising myanmar on the rohingya crisis — saying aung san suu kyi lacks moral leadership. flood alerts in paris — and across france — as water levels keep rising. and coming up in the business briefing: greenback sliding. the dollar slumps to a 3—year low on trade tensions and comments by the us treasury secretary welcoming a weaker currency. i'm sally bundock in davos in switzerland. us president trump will arrive here by helicopter in a few hours time with his america first message. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbbthebriefing. we are looking at the question of when is a charitable gift acceptable and when is it ‘manipulative, devious, desp

i'm david eades. our top story: the californian parents accused of imprisoning and torturing their 13 children plead not guilty. eight people have died as a storm causes widespread chaos across north—west europe. the prime minister of new zealand makes a major declaration: the world's youngest female leader announces she's expecting her first child. and coming up in the business briefing: on the brink. the us congress has until midnight to agree a budget deal, or see government services shut down. plus — abandoning the club. why the business of golf is on a downward swing. we will be live at the singapore open. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and as we'll be reporting later, apparently millennials are shunning the hallowed sport of golf. too expensive? takes too long? certainly not online! is it golf or the fault of the millennials? you can be part of the conversation, just use the hashtag bbc—the—briefing. the parents of 13 chi

i'm david eades. on the brink. the us congress has until midnight to agree a budget deal or see government services shut down. also, abandoning the club. why the business of golf is on a downward swing. as for the markets, asian shares edging up towards record highs once again. that's despite wall street taking a bit of a breather. the stalemate in congress hitting the us dollar. traders weighing up the risk of a government shut down. we start in washington, dc. the us government faces running out of money unless congress can agree a budget deal before midnight tonight. a so—called shutdown could see government offices closed, thousands of staff sent home and military personnel unpaid. in the last few hours, the house of representatives has passed a short term bill to fund the government until february 16th. but getting it through the senate is proving much more difficult. so what's the disagreement about? well, here's one major sticking point — the fate of 800,000 so—called dreamers, people who came to the us ille

i'm david eades. greenback sliding. the dollar slumps to a 3— year low on trade tensions and comments by the us treasury secretary welcoming a weaker currency. and from the world economic forum in davos were in a few hours time the 3000 delegates he will welcome the us president as he arrives with his america first message. and on the markets, asian shares remain close to a record high following a bit of a mixed session on wall street. but the dollar still under huge pressure. we start in the swiss ski resort of davos — where 3,000 of the world's top business and political leaders are attending the world economic forum. among those arriving today, us president donald trump. what will he make of the theme of this year's meeting — "strengthening cooperation in a fractured world"? concerns over his america first policy have helped send the dollar to a three—year low. us treasury secretary steve mnuchin provoked a further steep fall on wednesday by saying a weaker dollar was ‘good' for the us in terms of trade. this week th

i'm david eades. open for business: president trump hosts european bosses at the world economic forum in davos. they love the tax cuts, but what about the protectionism? yes, that's the question on the lips of many of the delegates here at the world economic forum in davos. there is much expect haitian and some trepidation as to what will be in the president's speech. also coming up: boeing versus bombardier. us regulators will rule later on a dispute between the planemakers, with thousands ofjobs at the canadian firm at risk. and on the markets, the market in america on the highs. hang seng up as well. another very successful week for most of the markets. it was a big friday for davos and we will start once again focusing on the swiss ski resort. us president donald trump will address the world economic forum in a few hours‘ time. he‘s expected to defend his ‘america first‘ approach to international trade, as well as calling on global business leaders to invest more in his country. many of them will

i'm david eades.cused of imprisoning and torturing their 13 children plead not guilty. eight people have died as a storm causes widespread chaos across north—west europe. the prime minister of new zealand makes a major declaration: the world's youngest female leader announces she's expecting her first child. and coming up in the business briefing: 0n the brink. the us congress has until midnight to agree a budget deal, 01’ see government services shut down. plus — abandoning the club. why the business of golf is on a downward swing. we will be live at the singapore 0pen.

this is business live from bbc news with alice baxter and david eades. the us congress has until midnight to agree a budget deal — or see government services shut down. live from london, that's our top story on friday 19th january. all eyes will be on the us senate today. hundreds of thousands of government employees could be sent home if the two major parties fail to overcome their differences. also in the programme... the controversial founder of uber — travis kalanick — becomes a billionaire after the ride—hailing company completes a massive round of funding. and we'll keep you up to date on all the latest market action where over in asia, stocks shook off losses on wall street and edged up to record highs on friday. whilst europe looks to be heading for a muted finish to the week. and it's been a busy few days for the likes of apple, emirates and blackrock. we'll be taking stock with our business guru theo leggett. today we want to know, why are millennials not playing golf? the popularity of the sport is falling all around the world. is it to expens

i'm david eades.e sexual abuse of young athletes by former team doctor, larry nassar. a veteran us diplomat quits his role advising myanmar on the rohingya crisis — saying aung san suu kyi lacks moral leadership. flood alerts in paris — and across france — as water levels keep rising. and coming up in the business briefing: greenback sliding. the dollar slumps to a 3—year low on trade tensions and comments by the us treasury secretary welcoming a weaker currency. i'm sally bundock in davos in switzerland. us

i'm david eades. our top story: selling america to the world.. a political powerhouse of attendees and top business bosses prepare for what president trump will deliver this afternoon. casey affleck pulls out of presenting an award at next month's 0scars. he's been under pressure over claims of sexual harassment, which he denies. the czech republic readies for the second round of the country's presidential election. polls show the two candidates are neck and neck. and coming up in the business briefing: boeing versus bombardier. us regulators to rule on a dispute between the planemakers,

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