. >>> retail investors are expected to play a pivotal role according to pwc.t predicts etf as ates to hit $19.2 trillion which is up from $11.5 trillion at the end of last year. we have the global etf leader with us now. you have been talking to a lot of asset managers and the general verdict is more growth in the etf industry. walk us through some of the trends. >> good morning, karen. greetings to everybody from ireland on st. patrick's day weekend. absolutely. we have conducted our tenth annual survey of the etf issuers around the globe in u.s. and asia and canada. as the results have been for the last ten years, the sentiment is bullish. as you say, karen, retail investors are playing a pivotal role into the future. online platforms come to the floor and facilitate retail investors playing a bigger role. the results vary regionally. the u.s. is the most mature market at $7 trillion. that will hit a minimum of $13 trillion. europe is the second largest regionally at $1.5 trillion. the estimates are the asset managers looking to enter the space will double t

for more, let's get to alexis crow, global head of geopolitical investing at pwc. talk about the state of the union, it is an unusual one and it is happening in an election year as well. oh well as the present -- how well has the president been selling his political achievements, and what do you expect to hear tonight? dr. crow: thanks for having me. i think economics will be front and center, a hyper acute sensitivity on the president's of performance and his economic agenda. there is this very discernible spread between sentiment and actual economic data. the american consumer is very much in the recessionary mindset, and so how the president held the future and his take on the future i think so will absolutely come in tonight paul: how do you explain the disconnect? because, as you say, the economy is performing really well but there is this week sentiment and not a great deal of enthusiasm for this president. where does the disconnect coming ? alexis: we look at confidence and actual spending. in europe you can look at consumer and household confidence and spen

more than 11,500 stores were closed down in the uk last year, according to a report by accountants pwcilko, lloyds pharmacy and paperchase chains. that far outweighed the number of new units opened some 9100 which were dominated by coffee drive—throughs, bubble tea shops and fast food restaurants, mostly located outside city centres. the figures add up to a net loss of 5000 stores or 14 per day coming up: countdown for elon musk�*s giant starship as it prepares for its latest test flight. will it be third time lucky? around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. life on the road. sleeping under the stars, waking up to birdsong. being a band well is simply down to the housing crisis. circumstances, cost of living, the rent in bristol is insane. i paid £70 a month to live a mess. ~ . . ., ., , mess. according to the city council. — mess. according to the city council, the _ mess. according to the city council, the number - mess. according to the city council, the number of - mess. according to the city i council, the number of people living in bands and caravans in the city has g

. >> tesco's genocide rikki neave john dunne pwc. >> you have a choice. make a choice .os . what else? jewish avocados. what else? totally unhinged behaviour isn't it? tesco does not have blood on its hands . it? tesco does not have blood on its hands. nobody in this country harbours any blame for the horrific events in gaza. we have to put a stop to this . but have to put a stop to this. but it's not just universities and supermarkets under attack from the mob. no, a kebab shop in bradford was the scene of a pro—palestine fuelled riot . can pro—palestine fuelled riot. can you guess what the owner, salahuddin yousef's crime was? no, it's not avocados this time. something much worse. he dared to sell coca—cola , the same to sell coca—cola, the same coca—cola company that until recently had two plants employing hundreds of gazans in gaza. employing hundreds of gazans in gaza . mr yousef, who sustained gaza. mr yousef, who sustained a bruised lip in the melee , even bruised lip in the melee, even had a free palestine poster in his window. look at the state of this. this is