carolyn mccall this embarks and is now set for itv. excuse the ponds. a brexit-driven advertising slowdown. istainly a challenge she stepping into. let us talk about where we stands in terms of expectations this morning and show you the weei. not much progress being expected. we are getting into the thick of earnings. there is not much on day-to-day, but as we work our way, we have the ecb and boj on later on this week. japan is closed today. be aware of that. it has been closed. let us move on and show you what is happening around the world with the gmm. this is the picture around the world. the big caps came under pressure today. that is interesting. the data out of japan, out of china. expectations,eat matched what we had this time around. as a result of which, it generally, there seems to be a sense of optimism this morning. excuse the cricketing story in asia this morning. the chinese equity markets fell, which is interesting as well. the s&p was up .5% friday. the banks were down despite some actually fairly good numbers from the likes of jpmorgan

carolyn mccall appointed adds the new chief executive of the broadcaster itv, having formerly been aten a lot of speculation on this move already affecting the share prices of both the companies. now we have that story confirmed. much more on the bbc website for you, including the biz live page. 0verseas landlords shun the uk as tax changes bite. much more on the bbc news website. china's economy grew at 6.9%, higher than many forecast. it's trying to rein in debt. let's check in with the financial markets. the nikkei is closed for a public holiday today. a quick look at how the markets are faring. let's get the inside track. today we are going to get busy with a fizzy, a slogan that was made to sell sugary sodas, which is now being used to persuade consumers to switch to sparkling water instead. soda stream originated in 1903 with the first apparatus that could carbonate tap water. it reached maximum popularity in the 60s and 70s, aided by the tag line that we mentioned, as bottle shops became hangout central across the us. in 1991, the drinks—maker was purchased from cadbury—schwepp

carolyn mccall would stay until the end of the year at easyjet. taking actions to shore up the business in wake of the brexit negotiations and brexit event that loomed large in march, trying to get the aoc from the austrians. that seems to be the focus of their activity at the moment. let us leave that story to the side for a moment. we will return to it and get announcements from one of our colleagues on what this means for the aviation sector. let us talk about where we are on the broader market. the futures higher at the start of trade. looking at the function on the bloomberg, up by .3% on the euro 50.k the asian stock was decent. we saw the chinese gdp number coming in above estimates along with a host of other data around globalhelping to lift sentiments on the msci world index, heading for an all-time high. coupling that with the data in retail sales, all pointing towards a study, gradual -- s teady, gradual fed. we have the new zealand dollar in on the back foot after the lower new zealand dollar will rebalance growth. that is where we are

airline forecasts a lift in profits, but is it prepared for the departure of its influential ceo carolyn mccalle markets continue that global swing upwards. the markets continue that global swing upwards. and with the long summer break just around the corner, we'll be looking at holiday camps with a difference — we'll speak to a woman who's replacing football and baking with coding and robotics. all throughout the day we're looking at the issue of childcare costs — we'd love to hear from you about your family's plans for the summer. are you taking time off or are you reliant on childcare? or 0rdo you give or do you give them a smart tablet and lope for the best like susanna! let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. iama bit i am a bit more adventurous. hello and welcome to business live. welcome to the programe. we start in brussels — where the uk's brexit secretary — david davis — and the eu's chief negotiator — michel barnier — will wrap up their second round of talks on britain's exit later today. they are expected to give a progress report at a press conference later. so what are we lo

the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, is to be itv‘s new chief executive.ill take over the running of the commercial broadcaster early next year. a 16—year—old boy has appeared in court charged over a series of acid attacks in east london. the teenager who can't be named for legal reasons, is accused of grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery, and possessing a weapon designed to discharge a noxious liquid. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, and tonight's programme contains some strong language. is this government in the uk right now hanging on, needing time, and trying to get a grip? with big announcements on schools and transport today, the conservatives are projecting themselves as full of purpose, getting on with business. but tomorrow theresa may will read the riot act to the cabinet, telling them to stop the brexit backbiting and leaks over the role of the chancellor. is the pm on top of things? yes, we've had some changes in and around downing street, and changes to some of the w

of easyjet, carolyn mccall, ms mccall, who will begin the new job next january, succeeds adam crozierds worse off since 2010 after public—sector pay caps and freezes, according to the tuc. the head of the trade union body, frances o'grady, is calling for public—sector pay review bodies to be "genuinely independent". the government has announced the first major contracts for the high speed two railway between london and birmingham. balfour beatty, the swedish—based skanska, and carillion — which is facing financial difficulties — are among the companies chosen to build tunnels, bridges and embankments at a cost of nearly seven billion pounds. another week another data breach, but what can you do? last week it was us phone carrier verizon's turn, exposing millions of data records. lloyds, the insurance market says a major global cyber—attack has the potential to trigger £40 billion of economic losses, roughly the equivalent to a catastrophic natural disaster like 2012's hurricane sandy. inga beale, chief executive of lloyds of london joins us. what are the important things? the importan

what about the new boss of itv coming from easyjet carolyn mccall, is that good news?ing revenue is very heavily linked to the economy so there could be some challenges ahead and there is way people are viewing content is now more down to on demand channels, putting her on a collision course with netflix and amazon, so a lot to get her teeth into. a quick look at the markets. carillion, gained almost 20% today. managed to claw back some of the value it lost last week. the us market flat at the moment. that‘s all from me, there is a roundup of all the other top business stories on our website, bbc.co.uk/business. sarah champion, a local mp has been tweeting: she goes on to say she‘s very disappointed the government have ignored the views of south yorkshire when deciding the route which will mean new homes in south yorkshire will be demolished after that confirmation of the route. here is a map showing what the government is now saying the hs2 route will be. houses in mexborough will be bulldozed to make way for the railway. ministers decided the line should serve the ex

easy jet chief carolyn mccall is leaving the airlines joined on tv. took over as chief executive of the uk's biggest commercial broadcaster in january twenty eighteen. after seven years with the low cost carrier. calls previously chief executive of the guardian media group. and the french carmaker who knows says global sales rose ten percent in the first six months of the year. out pacing in the wider market which grew about two point six percent. the auto maker benefited from strong growth in emerging markets in the asia pacific region as well as brazil and. argentina. has also launched a new you suv model in china. and began selling cars in iran after most international sanctions were lifted. the white house is promoting a weeklong event to highlight merchandise that is made in america. the president plans to showcase a product from each state at the white house and includes bowls from alaska soup from new jersey. and cowboy hats from texas. in the week long celebration of american manufacturing president donald trump also plans to tour factories. u

the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, is to be itv‘s new chief executive.the commercial broadcaster early next year. police in manchester say a suspected arson attack at a mosque in the city is being treated as a hate crime. five fire engines tackled the blaze at the nasfat islamic centre last night — a prayer room was damaged. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley reports from manchester. the nasfat islamic centre set on fire, parts of the mosque turned to ash and classrooms destroyed. luckily no one was inside. investigators searched for clues as to who was responsible while worshippers were forced to pray in the car park. if this was ramadan, people would have died here. they are still here until 11 o'clock every day. this is how bad it is. this is the third fire in three yea rs this is the third fire in three years and the most serious. in recent months pigs heads have been thrown into the building during services. i am fearfulfor thrown into the building during services. i am fearful for my kids, thatis services. i am fearful for my kids, that is all i am a

itv has appointed the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, as its new chief executive.own at the end of last month. paramedics, teachers, prison guards and firefighters are thousands of pounds worse off since 2010 after public—sector pay caps and freezes, according to the tuc. the head of the trade union body, frances o'grady, is calling for public—sector pay review bodies to be "genuinely independent". we use emojis every day, those little icons that we add to messages — so why not celebrate them? it's world emoji day! and there's serious money to be made from those little smileys you send to people on your phone. it's a £200 million business, in fact, due in part to fashion and music collaborations. nicolas loufrani is chief executive of the smiley company. what does the smiley company actually do? hello, jamie. well, the smiley company is a brand licensing company and we work with some of the biggest fashion chains in the world, big brands, through their fantastic creative products, to spread happiness and good vibes throughout the planet. what kind of products are t

and easyjet shares are down after unconfirmed reports that its ceo carolyn mccall is a candidate to bethat will see two satellites joined together and sent to mercury. the mission is one of the most challenging to date. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle is at the european space agency's test centre in the netherlands, where she's been finding out more about this exciting new space mission. we have come into the clean room for a last chance to see the spacecraft before it blasts off into space. it is called beppe columbo and is heading to mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system and the one closest to the sun. it has been designed to withstand extremes, to get to mercury it must travel towards the sun and that means facing intense radiation and heat. the surface of mercury, it can reach 450 celsius, hot enough to melt lead. that is one of the reasons there is this special white blanket covering it, to help deal with this really hot glare. i have been taken ona tourof really hot glare. i have been taken on a tour of the spacecraft, that is the propulsion unit at the base.

interesting to see where carolyn mccall takes the company especially with brexit looming and many people group m talking about tv advertising to drop in the u.k. this year partly because of the brexit story. are confirming their forecast that they gave to the market on july 17. anna: on july 17 they had given us the headlines of all of this performance and increased their four-year forecast for the second time in two months. makerrman sporting-goods the sports leisure wear into profits. and revising the costs,ear cash sitting raising the target $650 million from $500 million. always better when you turn it into billion. they are saying in the first half they had a post tax loss after their impairment of $309 million. that is versus the $30 million profit last year. you want to understand the revenue side of the equation, first-half revenue, $788 million and in the million first half in terms of capital expenditure they spent $77 million. most important topline for them as they are revising their cost inings from the business and terms of revenue, that is up to 788 million from 541. anna:

itv has appointed the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, as its new chief executive. month. paramedics, teachers, prison guards and firefighters are thousands of pounds worse off since 2010 after public—sector pay caps and freezes, according to the tuc. the head of the trade union body, frances 0'grady, is calling for public—sector pay review bodies to be "genuinely independent". blackrock the world's biggest asset manager, handling almost $6 trillion in assets has just announced that its profits were up more than 8.5% in the past three months. samirajoins me samira joins me from the new york stock exchange. doing well then? samira joins me from the new york stock exchange. doing well themm is. blackrock manages lots of money from small mom and pop shops to big institutions. it's grown to a huge size. part of the reason why we have seen size. part of the reason why we have seen such massive increases in the last three months is because of a few things, one of course we have been talking a lot about the stock market and how it's been on a record—breaking tear. that pla

carolyn mccall will assume the role from january 8.yjet says the search for a successor has already started. the barclays case picks up in london today with three former executives charged with fraud. they are the most senior u.k. banking executives to face charges since the financial crisis. this was during the 2008 fundraising. they said they intended to plead not guilty. and toshiba has agreed to hold off on the disposal of its flash memory chip unit until a court hearing on july 28. the sale is being contested by their partner, seeking an injunction. they had billion-dollar losses during its westinghouse unit. nejra: the inflation situation is causing more headaches for janet yellen as a continues to undermine her plans for gradual interest-rate tightening. june cpi figures came below the estimate for 0.1 and should continued weak pricing power across a range of services. the data suggests the slowdown could be more than transitory and it leaves investors and policy makers scratching their heads. still with us is francesco garzarel

itv has appointed the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, as its new chief executive. guards and firefighters are thousands of pounds worse off since 2010 after public—sector pay caps and freezes, according to the tuc. the head of the trade union body, frances 0'grady, is calling for public—sector pay review bodies to be "genuinely independent". consumer confidence has recorded the biggest decline in more than two years as households' concerns about disposable incomes and debt levels grow. according to the consumer tracker report by deloitte, across the uk, consumer confidence fell by three percentage points in the second quarter of 2017 — that's the biggest quarterly decline in more than two years. let's get more now and talk to ben perkins, who is head of consumer research at deloitte. many thanks for joining research at deloitte. many thanks forjoining me. talk us through this decline in consumer confidence. ok, so what our research has shown is really driving this decline in confidence is that consumers are feeling a squeeze on incomes and they are feeling that pai

airline forecasts a lift in profits, but is it prepared for the departure of its influential ceo carolyn mccall