, ofgem, because pwc is not an energy company.ve had it described as a regulatory black hole in this. has anyone from nc described as a regulatory black hole in this. has anyone from m the company commented? they said they are looking at bills of 130,000 companies, they say they have done a sig can majority and anyone with a problem with their bill, pwc is encouraging them to get in touch. and how would you change things? is it about changing regulations? at the moment, it has been described as a regulatory black hole, something needs to change to protect those customers once the supply has gone into administration. thanks very much. you can listen to the full report on radio four at midday today. weekend weather is shaping up to be fine and dry with some sunshine. there are some isolated showers on the cards, but many of us will avoid the cards, but many of us will avoid the showers through the weekend. this afternoon, the cloud will break up this afternoon, the cloud will break upfor this afternoon, the cloud will break up for m

he came from arthur andersen and was working for pwc.other downfall his experience, once china's largest internet company, right now pale. so having that experience of looking at all of these down falling gave him the idea or gave him the belief that no business can be evergreen unless you disrupt yourself, and that is the philosophy behind all of these new businesses. rishaad: there he go. jack ma, stepping down. thank you for our tech reporter. tycoon, holdings making an approach to work with another group in indonesia, with the telecom operations there, although talks have not started as yet. and the biggest wireless carrier , last week they were merging asia operations. and itsnd wework largest investor are said to be discussing shelving shares. we are told softbank is pressing wework about losses and its business model and also corporate governance. bey were supposed to promoting and offering. yvonne: uber and the free delivery service in south korea. it will continue until october 14, but will it cease operations as the parent comp

ramping up is the new retraining program that is going on, i just have a new report from mit and ibm and pwcble number of companies right now doing retraining. amazon will be retraining enormous amount of people to get them ready for this

let's bring in pwc partner, mitch rochell and chris mackie, investment strategist.or being here this morning, in yo studio as well. you're true pros. chris, you say more than the number, of course that's morn of what we get today, but you want to look at the pace of how the job growth is slowing. is that right? >> absolutely. and the reason for that is that the month to month number is very volatile. so you want to look at the three or six month trend to get a sense of the real direction of the job growth. and we are seeing a slowing. it's what you would expect at this point in the cycle. that will give you a much better indicator because that will impact consumer sentiment. ashley: it has to slow, doesn't it, mitch? we're at record low unemployment level. there comes a point where it has to slow, doesn't necessarily mean the economy is going south. >> no question. the thing i'm looking for, ash, is who is getting the jobs. because we're seeing the consumer being very strong. this economy is continuing to expand with the help of the consumer. so will we see it in th

the report by the accountancy firm pwc and the local data company shows that, on average, 16 chain stores, studying at uk universities, to stay in the country for two years after graduating. the announcement by the home office reverses a decision made by theresa may as home secretary in 2012, which forced foreign students to leave the country within four months of completing their degree. figures from the uk council for international student affairs show that last year, more than 450,000 overseas students were studying here. china sends significantly more students to the uk than any other nation, with 106,000 students from the country deciding to study in this country. and according to the body university uk, overseas students contribute £26 billion to our economy. our correspondent tom symonds has more details. it‘s a universities u—turn. after seven yea rs, during which foreign students, finishing their studies, faced a relatively quick exit from the uk — after four months. but not any more. it is important that they then have time, in which to apply for roles, to wait for a programme

the report by the accountancy firm pwc and the local data company, shows that on average, 16 stores aondent emma simpson reports. we have lost some big names on the high street, and many others are in retreat, as our shopping habits change. the first half of this year saw almost twice as many stores close as open. so what is the net effect? today's research shows, 1234 chain stores disappeared. fashion was the hardest hit with a net decline of 118 stores, mainly midmarket chains, followed by casual dining and restaurants, with the loss of 103 outlets. a wave of administration and restructurings across the high street are mainly to blame. effectively, it is this structural change we've seen in the retail market where shops are just becoming less profitable so, in a number of areas, to actually reach the consumer, you do not need as many shops as you used to need so they are closing them and using the mixture of shops and online. but new players are filling some of the gaps. for instance, free takeaway is opening on average every week, sports and health clubs as well as pet shops are al

the report by the accountancy firm pwc and the local data company, shows that on average, 16 stores a closed, as retailers restructured their businesses, and more shopping moved online. fashion retailers saw the biggest declines in the period, followed by restaurants, estate agents and pubs. that is a simile of our main news today, back to you, victoria. thank you very much. in exclusive interviews with this programme, two former chelsea youth footballers have called for personal apologies from the club after they claim they were subjected to racist abuse there in the 905. one has told us how, as a 12 year—old schoolboy, he was the victim of such abuse by former chelsea assistant manager, gwyn williams. the ex—players are speaking for the first time since the club published a barnardo‘s report into racism at the club during the 80s and 90s back in august. the two players did not contribute to the report because, they say, as it was paid for by chelsea, they had worries about its independence. talking anonymously to our reporter jim reed, they say the club didn't go far enough in react

the report by the accountancy firm pwc and the local data company, shows that on average, 16 stores aants, estate agents and pubs. insurance companies are warning that the risk of road accidents will increase as we make the move towards driverless cars. they want greater regulation to make cars safer as automated systems gradually take over from humans. the government has said that driverless cars could be on british roads by 2021. that is it. you are up to date with all of the latest news. quite a lot of interesting stuff in the news. i'm not surprised. let me read you this. someone said" can you please do more across three news instead of brexit?" is that from mrs walker? we should get a moth expert. we have had one before but we should always do these things. holly. the first half of the england but was yonkers. —— bonkers. the second half, there we re —— bonkers. the second half, there were some problems, huge defensive problems for england. eight goals in all, 5— three was the final score. win isa all, 5— three was the final score. win is a win! a win is a win says every england

pwc and the local data company report that clothes shops are closing at the fastest rate, followed byo remove the retailer's founder, chief executive — and majority shareholder — mike ashley. they are highly unlikely to succeed but at a meeting today they'll raise questions over what they describe as "strange mis—steps" such as the takeover of house of fraser. hello and good morning. let's begin with that meeting of sports direct shareholders, with big questions asked of its boss mike ashley. he's been on a spending spree — buying up troubled retailers and adding them to his high street empire. but recently that empire building has run into trouble. after several delays to the company's latest results, eventually published in latejuly, mr ashley admitted he regretted the takeover of house of fraser which was said to have terminal problems. and it revealed that tax authorities in belgium had issued the retailer a £600m bill. i'm joined now by the retail analyst kate hardcastle. thank you for being with us today. the evidence suggests the shareholders have a good case but of course they

struggles to go public all sthoirs coming up fox business jackie deangelis washington examiner kelly james, pwcs in terms of juul altria. >> stocks moving. >> talking with the doctor, it is interesting ceo stepping down, not cons debtsal that they are suspending advertising right because we were talking about the fact the advertising, is targeted at young people with flavor, and identification being held somewhat accountable for that absolutely right criminal investigation. >> they said incidentally advertising which is important one of the things in the spotlight at the use social media to get to kids. >> flavors are like you said earlier kareem -- cream boulet. >> strawberry short cake do not smell or taste like tobacco at all. >> you made a point about how people don't realize how much nicotine they are getting don't have that coughing up lungs from cigarettes. >> wealth tax you mentioned earlier there is a tweet from bernie sanders yesterday, there should be no billionaires we are going to tax extreme wealth invest in working people has a one percent tax on households worth more than 32 mil

more money, than the jobs that they than get without going to college -- >> i know right now mit, ibm pwcarming them with right information to thrive in this new a.i. world it is life cha changing. >> conventional wisdom gets it wrong there is people out there make a living scaring folks on complimeclimate a.i. w it is may not be particularly armed with good information but the future is exciting to me. a.i., is one of the opportunities, that we have to be able to do things, with our computers to be able to save our children's lives or make their lives better for me that is incredibly exciting, and the department of energy, sandy weill's foundation, by the way, i want to say something about this guy, he is he is a great partner. i think some 60 million dollars he and family foundation given to pay off the debt, of young men and women who are going into medical practices my friend robert smith, gave a huge amount of money, to moorhouse college, they see are the types of people who because america and because america is as incredibly great and opportunistic place, these are the things we ar

ramping up is the new retraining program that is going on, i just have a new report from mit and ibm and pwc and basically what they all agree on is there's incredible number of companies right now doing retraining. amazon will be retraining enormous amount of people to get them ready for this new age, you are going to see people try to arm themselves with right information but no doubt about it this will change the economy in the coming years. cheryl: i'm excited because i've been talking for a few days and i know you talk today heavy hitters in the industry, can't wait to see it and i can't wait to see mornings with maria which is obviously starting right now, have a great show. >> special debut sunday night at fox news 8:00 o'clock, this morning we are gearing up for another big news day, good morning, everyone, i'm maria bartiromo, live this morning from washington, friday september 20th, 2019, top stories right now 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. mark zuckerberg taking washington, facebook ceo met with president trump and lawmakers yesterday and he's headed back to the hill today as he fac