the british airline pilots association said it wanted to settle the dispute, but ryanair has refusedaid the strikes were " poi ntless" as industrial action in august had not resulted in any flight cancellations. and now — what's trending in the business news this morning? from business insider, trump says the dow would be "10,000 points higher" if he hadn't started a trade war with china but he tells reporters "it had to be done." on cnbc, youtube fine shows the us government is not serious about a big tech crackdown. on bloomberg, amazon targets europe with nww fire tv models. the retail and technology giant says it's working with manufacturers and retail partners to bring more than 15 fire tv devices to market over the next year. and don't forget — let us know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. that's it for the business briefing this hour. asian equities and currencies rallied thursday, building on the previous day's advance as investors were cheered by a number of positive developments on trade, hong kong and europe. animals that are dying out at a pe

i mentioned easyjet shares up, ryanair up mentioned easyjet shares up, ryanair ‘7. mentioned easyjetomas cook. tui also. maybe dry to swap what was a thomas cook holiday with perhaps a tui holiday. we'll talk about that in a moment. and vivienne nunis has the details of what's ahead on wall street today. the manufacturing sector here in the us has been contracting lately amid a series of global economic headwinds, worries about brexit, the us china trade war and the global slowdown have all put a dampener on business activity. on monday, it will get a fresh chance to assess the health of us industry activity when the latest manufacturing data is published. later in the week there will be more clues about the health of the economy with new figures about american consumer confidence and home sales. in company news this week sportswear giant nike will be reporting its latest financial earnings, nike stock wobbled over the summer thanks to fears it was being hurt badly by the trade war but the company is expected to report a strong first fiscal quarter thanks in part to the success of it

because today ryanair pilots who we re pa rt of because today ryanair pilots who were part of the unionsimon calder, a senior travel editor. he joins us from edinburgh. we know they are striking over pay, maternity benefits, pensions. it doesn't look like it is having much impact, though? it certainly hasn't. i've been here since early this morning, nina, and it has been very, very smooth the first three planeloads of people to rome, to barcelona and berlin are already on their way. everything is absolutely as normal and the schedules for the rest of the day look good as well. and i've checked the other big ryanair places, in particular stan said, the airline cosmic biggest place in europe, but also manchester, birmingham, newcastle, gatwick, the only problem for anyone flying anywhere, i can see at the moment is 2.5 hours delay going from gatwick to geneva on easyjet. if you are watching, they owe you a tea and biscuits was that it shouldn't be any disruption on saturday either, they haven't yet made any comment about the following monday, wednesday, friday or sunday. ok. so far so goo

the british airline pilots association said it wanted to settle the dispute, but ryanair has refusedpointless" as industrial action in august had not resulted in any flight cancellations. breaking news on the us and china trade situation. china's commerce ministry has said a phone call on thursday with us top trade negotiators went very well and added that beijing opposes any escalation in the trade war. that line just coming to us from beijing saying that china's commerce ministry saying that a phone call on thursday with us top trade negotiators went very well. we will bring you updates as we get them. more turmoil at the top of japanese car giant nissan. its chief executive — hiroto saikawa — has admitted receiving more pay than he was entitled to from stock options — according to japanese news agencies. it comes as nissan tries to rebuild following the arrest of former chairman carlos ghosn on financial misconduct charges — which he denies. rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo. things don't seem to be going so well for nissan. no. nissan has seen its problems continue over the last

ryanair said the strikes are "pointless". john strickland, director ofjls consulting joins me now.out it, this is going to be very damaging for british airways today and tomorrow. how likely is it, do you think that we might see some resolution soon?” it, do you think that we might see some resolution soon? i think there are can be in agreement, even though they are striking about pay, they could be some soft issues in their which could be addressed with some sensible talking around a table. we are settling in the next few days, the straps are going to happen and disrupt the customers was not who do you think will blink first? it's very difficult to tell. there only a tally amount of the between them and ba, they're saying is much higher in terms of what the pilots are saying, they of course have to look at as you said, the rest of the workforce has accepted this and you also mentioned that part of the iag group, ba is not a standalone company. iag is a company which has a group which has several companies within it. they have to compete for resources , within it. they have to comp

a series of strikes called by pilots at ryanair have been called off.tomorrow and over four days next week. they were set to walk tomorrow and overfour days next week. they they were set to walk tomorrow and over four days next week. they have suspended strikes, they say, to pave the way for a more meaningful negotiations but that the relationship with ryanair remains acrimonious. a number of conservative party members have been suspended for posting or endorsing islamophobic material on social media. the action was taken following a bbc investigation. there have been repeated calls for the conservatives to hold an independent inquiry into allegations of islamophobia within the party. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. just three months ago, during the race to be tory leader, this happened... shall be have an external investigation into islamophobia and the conservative party? they agree. they certainly seem to agree, including the night party leader, but there has not been much movement so far. where is your independent enquiry starting?

a series of strikes planned by pilots at ryanair have been called off.spended strikes to pave they have suspended strikes to pave the way for more meaningful negotiations but their relationship with ryanair negotiations but their relationship with rya nair remains negotiations but their relationship with ryanair remains acrimonious. a number of conservative party members have been suspended for posting or endorsing islamophobic material on social media. the action was taken following a bbc investigation. there have been repeated calls for the conservatives to hold an independent enquiry into allegations of a islamophobia within the party. here is our political correspondent. just three months ago, during the race to be tory leader, this happened... shall be have an external investigation into islamophobia and the conservative party? they agree. they certainly seem to agree, including the night party leader, but there has not been much movement so far. when is your independent enquiry starting? i think that is under way and we have had summary action agai

going up by as much as over 10 percent of tonnes it's going up by about 2 percent as air france kalen ryanair the low cost carrier going up by about 6 percent when you bounce in frankfurt thank you. for the collapse of thomas cook resonated in asia as well as in the 2 of brightest biggest stakeholder foes fell one percent in hong kong u.s. china trade war just and tensions with iran gave asian markets a downbeat start to the market place were looking for positive signals on trade after china cancelled visits to u.s. farms last week hong kong's hang seng fell one percent off yet another weekend off violent protests. for un climate summit starts today in new york and with activists using slogans like flying shame the tourism industry is boring to the. group of islands in the indian ocean is one of the countries that could be affected more than others by rising sea levels at the same time it is dependent on tourism a major contributor to greenhouse gases our reporter over there was there for the moment deaves turquoise blue sea bright beaches a paradise on earth but the lowest country in the wor

they also reached the first settlements with ryanair -- with thefamilies families of ryanair passengersied. the terms are not clear, but reuters is saying each family will receive at least a million dollars. finally, in israel, benjamin netanyahu has been tasked with forming a new government, despite no clear sign he could end the political stalemate. the decision by the israeli president to give netanyahu first crack at building a coalition comes just a week for on corruptionring allegations that have overshadowed his last three years in office. this month's election left him and i quit former -- left him neck-and-neck- with a former military chief. this is bloomberg. and japan have. agreed to a limited trade agreement after washington withdrew the threat of limited tariffs on auto shipments. president trump and shinzo abe shined the first stage of a pact after meeting at the you in general a simile. the president said he expects a conference of deal -- at the u.n. general assembly. the president says he expects a comprehensive deal. between the deal two countries is quite significant,

of the market and the benefit of those that remain tour operator to a for example or love tongs or ryanair or easy jet their shares are are going up but some people warn like an airline consultant i heard that the next collapse may just be around the corner problems besetting thomas cook are also basically the environment in which everyone in the travel insurance industry is operating over capacity price wars thank you very much only bartók the frankfurt stock exchange for san clifford going in from the doubly this is good to talk to you 2. leaders from around the world are meeting in new york today for the un's climate summit but they're not the only ones asking what the world can do to fight climate change over 50 banks and international lenders have announced they will start tracking the climate impact of their livings and investments it's called the partnership for carbon accounting financials and is a response to pressure from investors to pull out of heavily polluting projects in total the partnership manages around 3 trillion dollars in assets. joining me now is the president of the

the guardian says ryanair suffered a significant pay revolt yesterday when almost half of the airline'smichael 0'leary that could result in the chief executive receiving a 99 million euro bonus within five years. and finally good news for all the jokers in the class. a girl's school in sheffield is offering stand—up comedy classes so they have the courage to boost their confidence and be able to have difficult conversations later in life. with me is mark davies, the ceo of strategy consultancy firm camberton. we consultancy firm camberton. will have to start witi we we will have to start with exit and we will work away to comedy. this is

the guardian says ryanair suffered a significant pay revolt yesterday when almost half of the airline's shareholders voting against a pay package for michael o'leary that could result in the chief executive receiving a 99 million euro bonus within five years. and finally good news for all the jokers in the class. a girl's school in sheffield is offering stand—up comedy classes so they have the courage to boost their confidence and be able to have difficult conversations later in life. with me is mark davies, the ceo of strategy consultancy firm camberton. we consultancy firm camberton. will have to start witi we we will have to start with exit and we will work away to comedy. this is interesting. these to contrasting views on the irish backstop. the daily telegraph says there is the hope of a deal. there is the hope of a dealli there is the hope of a deal. i am glad to hear this because i have been coming on the programme every month a year saying we are definitely not going to fall without a deal. and john called yorker is now saying he is open to a deal. and so currency now saying he

it is not just british airways pilots, but also ryanair pilots are planning to walk off theirjobs.es this say about the aviation industry as a whole? the aviation industry as a whole? the aviation industry as a whole is at an interesting point. it has been growing very strongly for a number of years and things like the us- number of years and things like the us— china trade tensions are starting to have an impact on the industry. probably within the next year or two there might be a moderation of some of that growth, and that is really going to make it ha rd and that is really going to make it hard for airlines to make profits and therefore to justify big pay increases. so it is quite an interesting time for this industrial action to be happening. what about the delay to the delivery of the boeing 737 max? will this impact travel over the next few months?m likely well. what we have heard from boeing is that they still expect they will have their fixed before they will have their fixed before the faa before october, and then they will roll from there. mostly they will roll from ther

ryanair has described those walkouts as "pointless".have carried out a dna investigation in the water and are due to unveil theirfindings later this morning. our reporter, iain macinnes, has been down to the edge of the waters. it‘s a mystery which endures — just what exactly lies beneath the murky waters of loch ness? and that's what you actually saw? yes. how big was it? from here to the tail, oh, as big as a bus. the sightings of nessie stretch back hundreds of years but, as yet, no definitive explanation has been found. a team of scientists led by new zealand‘s 0tago university has been testing water samples and collecting environmental dna from all forms of life in the loch, including plants, fish and mammals. you basically take a litre or two of water and you filter it out, and in the stuff that‘s filtered out will be dna. and using that dna, you can then sequence it, and on the basis of the sequence, identify types of organisms that are present in the water. the scientists say their research discounts most theories, but details o

ryanair exported to rya nair exported to have ryanair exported to have strikes throughout the end ofy. we have sold off parts since then, but the current conservative government wants to get rid of the whole lot by 2024. whether they are still in power to do that is another question, but the share price is up today, but nowhere near the levels that we put money into the bank at, so that is a huge challenge for her. and to help us talk more about that is our market correspondent. justin, just going back on alison rose, why has it taken so long for a top formica bank to appoint a woman at the top of their bank? it is quite remarkable, it is not as if they are 50—50, there is still —ish great shortage, but nonetheless, there are some extremely bright females operating in london, i don't want to be patronising, but the point is that there have been a lower number of females to have an appointment. what is interesting here is that it is not someone they have brought in on a golden handshake to be part of the group of people in this city renowned in their own area, this is someone renowned

parts of europe by using low—cost airlines like ryanairand europe by using low—cost airlines like ryanair, i'm supposed to be flying home tomorrow. we were told earlier our pickup was scheduled at 11:30am, 12 hours from now. now we have no idea what is going on or how we are going to get home. we hope you get home quickly, neck. jane says, i'm due to go on holiday from bristol. flights with thomas cook, desperate search now for alternative flights and accommodation. good luck to you all. keep your comments coming and i will see you soon. hello. a transition to more settled weather right through the weekend. sunshine on saturday, showers on sunday, but temperatures are still in the high 20s. this was the scene in cornwall as the sun went down on sunday night, and as we start monday morning, a fairly unsettled picture to come through this week, a lot of fairly wet and windy weather and it will be quite a bit cooler than it has been. monday of course marks the autumn equinox, and although we start the day on a dry note for many areas, we have got this approaching area of low pressure, which

ryanair says some services are facing long delays or cancellation.on calder who gave an assessment of the impact this is having on air travel today. this is one of the busiest days in the year, particularly for families returning from their holidays. a number of uk airports say it will be the busiest day for inbound arrivals, but at the moment that looks uncertain. let me try and explain where we are. france absolutely at the heart of western european traffic control. 60% of all easyjet flights anywhere go over french territory. british airways say that they thought there would be some disruption, but there has already been 36 cancellations from heathrow, to destinations as far apart as athens, rome, berlin. they are blaming air traffic control in france. i assume that is because so many delays are building up. in gatwick, one easyjet flight to toulouse is running five hours late. we have had long delays on easyjet. also tui. at manchester, if you are watching this in the departure lounge, you are quite possibly booked onjet2 to alicante. thwo of the

ryanair is also a story to pay attention to.n a number of different story swirling around them now. one of which is that the shareholders are not quite as paycheckh management's , and there has been resistance coming through with shareholders. hopping around a little bit, near 06%. on, now in credit space -- and credit suisse has decided to charge customers for negative rates, and affecting customers with very big negative balances. this is stories feeding into individual client accounts. that's a look at the european close. remain. e. romain romaine: you can see that the s&p has been holding at 40 -- has been holding. these are the numbers we're looking at at the closing an intraday high. this is interesting, we saw a bit of strength in the dollar today, but that weakness is starting to sweat in -- to set in. market is at .78 on the 10 year. remember, we are seeing some flattening in other parts of the on the six-month side year which is critical for the banking sector. gold futures are taking a reversal, down 7/10 of a percent

how phenomenally well ryanair and easyjet do any short—haul market, has put added pressure on it, weience that it otherwise might have hadm has faced these external headwinds, political problems in modern africa where a lot of the business was, a following point, oil price, good temperatures here. to what extent was this a failure of management? we know that the business secretary, andrea leadsom, has lodged a private into what went wrong at the company. the general consensus that the current management have done a decentjob with current management have done a decent job with what current management have done a decentjob with what they had to work with, and some of those problems are so long—standing that you cannot necessarily play them at their door. but some of the problems that have been external factors more recently that have affected other tour operators, tui is still doing well, jet2 holidays are still doing well, jet2 holidays are still doing well, which would support the thinking that we can'tjust be blaming brexit on the weak pound for this— blaming brexit on the weak poun

ryanair, air france, easyjet. i'm sure that's in at number four, iag, iberia, and british airways.also hit, a double whammy perhaps, what we've seen from the higher oil price. but also, news from the wto hitting airbus. trading getting underway in saudi arabia. let's get insight on the ground. manus cranny has details. manus: a good day to you. seti markets dropped 1% yesterday -- saudi markets dropped 1% yesterday. there's a great tradition in saudi arabia. helpers come along to stabilize the market. as we try to put a context around the initial 20% surge in the price of oil, we're back to being up five standard deviations. we were up 20%, now 8.2%. all-important is what is happening in dubai at the hotel that i can see across the road, the ritz-carlton. that's where bankers have been gathering since thursday, since it hit abu dhabi. aramco is expected to push ahead with the ipo after the major attacks. it talked about the very event. and in terms of the protection they have and the amount of oil they have around the world in storage. this is a critical issue for the market. the a

and this ryanair jet had to lose nearly 30,000 feet in altitude when it did lose cabin pressure. >> it'sncommon occurrence and so you always see this happy ending, scary for the people in the back, but well handled by the crew. >> reporter: the jet diverted to tampa, the passengers were rebooked to get them to their final destination of ft. lauderdale. delta tells us they flew in a special team to look at the aircraft but so far no indication why the pilots got the warning light. as we say, everyone is okay. >> still a lot of questions.d,ha michae >>> thank you, tom. now to that new backlash for nfl star antonio brown. nike cutting ties with the wide receiv tt xuassault for the first time since joining the team. paula faris is here with the latest. good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning, michael. nike is not expounding on why they're dropping him, only that antonio brown is not a nike athlete. that's a direct quote. meantime, brown spoke to reporters for the first time but he did not address the allegations. antonio brown speaking out on thursday for the first time since being si

let's get that board up, ryanair down 2.7%. bp worried about possible shortages. we will have a lot more on the story. a lot more on the barranco attack. get to thet's bloomberg first word news with viviana hurtado. viviana: would begin with boris johnson. a law would stop him from forcing through a no deal brexit. we have been told he will reject any deadline extension. ahead of the prime minister's first negotiations today with european commission president. over to hong kong, this we can protesters set fire to a subway station. police hit back with tear grass and water cannons. it is now into its fourth month. the city had largely returned to normal. china's economy slowing further in august. the current stimulus policies may not be enough to shield it from the current trade war. it is also the lowest single figure since 2002. retail sales also missing estimates. kim jong-un has invited donald trump to pyongyang according to reports from korea. it would be their third meeting. a local newspaper saying an offer came in a letter delivered last month. you will rem