i'm david eades. reverse its tumbling share price?al sector. looking at the markets. ground, worries still over the turkish financial crisis. value since january. with investors hoping its fortunes can be revived. earlier this year. that might because for celebration. —— the cause. but it hasn't all been plain sailing.

this is the briefing, i'm david eades. our top story: more than 80 people are now known to have been killed by an earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok and is the second to strike in the last week. and investigation is launched after a world war two vintage plane crashes on a sightseeing flight into a swiss mountainside —— an investigation. all 20 people on board were killed. shock and despair in chicago as police confirm at least 59 wounded and four killed in gun attacks over the weekend linked to gang violence. and with an amazing rally on the last day, england's georgia hall claims her first major victory at the british open. europe's largest bank, hsbc, reports half year earnings. has new ceo john flint‘s plan for expansion in asia succeeded? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. is fubbing ruining your relationships? the practice of paying more attention to your phone than to the person sitting beside y

this is the briefing, i'm david eades. our top story: iran's president accuses america of unleashing psychological warfare as president trump signs off on the re—imposition of sanctions. nearly 100 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. indonesian aid agencies say more than 20,000 are stranded. saudi arabia's national airline suspends flights to toronto as the detention of women activists causes a diplomatic row with canada. big business question today — what will the re—application of the us sanctions against iraq mean, not least for ordinary iranians? we will get the very latest in the course of the programme. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also, here's one for you: robert redford is retiring just before his 82nd birthday. could you stick at yourjob to that age? and if so, we want to know what you do and why you'll keep at it. and if so, do tell us what it is and why. just use #bbcthebriefing. he said he wo

i'm david eades. europe's largest bank, hsbc, reports half year earnings. has new ceo john flint‘s plan for expansion in asia succeeded? tariffs are working big time — that's president trump's response to china's latest threat to bring in levies on $60 billion of american goods. and on the markets: we knew the dowjones was up. in fa ct we knew the dowjones was up. in fact they are all up. nikkei and hang seng in spite of the back and forth comments between beijing and washington over the tariffs. we will kick off with some figures from europe's biggest bank. it has just announced its half—year results and its pretax profit rose 4.6% for the first half of the year. hsbc reported a pretax profit of $10.7 billion in the six months throuthune, up from $10.2 billion in the same period a year earlier. soa so a slight improvement, there. these results show more of what's happened under the tenure of the new chief executivejohn flint — this man — who started in february. mr flint said he would continue his "pivot to asia" strategy to further expand in hong kong and

i'm david eades. stepping up the pressure. the us is rolling out those sanctions on iran. but how vulnerable is it's economy and how much will it hurt ordinary iranians? and some entrepreneurs are giving the cosmetic industry a make—over by selling their brands on instagram. and on the markets: the same and the nikkei are up. —— so the same and the nikkei are up. —— so those issues around at whether it is china, the us or iran and the us, they are factored in. the hang seng and the nikkei are up. just half an hour ago us sanctions on iran have come back into force. they were reimposed when president trump pulled out of an international deal designed to stop iran developing nuclear weapons. for many western companies, president trump's decision means they have to choose whether they would rather trade with iran or the united states, which is the world's biggest economy. us companies have far less to loose than their european rivals. us trade with iran was just under $200 million last year but for the eu it was more than $24 billion as it continued to grow after the 2015 nuc

i'm david eades. it was once asia's most valuable company, but can tencent, the owner of wechat, reverse its tumbling share price? it's due to release its latest numbers in just a few hours. and shares in australia's commonwealth bank fall as its executives are grilled by a powerful inquiry into the financial sector. looking at the markets. you can see with the hang seng and nikkei, asian markets are losing ground, worries still over the turkish financial crisis. it was once asia's most valuable firms, but the tech giant tencent has seen $150 billion slashed from its market value since january. in a few hours it will its latest numbers, with investors hoping its fortunes can be revived. tencent owns the hugely popular messaging app wechat and together with its chinese—only version, weixin, hit one billion monthly users for the first time earlier this year. that might because for celebration. —— the cause. but it hasn't all been plain sailing. this week shares took a tumble after chinese regulators sto

this is business live from bbc news with ben bland and david eades. china accuses president trump of "wishful thinking" and "deceitful drama" in a highly unusual attack over trade. live from london, that's our top story on monday 6th august. governing a country is not like doing business — that's the warning from chinese state media to the us president — so what will it take for the world's two biggest economies to settle their differences? also in the programme... europe's largest bank hsbc reports a jump in profits as it continues to invest in technology and growth in asia. as always we keep an eye on the markets, not much movement across europe at the start of the trading day, we'll keep an eye on it and get an expert take later. also, mapping the world — drones are getting ever more powerful and new technology is helping them see things in ever more detail. so can they really add tens of billions of dollars to our economies? today we want to know — do you think the benefits of drones mapping out our world outweigh the risks such as invasions to ou

i'm david eades.ight trying to free people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed road bridge. the cause is still unclear. a grand jury in the us finds credible allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 catholic priests in pennsylvania, going back decades. we have special report from south africa on allegations of official corruption hindering the fight against rhino poaching. very nice if you can get it — chief executives in the uk's top companies now earn on average $5 million. unions say it's a badge of shame.

this is the briefing, i'm david eades.esident trump signs off on the re—imposition of sanctions. nearly 100 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. indonesian aid agencies say more than 20,000 are stranded. saudi arabia's national airline suspends flights to toronto as the detention of women activists causes a diplomatic row with canada. big business question today — what will the re—application of the us sanctions against iraq mean, not least for ordinary iranians?

this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and david eades.merica or iran — european companies are forced to choose their future as us sanctions come back into force. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday, 7th august. iran accuses president trump of psychological warfare for reinstating sanctions after he pulled the us out of a deal designed to curb tehran‘s nuclear programme. also in the programme... taxi wars — indian ride—hailing app ola plans to expand into britain as it continues to plot its route to overseas expansion. and a quick look at the markets as they open in europe, positive that they open in europe, positive that the moment, european markets were predicted to open in the green, and they have. the coffee—cup craze, with billions of disposable cups being used every year — we'll speak to the centuries—old paper—making company that's trying to recycle them into tomorrow's packaging. and as robert redford announces his retirement at the age of 82, we want to know, would you want to keep working into old age, and what woul

this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and david eades.t was once asia's most valuable company — but can tencent reverse it's tumbling share price? live from london, that's our top story on wednesday the 15th of august. in a few hours from now the chinese tech giant will be announcing its second quarter results. the company has seen $150 billion wiped off its market cap so far this year, its shareholders will be praying for a strong set of figures. also in the programme: we take a look at greece, which is set to emerge from its bailout programme — we look at the impact the financial crisis has had on its housing market in athens. the market is opening in the green. and we'll be getting the inside track on the company that's working with the local community to ease the england's housing shortage. today we want to know — do you think it's fair for ceo's to have much bigger pay rises than their empolyees? a new study shows that uk ceo wages went up 11% last year, while workers only went up 2%. is that fair enough? what do you think? let us kn

this is the briefing, i'm david eades.n to have been killed by an earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok and is the second to strike in the last week. and investigation is launched after a world war two vintage plane crashes on a sightseeing flight into a swiss mountainside —— an investigation. all 20 people on board were killed. shock and despair in chicago as police confirm at least 59 wounded and four killed in gun attacks over the weekend linked to gang violence. and with an amazing rally on the last day, england's georgia hall claims her first major victory at the british open. europe's largest bank, hsbc, reports half year earnings. has new ceo john flint‘s plan for expansion in asia succeeded?

this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and david eades.tinues to plot its route to overseas expansion.

this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and david eades.

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