>> gfk has been working with the u.s. government specifically the biomedical advanced research and development authority since its inception in 2006 to develop and to produce preparedness products. in our case that's h. 15 and vaccine. we have monaco full antibody for influence and also antimicrobial existence which would be a great topic for another johns hopkins smithsonian symposium. florida is working with other companies. i understand to date they have 21 products in the strategic national stockpile ready for use use. this is great but it's not really sustainable. we need more and more products. the products we have have reached the end of their shelf life and need to be replaced. so gfk and others are interested to move to the rapid response plot warms. gfk was partially motivated by the 2014 epidemic of ebola in west africa. we responded to that outbreak with our primary scientific partners that and my age and it went from the start of the phase one clinical trial to the start of the phase three clinical trial in f

companies are still posting profits, and the latest figures from germany's society for consumer research -- gfkshows that consumer confidence is rising. reporter: it will soon be christmas -- the most important time of the year for the retail sector. in germany, the industry has been doing well. low unemployment and a robust job market have fueled consumption. since 2012, germany's most important consumer confidence index has almost always been rising steadily, reaching 10.7 points from six points half a decade ago. germany is not alone. things are looking up for the retail sector in the eurozone's second-largest economy. in france, consumer confidence levels from november beat market expectations, making it the first rise in recent times. the survey shows that the french are more optimistic about the future, giving the retail sector something to celebrate about this holiday season. helena: all eyes will be on ivory coast commercial capital abidjan over the next couple of days. eu leaders flying in to tackle some of the most pressing issues right now. brent: that's right. it's one of the bigges

that‘s according to a closely watched gauge called the gfk consumer confidence index.ng education when the economy is weak has a long lasting effect on young people‘s employment and pay. that‘s according to the latest report from the institute for fiscal studies. they say wages and jobs can be affected for at least five years and that impact can continue even once the wider economy has returned to normal. let‘s talk to andrew wood, senior research economist from the institute for fiscal studies. thank you forjoining us. what were you looking at in the survey? the key question we were trying to get at is, is it the case that not only leaving education in a recession means you are worse off leaving education in a recession means you are worse off then, but there are persistent effects? so even when the economy returns to normal, if you were unlucky enough to have started looking for a job in the middle of a recession, your earnings and likelihood of being implied are still low as a result five or ten years later. so what advice would you give to young people who are abou

the index is called the gfk consumer confidence index, it's one of several such indicators is at itsk over accusations that it wrongly collected the personal data of millions of britons from their iphones. the group taking the action is aiming to win more than a billion in compensation. the tech giant has told the bbc the case has no merit. let's talk to former which director richard lloyd, who's leading the group taking action — google you owe us. what are you alleging google has done? the basic consumer protection law is that consumers have to consent to giving their data to accompany to be used. google generated $80 billion in advertising revenue last year. in this case, in 2011 and 2012, they were fined for this by regulators in the united states. they claimed that they weren't technically able to do that, that they were not able to take people's first personal data, or when at the same time they were secretly putting people's cookies on iphones by the use of safari, and taking that data and using it. so this is a clear breach of the data protection act. google seem to think that