ben johnson is director of etf research at morningstar. ben, good to see you. >> sue, thanks for having me. >> you think technology has been a positive for investors. why? >> it's absolutely been a positive, to the extent that it advances an information and investment technology that's driven down costs for investors. what we know about investing is that every penny that you're able to save on fees and costs is another penny that you're able to reinvest and allow to compound to meet your long term goals. >> is that the only benefit that you see? i was fascinated by leslie's report where the gentleman she was talking to from man group said you don't basically have to program the machine, the machine will learn itself. that's a little frightening to some of us out there, that the machine can learn an algorithm all by itself. >> well, i think these fears are probably overblown. in this battle between man and machine, when it comes to security selection and portfolio construction, the jury is still out as to whether machines or some sort of par

boris johnson, ben stokes and hugh hefner. iam not johnson, ben stokes and hugh hefner.t saying there are any connections! that is the only connection, we're talking about them. the story that borisjohnson has topped a poll of the tory faithful, is that a surprise? he will be very happy, he has moved ahead of his rivals and has 23% this latest poll. ruth davidson is slightly behind that 99 jacob rees mogg at 17. he will be pleased because he has after all been in the last few weeks on this rather determined effort to persuade us of his significance and importance and releva nce. his significance and importance and relevance. has he been on manoeuvres? has friends and allies in the press. he has been take me a lot of credit for things such as the brexit transition deal being reduced from a five—year period to a two—year period. having said that actually theresa may is in the driving seat that he afterwards went to the press and said it was me. that was my doing. the man has a big evil and it will presumably be massiah stephen moore by the statistics. —— big ego. massiah s

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.e is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after the german election, angela merkel is set to serve a fourth term in office, but both main parties have lost significant support. new travel restrictions are to be introduced in the united states. they've been expanded to include two non muslim—majority countries, north korea and venezuela. more than 35,000 people have fled their homes on the indonesian island of bali

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.erved. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president trump has announced new sanctions against north korea. kim jong—un says he will make donald trump, who he called "mentally deranged," "pay dearly" for threatening his country. emergency workers at a primary school in mexico city have called off their search for children thought to have been trapped. officials

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea's foreign minister has launched an attack on president trump and warned that un sanctions would not force his country to change its nuclear policy. iran defies america by test—firing a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from donald trump. hurricane maria — and the heavy rain that followed — are continuing to wreak havoc in p

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.es. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the main story: at least 130 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck central mexico. the 7.1 magnitude quake brought down dozens of buildings. many are feared to be trapped in the ruins. i think you were there visiting friends, but you were due to be out of there and fly home? yes. i am currently at the airport. i am due to fly out on a couple of

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: european leaders welcome the british prime minister's attempt to breathe fresh life into brexit talks, but say more clarity is needed. and the authorities in puerto rico have urged people to evacuate areas downstream of a dam which has failed after days of heavy rains. polls have opened in new zealand in the country's general election. the incumb

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the white house has condemned north korea's claim that it now has the right to shoot down us bombers even if they're outside its air space. i spoke to bonnie glaser, the scent for strategic and international studies who was at an eventjust recently with the south korean foreign minister. asked how dangerous time she felt this was. there has certainly bee

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.es. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. a powerful earthquake has killed more than 200 people in mexico. in the capital. the search for survivors in collapsed buildings is continuing, including at a primary school. hurricane maria has torn a path of destruction across puerto rico. flooding and severe winds have knocked out power to the entire island. in new york, pakistani and us off

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home isa is a nightmare that so many people have feared produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's white bum at right wing are visited britain and that began the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea unthinkable to the palestinians. after 45 years of division, it germany is one. in berlin, 1 million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's extend richest nation. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. the un has been accused of a series of failures in the lead—up to the crisis in myanmar. half—a—million rohingya muslims have left the country in the last month. beijing has taken a tough new stance on north korea — its businesses will be kicked out of china by january. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily looks at the preparations in beijing ahead of donald trump's visit to china in november. the paper has this picture

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.ames. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. welcome back everyone welcome —— welcome back everyone. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: after the german election, angela merkel is set to serve a fourth term in office but her party has lost support to the right—wing nationalist afd. many american football stars have again kneeled during their national anthem, protesting against racism in

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.y that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: un officials will be allowed to visit myanmar‘s rakhine state on thursday for the first time since the start of the exodus of rohingya muslims. one week after hurricane maria, half of puerto rico's population still has no access to clean drinking water. the islands governor says help is on its way. fears are growing on the island of bali, where tens of thousand

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un has been given the go—ahead to enter myanmar‘s troubled rakhine state — following a month of violence and the exodus of half a million rohingya muslims. the founder of playboy magazine, hugh hefner, has died. he was 91. unicef is calling on the british government to let children from conflict zones who've lost their parents travel directly to the uk so they can

benjohnson, the ben johnson, the fastest man benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home tol athletes should be clean going into the games. i am happy justice is clean going into the games. i am happyjustice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened. presumably in case the americans invade. have been strengthened. presumably in case the americans invadem have been strengthened. presumably in case the americans invade. it is no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgment in australia. concord can cross the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: exit polls suggest chancellor angela merkel has been re—elected for a fourth term, and that her cdu party has won most votes in

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.ould be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump steps up the pressure on north korea with more sanctions against companies who trade with pyongyang. the mexican president has promised to continue the search for survivors of tuesday's earthquake. he said rescuers were still looking for anyone alive in the ruins of ten buildings. the death toll has pas

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. good to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines: the battle for the syrian city of raqqa — the last major stronghold of so—called islamic state — is entering its final phase. just a few hundred is fighters are holding the centre of the city. the king of saudi arabia has issued an order allowing women to drive for the first time. from next year. puerto rico's govern

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.to the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un has been accused of a series of failures in the lead—up to the crisis in myanmar. half a million rohingya muslims have left the country in the last month. more now on that story. ronan lee is a researcher at deakin university in melbourne, australia. ronan, i know you specialise in rohingya history and identity. what you make t

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it‘s no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. thanks are joining i‘m rico hizon in singapore. thanks arejoining us. i‘m babita sharma here in london. the white house has dismissed as absurd north korean claims that president trump has declared war on the country. fears are growing that a volcano could erupt on the island of bali — 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near mount agung. the taxi company uber has admitted it has made mistakes but insists it will appeal agains

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace.i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british prime minister, heads to florence, to set out her proposals for leaving the european union and breaking the brexit deadlock. the war of words between the united states and north korea intensifies. kim jong—un describes president trump as mentally deranged, after his anti—pyongyang speech at the un. mr trump has announced more trade sanc