get involved on the bbc business live web page. on twitter we are at bbc business. enever you need to know. jeremy has returned. we are going to talk about a story that broke this time yesterday. christopher bailey bowing out of burberry. this is an interesting tale? it is. is it better to leave at the peak or fade away? he has been burberry for 17 yea rs. we have away? he has been burberry for 17 years. we have seen a couple high—profile departures. creative director, ceo, chairman... angela aa ro ns director, ceo, chairman... angela aarons used to be the big cheese at burberry. she went to apple in 2014. she was the highest—paid ftse ceo. she was the highest—paid ftse ceo. she was the highest—paid ftse ceo. she was a real star. apple just scooped. it is interesting how fashion and tech have started to melt. i wouldn't be surprised if christopher bailey went somewhere more tech oriented. sadly we have to leave it there. many thanks. that is it from us. we are back tomorrow. bye— bye. hello there. it is going to turn much colder as we go into this weekend. but before

this is business live from bbc news with alice baxter and sally bundock. getting down to business — the leaders of of world's most important economies sign industrial deals worth more than $250 billion. live from london, that's our top story on thursday, november 9th. china's xi jinping and trump shake hands on $250 billion of potential business deals, including a pledge to buy 300 airplanes from us aviation giant boeing valed at $37 billion. also in the programme. the malls chases the fox. could the changing global media landscape see zist changing global media landscape see 21st century fox sold to walt disney? will also have the latest market movements. another record—breaking day on wall street. in europea record—breaking day on wall street. in europe a mixed picture. will be getting the inside track on the construction industry and the boss he says the sector need more women. we'll be talking breakfast. tiffany ‘s has got a brand—new offering which will set you back $29 for a coffee and a croissant. we are asking you today, how much have you ever spent

you're with business live from bbc news. t results and profits are down for the second period in a row. our business correspondent theo leggett joins us from the business newsroom with the details. what do these figures look like tu? at first glance, they don't look great. the second six months in a i’ow great. the second six months in a row in which profits have fallen, underlying pre—tax profits dropping to £508 million from £615 million a year ago. but you have to bear a couple of things in mind. the figures for a year ago were flattered by a 100 year pounds bonus from selling off a stake in visa europe. take that out, and in fact the company made a profit this time round. also, nationwide which is a mutual building society, it started paying extra money into its employees' pension fund, and it also had to set aside a little bit of money for bad loans. so overall it is not that bad, these are pretty healthy figures. so could there be trouble ahead for nationwide? that is what nationwide is warning, yes. it says that there

get involved on the bbc business live web page, bbc.com/business. nline, whenever you need to know. michael is back to look at the papers. we will talk about the brexit talks and this headline in the papers today that apparently there is going today that apparently there is going to be an up in the offerfor the divorce bill? yes, interesting. interesting dynamic that because i think with the budget tomorrow, i think with the budget tomorrow, i think it's increasingly obvious that the chancellor is very cash—strapped. so i think where to the budget it will be difficult for him to do anything. given the fact that there is talk that the offer is going to be upped. contingent on parallel trade talks by another 20 billion euros. 20 billion euros. that's a good question, it might be sterling. i think that's in the negotiation! nothing is agreed until everything is greed. i think this will be a tough sell for some in the conservative party. when you've got widespread austerity that we're going to stump up a0 billion euros. we don't know what the end result

find us on facebook at bbc business news. business livecy stuff? steve says, "is it not‘ waste of time or money?" it is not a waste of time or money?" it is not a waste of time. look at the current hot topic of plastics in the ocean, recycling or recovery of the energy from these plastics helps to prevent the contamination in the first place. nicholas boot says, "it has to be done, digging up the planet and burying it again is nota to be done, digging up the planet and burying it again is not a way for longevity for our species." and burying it again is not a way for longevity for our species. " we do our best to recycle and reduce waste, but producers must stop producing so much in the first place. thank you for your views. let's move on to the newspapers. simon is here. a turning point in the brexit talks. according to the ft they will be talking about coughing up more money in their divorce bill and they think they have got the cabinet behind them and how much, 40 billion is it, maybe more? so you remember that the initial estimates fro

get involved on the bbc business live web page, bbc.com/business. ss news. business live on tv and online, whenever you need to know. let's see what the other business stories are. what the media around the world has been taking an interest in. jeremy stretch joins us again. this is from the guardian, trump advises the trade deal will mean scrapping eu rules. it means the uk has to decide whether it is going to do business with the eu or us? that's stark. if you read through the article, there is talk about an example of chancellor rindnated chicken. it's the old favourite! it is something people can visualise and find revolting or at least intin nation is. if you the uk is going to have a trade deal with the us at some stage in the future the us will be dictating the terms and standards and that may well complicate the situation with the eu. that's the word, "dictate." it seems to be that will better ross is saying, "you will take our chancellor rindnated chicken." when you are negotiating and the us want to negotiate by lateral deals and when you a

find us on facebook at bbc business news. business liveapers with us, let's first of all start with this story about how the australian government is investing in bitcoin, or at least in a firm thatis in bitcoin, or at least in a firm that is listed on the crypto currency exchange. it is very interesting that the whole blockchain thing is becoming much more mainstream, and firms like our own are looking at how we can use blockchain plumbing for the crypto currency in our businesses. i think governments will be wondering how they can use this technology. governments will be wondering how they can use this technologym this a step away from talking about bitcoin, which still has a row gravitation, you can see governments saying that they might be uncomfortable. blockchain is the plumbing that supports bitcoin and other artificial currencies, and i think we will see a lot of brainpower and thought in that direction, rather than speculating on the currencies themselves. this story in the wall streetjournal, a fa ke story in the wall streetjourn

get involved on the bbc business live web page, bbc.com/business. s on facebook at bbc business news. business live on tv and online, whenever you need to know. what other business stories has the media been taking an interest in? mike bell is back. he is global market strategist atjp morgan asset management joins us once more. iam i am getting excited about bitcoin. don't put any money into it that you can't afford. anything that exhibits that kind of price gain, it looks too good to be true usually ends up... this is different this time. that's what they always say! there isa that's what they always say! there is a lot of risks in it. the currency that backs it has a great future ahead, but bitcoin, i think there are significant risks. it is a rare commodity. it is very difficult to mine them and create them anymore. it is a rare commodity. it is like houses in the uk! so, if you have got a limited supply, the price is going to continue to go up? supply and demand. the problem with bitcoin it is not backed by a government. so if it ever becomes sig

get involved on the bbc business live web page. as well as on twitter and facebook. t other business stories has the media been taking an interest taking an interest in — james bevan is joining us again to discuss. the likes of mark zuckerberg and shaun parker talking about the toxicity of facebook and social media. he has identified people get hooked. we know this has always been true. we are heavily motivated to ta ke true. we are heavily motivated to take up what we are told is going on in the world. think about father christmas, his modern version is created by the coca—cola company. we have been in this situation for a long time. you can't say that the bbc! we still believe he's out there. santa claus is still out there. santa claus is still out there. but giving him the little red outfit and giving him the name is a coca—cola inventions. outfit and giving him the name is a coca-cola inventions. we had a huge response from viewers. many of you have changed your behaviour because of social media. jerome says he boycotts people who are obsessed with their phones at

bbc bizlive. hello and welcome to business live.'t hold back, but keep it clean so we can don't hold back, but keep it clean so we can share don't hold back, but keep it clean so we can share your don't hold back, but keep it clean so we can share your suggestions with our viewers on business live! rarely can the west african nation of ivory coast have seen anything like it. dozens of eu and african leaders are gathering to discuss how the two continents can work together to improve their citizens lives. both sides have a lot at stake. although it's fallen substantially, migration has been one of the defining issues. 1.75 million people made thejourney to europe over the last four years. with many coming through africa even if they started elsewhere. many africans have been pushed to leave by poverty and war the eu and it's member states are already providing almost $24 billion a year in long—term economic development funding. there are also calls for more bilateral trade between the two continents. last year they sold each just ove

you're with business live from bbc news. rratt has given a first—quarter update on the back of mostly positive recent reports from its rivals. let's get more from our business correspondent theo leggett. let's get more from philip hampshire. how are they doing? they are doing well. they have seen an 8.4% rise in their sales come through, that's a significant lift for them. it takes them to £2.88 billion worth of sales, barratt homes, of course, is one of the national based developers. they are not one the regional based companies based in london like barclay homes so they have managed to escape the slowdown there have been in sales within the metropolitan district by spreading themselves nationally around the country. they are concentrated in the lower end and the mid—end of the market place and where we have seen a cooling off in the uk housing market is in extremely high value properties, anything worth over £1.5 million. so, barratt really seems to have managed to have threaded the needle here. philip, how are the markets

more on the bbc business live page. editor talking as theo was mentioning there, disorderly brexit is unlikely according to mark carney. he says all parties are working towards avoiding it. the full details are on the business live page. european regulators come together to assess uber‘s data breach of 2016. 57 million users, whether they be uber customers, or uber drivers, their data was breached last year and at the time the company tried to cover it up. yes, back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons again. let me show you what is happening on european markets. a stronger day to events in europe. keeping a close eye on the bank of england's stress test as we have discussed. all the uk banks passing the requirements to have reserves should the economy ta ke have reserves should the economy take a turn for the worse. we have been hearing from the governor about whether he foresee as disorderly brexit. he says that's unlikely. now, there's growing awareness amongst employers that taking care of their employee's men

get involved from the bbc business live web page and on the website. ive on tv and online whenever you need to know. we are running out of time. we are running out of time. let's see what other stories are being talked about on social media. let's kick off with tesla, jessica. concerned about production levels and about how much the company is spending. what is interesting is the shares are off and the debt as well. people are thinking about leveraged and it is hard to build a car maker from scratch. and delay on the model three—car, there is so much anticipation, everybody wants this car, yet it cannot seem to deliver right now. scaling up the production was always going to be complex and issues around the batteries as well are causing delays. i was fascinated by tesla because elon musk is raising money over and over again and yet this is a company that has still got a lot of questions hanging over it. it is significant that the bond is traded off and people are doubting whether profitability will be. tesla can still be a success, but there are questio

want to hearfrom you, get the latest analysis and we want to hear from you, get involved in the bbc business lived online. whenever you need to know. joining us is richard hunter, head of research, wilson king investment management. you have just heard from michelle how to keep in touch with us, you have not held back, we are talking about the leonardo da vinci painting which went for $400 million. a lot more to this story than what happened overnight. quite apart from the eye watering figure of $400 million, this is a painting which for example in 1958 was sold in a london auction for £45. there is a bit of inflation for you. underneath all of that it would appear in the art community there is some debate as to further its a real, genuine, da vinci at all. i always have my doubts! laughter soul underneath that, a quite extraordinary thing, not 100% justifiable potentially. the other thing, it's an absolute public relations triumph in terms of the marketing campaign for christies, they send out videos previous to the auction, they have been dropping up interest and they have had $100 million rese

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. a number of uses on the table as we assess switzerland and the eu squaring up over cash. very warm welcome to the programme. we are at the mercy of the robots today with a few glitches! will talk you through what's coming up on business live. in switzerland jean—claude juncker will be holding talks with the government, that's coming up. also as well in the programme, more japanese companies seem to be accused of cheating. this time mitsubishi materials is in the limelight for the wrong reasons. and for the markets today it will be quieter with it being the thanksgiving holiday break in the usa. yet europe is open and training and as you can see the markets are all headed south. and we meet the man who revived an iconic brand, the royal enfield motorbike, as it returns to the uk for the first time since the 19505. we will find out what has driven that decision. and as holiday shopping 5eason driven that decision. and as holiday shopping season begins i5 driven that decision. and as hol

business live today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report some ice and snow. the air is still coming in from the arctic on these northerly winds. that is bringing some showers towards the north and east of the uk. those falling as snow. even down to low levels in parts of northumberland, yorkshire and lincolnshire. this afternoon those showers will move further inland. still a wintry mix. sunshine further west. temperatures, with the wind chill, it will feel —1 to minus three celsius in places. a cold day. it is the evening rush hour. the real risk of ice with further snow in the north—east of scotla nd further snow in the north—east of scotland and eastern england could see a covering of snow, even at low levels, pa rt of see a covering of snow, even at low levels, part of yorkshire, lincolnshire, norfolk and suffolk. further west, some clearer skies. showers in temperature and cornwall. with clear skies it will turn quite cold quite quickly. the risk of some ice. for the rest of the night, the showers continuing. there will still be some s

there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report holding an across the south—east of england over the last few days, but finally the colder weather has moved its way in, and all of us starting off this morning ona all of us starting off this morning on a cold note. there will be some sunny spells over much of the uk, but with showers continuing in northern and western areas, there is the risk of ice first thing this morning across scotland, northern ireland and the north—west of england. here we will continue to see wintry showers working in, but elsewhere looking largely dry with a bit of sunshine, and even by this afternoon those showers continuing across scotland. any snow confined to the high ground, and at low levels, a little sleet or hail perhaps. eastern scotland should be largely sunny, but temperatures in northern parts of three or 4 degrees. really for many parts of england and wales, it is going to be a dry sort of day, a few morning showers in southern areas tended to clear away, and there will be some sunshine here, an

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and jamie robertson. brexit summit at downing street — the uk prime minister meets european business leaders to hear their views on how to make a smooth separation from the european union. live from london, that's our top story on monday the 13th of november. leading business experts will press for a transitional period after the uk leaves the single market. but what will theresa may have to say to them? also in the programme — a new passenger on board. ride—hailing firm uber strikes a huge investment deal with japan's softbank. the european markets have opened, and as you can see, they are mixed for now. we will talk you through the winners and losers, and we will have the latest from the asian summit. does your city need a make—over? your country getting bad press? the institute for identity could help — it's a company specialising in re—branding for places british authorities say kaspersky anti—virus software could allow foreign governments to spy on you — so with all the technology out there — do you t

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. the us president trumpets 300 billion dollars in deals agreed during his trip to asia. but the devil may be in the detail. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 14th november. president trump says he's open for free and fair international trade but asian leaders trade but asian leaders still have their doubts — we get an expert view on just how successful the mammoth trump tour of asia was. also in the programme...uber and out. another boss leaves the ride hailing firm, this time in india. we'll cross to mumbai to find out more. he's the founder of easyjet and one of europe's best known businessmen. sir stelios haji—ioannou will be talking us about being a trailblazer and why it's important to give back. and reports say pets are the latest victim of the uk housing crisis, as houses get smaller with little or no outside space. so we want to know — do you still find space for your pet? let us know, preferably with pictures of your pets! just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive.

this is business live on bbc news.ld the bbc that the rise in inflation since brexit was one of the main reasons for yesterday's decision to increase interest rates for the first time in a decade. ben broadbent was asked whether that rise combined with the wage squeeze would cause many people economic pain. there will be some. i think it's, it's one part of how the policy works. equally one should keep this in context. around a third of households have owner households have owner occupied mortgages. interest payments on debt in aggregate for households are lower than they ever been relative to income. our economics correspondent andrew walker is in the business newsroom. interestingly, after those comments from the bank of england governor came through, sterling plunged, so is this mark carney talking too much for the markets? that's an interesting way of putting it. they are always very keen to get some guidance from the bank of england officials about what the future prospects are for interest rates, and he made it v

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben bland. a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. live from london, that's our top story. the details are contained in millions of documents from a law firm which specialises in offshore arrangements for individuals and companies. we will talk you through the detail you need to know. also in the programme — all smiles on the golf course but president trump is talking tough on trade with japan. we'll get the latest on donald trump's visit to one of asia's most important economies. the markets starting flat, if not a little lower, in europe this week. we will talk you through the winners and losers. and we'll be getting the inside track on a startup that tackles a topic that's long been taboo — sanitary products. for women in the developed world, access to feminine hygiene products is as easy as buying groceries. but it's a very different story in developing coun

you're with business live from bbc news.r marks and spencer has revealed its half—year results. it used to be the darling of the high street. it had a tough half—year. high street. it had a tough half-year. s pre-tax down 5.3%. news that the retailer's chief financial officer, helen weir is stepping down. mike ingram is the chief market strategist for wh ireland. hejoins us now from our newsroom. there seems to be a lot of things going on at the top of the management. is that a problem? yes, potentially because of course, the business faces a lot of challenges. the results that you mentioned weren't as bad as the market expectation. we were perhaps looking for a 10% decline in profitability, it was down 5.3% better like for likes in food and clothing, but at the end of the day, costing pressures remain intense particularly on the food business. having spoken to the company a little bit earlier on this morning, they are actually seem to be throttling back on this huge simply food roll—out which they were projecting only 12 mo

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. 's a "yes" vote for legalising same—sex marriage in australia. we look at how the pink dollar could boost the economy. hack or fact? a bbc team investigates claims apple's face identification system on its iphone x is not secure. hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. australians have voted in favour of same—sex marriage, the results were announced this morning. it paves the way for legislation that will make australia the 26th nation to legalise same—sex unions, and there could be economic benefits. by some estimates same—sex weddings could give a $1 billion boost to the economy assuming every same—sex couple rushes out to tie the knot in the first year but that could be a tad optimistic. but research suggests same—sex couples in australia earn more than their opposite sex counterparts. earlier i spoke to her leigh fisherfrom opposite sex counterparts. earlier i spoke to her leigh fisher from the economics and asked what the pink dollar could mean for australia

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.ivena india given a big boost in countries that want to do business with it. 46 million people affected in malaysia. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us. an exciting show a head. for the first time india has jumped into 100 show a head. for the first time india hasjumped into 100 place on the world bank ‘s annual rankings of countries of doing business in the region and the world, climbing 30 spots. is this a sign that the economics is working? signs are definitely encouraging for the economy that has seen a growth falling for the last quarter and the worst performance in the past three yea rs. worst performance in the past three years. what we have seen in the world bank report is india has run up world bank report is india has run up in ranking when it comes to paying taxes and the keys of paying taxes thanks to the online reforms from the government and protection of minority investors were india has shown a massive improvement which has held it to the scale of

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore.esla is about to roll out the beast: an electric tractor trailer. this as china's appetite for green wheels gets bigger and bigger. and a global employee left his job to set up global employee left his job to set upa global employee left his job to set up a proper restaurant in his very own living room. —— mad hatter. welcome to asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko oi. ina live from singapore, with me, mariko oi. in a few hours, telstra will be running out its latest creation, the beast. it is a big rig truck that may be able to drive itself. ——. each -- may be able to drive itself. ——. each —— is the chief executive elon musk tweeted this... more on the story, let's bring in mat morrison. i want that, right now. it is uncool. it is uncool. the guy sounds cool uncool. it is uncool. the guy sounds cool. —— matt. he will be watching this latest version of the electronic truck that they are very excited about. their goal here is basically to get a cleaner and hopeful

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.rnment filed a suit to block at and ts massive takeover. the future looks uncertain for a multi million dollar infrastructure collaboration. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's tuesday. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i am a rico hizon and we kick off the programme with some breaking news from america and the department ofjustice has filed a suit to block a megamerger between at&t and time warner. over one year ago, at&t offered a billion dollars to take over time warner. that would create a giant with vast content and services. at&t ditto press c0 nfe re nce content and services. at&t ditto press conference and said the company is prepared to go to trial as soon as possible. —— at&tjust held a press conference. we are surprised to be here. we entered this deal with decades of clear legal precedent demonstrating how this merger would alternately be evaluated. we and this deal and the best legal minds in the country agreed it would be a p

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.new league of financial documents known as the paradise papers has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. and it will president trump toned down his tough talk on trade? in his trip to asia. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. the first results have been with the least —— released in one of the biggest documents of offshore secrets. 13 million document mostly from an offshore firm called appleby. they reveal the tax affairs of rich and powerful people around the world. they have been obtained by a german newspaper and shared with international consortium of journalists including the bbc‘s panorama programme. they show how the queen's private estate invested around £10 million offshore. it is important to say that tax avoidance is not illegal at it is controversial and these latest revelations are bound to fuel the political debate around

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore with rico and asia business report.soaring to new heights cormac bitcoin is fast approaching the $10,000 mark. —— heights: bitcoin. and the dreams of turning ho chi minh in two as start—up capital. —— into. glad you could join us asia business report. i am rico hizon. the queen has done it again. even though many have warned it was a asset bubble about to burst, it soaring to new heights. —— it is an asset bubble. it has climbed to $8,200, and gone further to $9,700. it is now approaching $10,000 us. keepin it is now approaching $10,000 us. keep in mind that in 2010, one bitcoin user famously traded 10,000 bitcoin user famously traded 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas, which was then roughly $25. if he had those in bitcoin is, he would be a millionaire by now. earlier, i asked cedricjensen from bitspread if it would hit the milestones on.“ cedricjensen from bitspread if it would hit the milestones on. if you look at facebook, where pete market capitalisation is $140 billion, with billions of users all over the world, the bi

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. what does it take to keep their competitivene up and running? we will find out from the man who was credited with turning qantas around. and the new chief of ericsson has his sights set on asia as the tech and telecommunications industry changes with the times. good morning asia, hello world. it isa good morning asia, hello world. it is a wednesday. thank you for joining us for another exciting edition of asia business report. we start off with australia's flagship carrier qantas and the ceo alan joyce. here's the highest paid airline chiefs in the airline —— asia—pacific region june. he airline chiefs in the airline —— asia—pacific regionjune. he has turned around the fall tunes of the airline through painful cost—cutting and restructure. they are now investing in new routes, especially in asia. we spoke to mrjoyce in london about qantas's ambitions in china and its eye watering $19 billion pay packet last year. the shareholders who own the company are the ones who decide my pay. and in every report we have had go to the agm w

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore.s of australia's big four banks plunge after the government sets up a financial commission to investigate it. and will be rebound from last quarter's sluggish growth rates 7 from last quarter's sluggish growth rates? good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. it's a thursday. we start off in australia. the prime minister of the country announced this morning he has established a royal commission to investigate the banking industry. this comes after the four big banks of australia called on the government to open the enquiry to restore the public‘s faith in the financial system. it caused shares in the big four banks to fall roughly 1.5% in sydney trade. for news on the latest in parliament, i am joined trade. for news on the latest in parliament, iamjoined by trade. for news on the latest in parliament, i am joined by a trade. for news on the latest in parliament, iam joined by a market strategist from a trading floor in sydne

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. young and jobless in australia.o why that is why. and spending spree that paid off big time. the —— expectations are blown! hello and welcome to asia business report. data out this morning from australia shows the unemployment rate at 5.4% for october. that is down from 5.5% in september and that signals morejobs down from 5.5% in september and that signals more jobs have down from 5.5% in september and that signals morejobs have been created in the economy. but among australia's news, unemployment remains stubbornly high. there is a togetherness in disadvantaged. these young australians weren't even born when their country was last in recession. but they have not had it easy. there have been long—term unemployment and homelessness. shooting hoops with an education and job seeking charity is helping them to aim for better things after years of struggle.|j was just trying to apply for work online and people were putting me down telling me i was never going to get thatjob so i stopped trying. down telling me i was nev

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.eaders of the world's two leading economic powers are set to meet as president trump stops off in china. and one year after india's shock de monetisation, we look at how will rural villages are coping with going cashless. welcome to asia business report. when us president donald trump arrives in china today he will be joined by the bosses of more than 200 american businesses. during their visit they will look to strike billions of dollars worth of deals, but there are many sticking points, including america's huge trade deficit with china, which dealt with over 300 billion dollars worth of goods last year. earlier i spoke to the chief investment officer for the asia—pacific at credits. i asked if mrtrump was asia—pacific at credits. i asked if mr trump was likely to make much headway. certainly there will be a number of large multibillion dollar deals announced, but whether or not simple trade can actually be meaningfully influence market access and mutual confidence, i don't think it

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.apan's latest trade figures show the economy is on a winning streak, thanks to a healthy demand for cars and electronics. and imagine sending yourjob offer an and electronics. and imagine sending your job offer an education and electronics. and imagine sending yourjob offer an education gaming. the idea in singapore is getting respect and even support from the government. hello and welcome to asia business report. my name is sharanjit leyl. asia business report. my name is shara njit leyl. you asia business report. my name is sharanjit leyl. you could say it was the start of the shopping season in many countries around the world. before we get there, what is on the economic and business calendar for the next few days? japan just reported its trade data, showing it is gaining traction. it rose 14% from last year. later today, we have thailand enacting its third—quarter gdp numbers. 0n thailand enacting its third—quarter gdp numbers. on thursday, singapore does basically the same, out wi

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore.s the apec summit in vietnam kicks off, we find out what the negotiations might mean for the host country. and global retailers are getting ready for the biggest day in asia for on line sales, singles day! good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. thank you forjoining me. it is another exciting friday! we start with us president donald trump. he arrives in vietnam very soon to attend the apec summit. earlier this year, president trump pulled out of the tra ns—pacific partnership arrangement, dealing a blow to the free—trade ambitions of apec. china is trying to gain economic power in the region at the same time. we are joined from vietnam. she is right outside the summit site. it looks like it is all about trade and business. yes, indeed. as you can see, people are lining up and are getting ready to listen to many speeches from foreign leaders from the apec economies, like the japanese prime minister, the new zealand prime min

the institute for fiscal studies has been analysing wednesday's budget now on bbc news all the latest business news livengapore. to all shoppers out there, it is black friday, marking the official start of the christmas shopping season start of the christmas shopping season in america. first there was sony, then yahoo and now the latest isa sony, then yahoo and now the latest is a uber, our company is doing enough to protect themselves against cyber hackers? good morning, asia, hello, world. it's a friday, the weekend right around the corner, glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. it's going to be hard to compete with the $25 billion chinese consumers spent on singles day on the 11th of november but after thanksgiving thursday, black friday and cyber monday marks the start of the us christmas shopping season. in america alone 164 million shoppers are expected to go nation bending spree this weekend, that's over half of the us population —— to go on a spending spree. in the uk shoppers are expected to spend over 13 billion us dollars over the next week and you ca

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.ns about apple's taxes from the paradise papers. we will hear the response from the company. and home ownership is becoming an elusive dream for many people as property prices in asia continued to soar. good morning, asia, hello, world. this is tuesday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. we start off with apple. the attack but he must has responded to claims from paradise papers, that it has a financial structure that allows it to avoid billions of dollars in taxes. after its controversial practices will crack down upon in 20 15, apple moved its holdings to jersey. earlier i spoke to a technology correspondent and asked him what apple are saying about these revelations. it seems that there will move may not have lowered that sustains a low—level. discredit me about their tax arrangements in ireland and it has moved its tax residency tojersey ireland and it has moved its tax residency to jersey and that ireland and it has moved its tax residenc

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. no dancing around the issue. over a dozen deals are struck by the us president donald trump on his first day in china and there are more to come. a sea of plastic as the climate conference gets under way we explore the world's growing waste problem. it's thursday. good morning, asia and hello, world. thank you forjoining us for another edition of asia business report that it would start with donald trump as he continues his visit to china today. already his business delegation has sealed 90 deals worth 9 billion us dollars. the hard work is just 9 billion us dollars. the hard work isjust beginning. 9 billion us dollars. the hard work is just beginning. on 9 billion us dollars. the hard work isjust beginning. on the campaign trail he was highly critical of china and its trade surplus with the us. there are concerns over intellectual property and market access for us companies. earlier i spoke with somebody from fidelity international. i asked spoke with somebody from fidelity international. iasked if spoke with so

now on bbc news: all the latest business news live from singapore. more new passenger on board.t hailing firm uber strikes and investment deal with japan's soft bank. aliba ba smashes investment deal with japan's soft bank. alibaba smashes its own record with another bonanza on singles day. welcome to asia business report. uber has confirmed to the bbc that it has entered an agreement with japan's soft bank over potential investment. speculation had been swirling that the ridesharing company would strike a deal worth billions of dollars. our business report is here with the latest. what can you tell us about this? well, we just got confirmation from uber, and i will review the last line of this. it says on closing the investment it will help fuel our investments in technology and our continued expansion at home and abroad while strengthening our corporate governance. let's be clear. we don't know the terms of this deal, they call it potential investment, but what we understand so far, focusing on that last word, corporate governance. this is a company, uber, that has had some bu

now here on bbc news, lots more business news coming up news, lots more business news coming up liverom singapore with rico did you follow russian propaganda pages? facebook is about it you. and confectionery giant mars wrigley says sales in asia will offset slowing growth in the us and europe. it is thursday, everyone! good morning, asia, hello, world. loud you canjoin morning, asia, hello, world. loud you can join us morning, asia, hello, world. loud you canjoin us for morning, asia, hello, world. loud you can join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. —— glad. i'm rico hizon. technology giants are coming up with more measures in response to claims russia meddled with the us election. yesterday we told you google was going to show stories from two kremlin owned newspaper is lower in search results. —— news providers. several hours ago facebook said it will show its users which russian propaganda pages or accounts they have followed in the like. i'm joined by my colleague and business reporter monica miller. monica, how big a problem was it? they believe roughly

, we will be back, of course, in around four minutes' time with business briefing and then later on bbc news we will return to beijing livecold overnight because of the cloud spilling from the north—west with a bit of rain and drizzle. ahead of the cloud it is quite chilly for a while in the south. in the morning we will- cloud chilly for a while in the south. in the morning we wil east. cloud 3 tamufit around " tamufit around six d rizzle and tem peratu res around sue d rizzle and tem peratu res areetnd she ‘ seven d riszle and tens; peratu res arrested she ‘ seven degrees. d riszle and tens; peratu res arrested she ‘seven degrees. for much and w— ';':'e iffjjf'f .,,, . ... southern england and wales, maybe as far north as yorkshire lincolnshire, it will be a dull start to thursday with a lot of low cloud around. a little light rain or drizzle. much brighter skies beginning to arrive already in england. more sunshine to greet the day in northern ireland and scotland, where it will be cold to start the day, quite windy in northern scotland with a couple of sharp showers as well. light winds further south. a slight improveme

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brexit secretary, david davis, and the business live page will update you on what we here in terms of how it goes. —— what we hear. uber has confirmed to the bbc entered an agreement with japan's softbank over a potential investment. let's go to our asia business hub, where shara njit leyl is following the story. interesting, this one. softbank co nsta ntly interesting, this one. softbank constantly buying bits of this and that. tell us about this latest investment in uber. that's right, sally. lots of speculation has been swirling about that some sort of $1 billion deal could be made, but financial details of the investment have not yet been disclosed, as yet, and what it could be is potentially one of the largest private start—up deals ever. now, so far we have got a statement from uber saying they have entered into agreement with a consortium led by softbank, and that this would essentially help fuel investments in the elegy and their continued expansion at home, as well as abroad, while strengthening corporate governance. those last two words, corporate governance, that is key because it alludes to the many problems uber has had over leade

business and sport on the bbc website. for reaction and analysis from around the world, including updated live pages, reports from correspondentsn over 80 international locations, and eye witness accounts. go to bbc.com. more now on events in zimbabwe, and the inauguration of the new president. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. if there had been a roof, they would have raised it. 60,000 voices. and rhythm. and sure feet. unleashing the pent—up emotion not of days but of decades. all the past tortuous week felt as if it had been building to this moment for the once cowed people. the military triggered the events that brought the mugabe era to an end, and the traditional chiefs who had fully expected to see him die in power. instead, a man who, a week ago, was hiding in exile, fearing for his life, arrived to claim the presidency. so help me god. cheering and applause you can hear the 21—gun salute. emmerson mnangagwa, right behind me, is the new president of zimbabwe, and what an extraordinary moment this is. he has the backing of the international community now, the backing of his army, and the goodwill of h

business and sport on the bbc news website. for reaction and analysis from around the world, including updated live pages, reports from correspondents accounts, go to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. this is bbc news. hello, there. it's going to be cold this weekend, that's for sure, but many places will stay dry and see plenty of sunshine, so if you wrap up it won't be that bad. plenty of showers though in the north and west. certainly overnight plenty of showers across the north—west of the uk, with wintriness mixed in, some cumulating snow over the hills, and that will lead to an ice problem in many northern and western areas to start saturday morning. it really will be a cold and frosty start. the wind will be a feature on saturday. that will make it feel colder than it actually is, and there'll be plenty of showers to start saturday morning. even longer spells of rain perhaps across the north and north—east of scotland and into the northern isles, here with gale force winds as well. wintry showers across the west of scotland, into northern ireland and down on the north—west england. snow again on the hills. some of th

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