this is the business briefing. lam ben i am ben gland. —— lam ben gland. —— bland.tion deadline looms in italy as the economic challenges mount for any future government. a former google engineer who moved to uber has been charged with stealing trade secrets related to self—driving cars. he's pleaded not guilty. and on the markets, asian markets swung, gripped by uncertainty over the china—us trade talks. there are warnings that donald trump's unpredictability could be harming the chances of an eventual deal. the deadline for parties in italy to form a new government is nowjust hours away. if they fail, a snap election would follow. the five star movement and the democratic party are still in talks about forming a coalition after they agreed that giuseppe conte should stay on as prime minister. all this comes at a time when europe's fourth biggest economy continues to struggle and the region is facing a slowdown. italy currently has $2.3 trillion worth of public debt, which is equivalent to 133% of its overall gdp. italian banks are most exposed to any default, but

iam ben i am ben gland. —— iam ben gland. —— bland.ed with stealing trade secrets related to self—driving cars. he's pleaded not guilty. and on the markets, asian markets swung, gripped by uncertainty over the china—us trade talks. there are warnings that donald trump's unpredictability