And well be getting the inside track on signing up online for a box of goodies, which makes you feel and look great. Sounds too good to be true. Today we want to know. Would you pay 1,000 a month for a robot to clean your home or your office . Is it a good idea or a very expensive gimmick . Do you prefer the human touch for much less . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. Get in touch as sally says, use the hashtag tojoin the get in touch as sally says, use the hashtag to join the conversation. But First Oil Prices are rising again after tensions in the gulf have escalated. Iran seized a british tanker in the straits of hormuz on friday, and libyas Largest Oil Field declared force majeure after interference by an Unidentified Group shut down production. 21 of all the worlds traded oil passes through the straits of hormuz it is a Critical Energy chokepoint. This morning, theresa may will chair the uk governments Emergency Committee cobra to discuss the next steps and security of shipping in the persian gulf. Irans Oil Exports Fell to less than 300,000 barrels a day last month according to reuters thats a big drop from the 2. 5 Million Barrels per day in april last year which is just before President Trump started reimposing sanctions as he pulled out of the nuclear deal. It removed about 2 of global supplies from the market. The benchmark brent crude has struggled to hold on the gains it made earlier this year despite the opec Producers Group extending its production cuts. It peaked around 75 a barrel at the end of april when President Trump ended us waviers that allowed some countries to continue importing iranian oil. Joining us now is nick coleman, whos the Senior Editor for oil news at S P Global Platts good morning. Give us your take on the situation we are in now. Its serious, isnt it . It is. The oil market so far, the prices are steadily rising because of the importance of the straits of hormuz and behind this are the sanctions imposed by the Us Government and interestingly, china is sort of obliging at the moment, its taking a rather small amount of oil from iran, its taking a little bit but really the chinese at the moment are being quite compliant with the sanctions so this puts huge pressure on iran, in the introduction we said rands experts have plummeted and it structured some of the tension. Its ha rd to structured some of the tension. Its hard to say what will happen next, well hear from the uk government later today in terms of its next steps but some are quite concerned it could lead to an escalation further, it could even lead to military action, there are others hoping for a diplomatic solution, that certainly a line of the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. Your thoughts on what might happen next, i know its a tough question thoughts on what might happen next, i know its a tough question a lot depends on washington, doesnt it always 7 depends on washington, doesnt it always . Does President Trump really wa nt to always . Does President Trump really want to get involved in this region of the world . Thats a huge part of the equation. But ultimately, i come back to the sanctions, you know, if the pressure remains on iran or if things start to slip a little, if some countries start to take a bit of iranian crude and pressure comes off, very hard to predict. What do you think might happen to the oil price in the meantime . The reaction has been quite sanguine so far but that could change, couldnt it . The straits of hormuz as mentioned, 20 of the world s oil supply, ultimately if that shuts down anything can happen. There are some workarounds, some pipelines that come from saudi arabia that can avoid the straits of hormuz, thats avoid the straits of hormuz, thats a bit helpful. The other thing is, perhaps we can step back and look at the global oil market, the market is quite well supplied at the moment with oversupply in the first of this year, probably nearly a million a day of production more than was actually needed by the Global Market so actually needed by the Global Market so theres actually a lot of oil going into storage tanks around the world, american production, weve heard, the shale revolution, there isa heard, the shale revolution, there is a lot of non 0pec production still to come and rising to compensate for the oil in the middle east. We shall watch this space, thank you so much for coming in. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, has claimed victory in the countrys upper house election. But exit polls suggest his coalition has fallen short of the two thirds so called super majority needed to push ahead with revising japans pacifist constitution. China says it will impose anti dumping duties on some stainless Steel Products imported from the european union, japan, south korea and indonesia. Anti dumping tariffs of between 18 and 103 will be applied to some Steel Products from july 23. China is the Worlds Largest stainless steel producer churning out 26. 7 Million Tonnes last year. The Dutch Health TechnologyCompany Philips has reported better than expected 6 rise in sales for the Second Quarter. That was boosted by Strong Demand for its hospital equipment in china and the United States. The company now focuses purely on healthcare since spinning off its lighting and Consumer Electronics divisions. The first day of trading on chinas new science and Technology Market at the Shanghai Stock Exchange has been hailed a success. Shares soared by as much as 520 per cent, leaving chinas other stocks markets in the shade. Monica miller is in our asia hub for us in singapore. It sounds like a very good start, doesnt it . Tell us more. It certainly does, the so called star market is stealing the spotlight today, other indices in the red, a stellar debut in shanghai, 25 chinese tech and Science Companies began trading and all have seen increases in stocks of more than 100 . However there is one company in particular that has seen stocks boost 520 and that is the solar sun modular maker and its extraordinary when you think about that. This marks a significant step in the country s to bid open up the economy and markets, investors taking full advantage over the next five days of a limit on the share price movements just to get five days of a limit on the share price movementsjust to get people up price movementsjust to get people up and running get people interested in this. This started back in november when the chinese president opened up this market and the idea is to increase development in domestic tech companies. This comes at an interesting time for china as it is in the midst of a trade war with the United States and they are dry to compete with the nasdaq and Domestic Companies in the us which has taken on a interest in the president who is dry to curb them before they grow bigger. Moniker, thank you as always. Its a good job it did well on its debut with a name like a star market. Monica keeping across all of that. But lets show you what numbers are doing, tokyo stocks closing lower at the start of a new week. Corporate earnings in the spotlight. Earning season getting underway. This week, canon and nissan are among the firms to report, alongside macroeconomic data including us gdp figures due on friday and the European Central bank meeting on thursday. But its oil thats volatile as weve heard on those rising tensions in the gulf. Heres what thats done to europe at the open. Remember, the uk gets a new Prime Minister this week. Well talk more about that in a moment, but first Michelle Fleury has the details of whats ahead on wall street today. With investors split over how aggressive Americas Central Bank will be about cutting Interest Rates later this month, fridays preliminary report on gdp growth in the Second Quarter could take on added significance. Plus more than a quarter of the s p 500 Companies Report earnings in the week ahead. Those include boeing, ups, ford, amazon, facebook and googles Parent Company alphabet. This monday, though, a drop in profits is forecast at Oil Services Company halliburton, less demand for its equipment and services is to blame as Oil Producers cut back on spending and drilling. And whirlpool is expected to report higher Second Quarter earnings. The us Home Appliance maker is credited with cutting costs and successfully raising its prices to try to offset higher steel and aluminium costs. Thats michelle, based in new york. Simon french, chief economist for Panmure Gordon joins us now. A busy week, weve heard from michelle, give us your take on the corporate stories. On corporate results, theres two things to look out for, first of all, most of the annual comparisons for companies will be quite difficult because Global Growth was going really strongly at the start of 2018 and up against difficult scenarios will give usa against difficult scenarios will give us a bellwether sense further Global Growth slowdown has translated to topline growth, thats the first thing but the second thing, we get quite a lot of Technology Firm announcements and the ongoing trade frictions between the ongoing trade frictions between the us and china has very much hit the us and china has very much hit the enthusiasm protect stocks, maybe not in china but over in the us and europe. Will you start to see some of the growth that is predicated on the emerging markets continuing theirdemand the emerging markets continuing their demand for technology started to be pared back and investors using their enthusiasm . A big week as weve touched on politically in the uk. We will see that in stirling, what are you expecting . uk. We will see that in stirling, what are you expecting . If Boris Johnson is confirmed as the new uk Prime Minister then it will be what he appoints as his top team, crucially in the treasury in terms of the finance ministry here in the uk, the chancellor, will that be a confidence appointment, someone at the market understands, which i think will be quite positive for sterling given its oversold nature . 0r sterling given its oversold nature . Or will he go for a left field candidate, some of the doubts regarding that appointment but also, looking forward a little, there is the vacancy at the bank of england thatis the vacancy at the bank of england that is a Prime Ministerial appointment. Mark carney the current incumbent leaves in january next year, thats key for the stirling trajectory because confidence in that appointment central. Everyone keeping half an eye on the central bank and well hear from the European Central bank on thursday, i know we are looking ahead but some are expecting to give guidance on the fact they may reduce rates Going Forward . The fact they may reduce rates Going Forward . Thats right, a lot of speakers from the Ecb Governing Council indicating we will get further easing, potentially a cut to the deposit rating two minus. 5, restarting quantitative easing, i dont think well get that policy announcement this month, but certainly guidance for markets to expect further stimulus. Simon, thanks for now, youre back later to talk expensive robots are clean and all sorts of other stories. Yes, interesting, keep your comments coming in, well talk about some of those later. Still to come well be hearing from the online firm thats shaping up with the times, by sending out fitness products to its growing number of subscribers. Youre with business live from bbc news. The cbi publishes its business manifesto today urging the next british Prime Minister to set out a clear direction to get the uk economy back on track. The possibility of the uk crashing out of the eu without an agreement on october 31st is a major consern to business owners. Carolyn fairbairn, the cbis director generaljoined us earlier to tell us what she thinks the new leader of the conservative party needs to focus on. Today the cbi is publishing a business manifesto for the next Prime Minister. Its all about getting our economy back on track because brexit has taken its toll. So were talking about the huge importance of rebuilding confidence in the Investment Community in our economy so recommitting to the big Infrastructure Projects like hs2 and heathrow, ensuring our immigration system is really welcoming to the talent we need for our country and looking again at some of the policies that really are not working for business like the apprenticeship levy and also business rates. And we need a long term vision for our country which is about skills building, its about innovation. If we get these things right, we can move beyond brexit with confidence. Of course, all predicated on getting a deal, thats the other big ask for business, but this is a manifesto that we think can help put the uk back on the map in terms of our economy. Carolyn speaking to us earlier, the director general of the cbi. Carolyn speaking to us earlier, the directorgeneral of the cbi. Much more on the business live web page, including the story, news from the boss of whirlpool and michelle touched on this earlier with her update from new york, results out but you know this is an ongoing saga for the firm. Customers who were sold dangerous tumble dryers that we re sold dangerous tumble dryers that were sold in the uk for ii sold dangerous tumble dryers that were sold in the uk for 11 years. They were sold under the hotpoint, kreider, swann brands amongst others, noted to be the cause of a number of serious fires. The firm has launched a full recall of them but the firm has been accused of being pretty slow to do it. They have finally launched a dedicated website and the helpline number to work out whether you might be affected. And then you have options to get either a new one or a replacement or a repair. So an interview there with the boss of whirlpool says look, i am sorry, here is how they are going to sort it out. Youre watching business live our top story in a few hours from now, theresa may will be holding an emergency meeting after a british flagged tanker was seized by iran in the gulf. The developments have sent oil prices higher. Pretty volatile on the markets as far as oil pretty volatile on the markets as faras oilare pretty volatile on the markets as far as oil are concerned. A quick look at how the markets are faring remember those numbers could change when we get the news of who will be the latest the new Prime Minister for the the latest the new Prime Minister forthe uk, the latest the new Prime Minister for the uk, that announcement is due tomorrow. There has been a surge in subscription based brands that have shifted the way we shop. Theyre popping up in all sorts of areas, including beauty, food and flowers. Fabfitfun is one such business which delivers curated boxes to over a million fitness and wellness fans. Well Maryam Moshiri met with the boss, and started by asking him to explain exactly what it is that the company does. We area we are a lifestyle membership, we create and create a box of products for under £15 and members get over £150 worth of products. What you offer is a Subscription Service but explain how that works, how do you know what a woman wants . We have a world class know what a woman wants . We have a world class Merchandising Team working with a world class science tea m working with a world class science team so we scour the world, we have employees from all over the world and we leveraged the insights remembers, they tell us what they like and dont like, we have an on board survey of 200 questions and through that we learn what is the best product for what type of person. You mention you will charge around £50 per box, however at the products in the boxes cost a lot more so products in the boxes cost a lot more so how do you manage to do that . The brands we work with are looking for new audiences and we are introducing the new products and new audiences, its almost like running audiences, its almost like running a super bowl commercial, you put your products in the hands of millions of people and those people do what we call these boxing videos, the impact of being in the boxes is pretty substantial. Youve launched your product in the uk, how different is the uk consumer to the us one, but at the challenges you face . There are definitely nuances between uk culture and us culture but more importantly we treat every person as an individual, there is actually over 1000 variations of the boxes each season and that number is growing as we get more and more personalisation into the system. We think there is the right box for the right person and thats regardless of whether they are in the us, uk, canada or other regions we will expand to in the future. Fabfitfun is doing really well now but how did it begin, how did you get funding at the beginning . We started as a little media business, we were doing a daily newsletter starting in 2010 and it wasnt until three years later that we launch the Membership Service and the boxes. And just a couple of years after that we attracted our First Venture capital. Earlier this year we raised a much bigger round as weve been growing, weve surpassed well over 1 bigger round as weve been growing, weve surpassed well over1 million members and weve captured some of the attention of the investors of the attention of the investors of the world. In terms of getting the message out there to customers how important has social media, influencers, celebrities, how important have all those elements been for you . We think when you hear something from someone you know and trust you are more likely to Pay Attention and so we have worked with influencers from all over stripes to get the word out about fabfitfun. We are excited, we have deepened the partnership and created exclusive products. The fitness and wellness market is pretty saturated in the us and uk, how do you as a company get your message out there in what is a busy space . The Value Proposition strong and we found what we are doing is quite different than eve ryo ne doing is quite different than everyone else. We are really creating in some ways what we think is the best deal on the internet, the hottest products of the season offered to you at the best possible price. And that duration is co nsta ntly price. And that duration is constantly evolving and we are bearing so much data into making those decisions that we think we really sta nd those decisions that we think we really stand out in the market. Give an example of what it allows you to do. We built a streaming Service Called fabfitfun tv and members get access to Amazing Fitness and nutrition content, diy, we also have a community forum, members come together and talk about everything in their lives in these parts of the platform are non tra nsactional, checking out at one time in the register, there are other opportunities we sprinkled throughout the membership. Whats next for the company . More members, we think personalisation is a huge bed for us, in some ways what we are trying to build is a new speed of products, you go to your Facebook News feed and you have a different experience and we want to create a personalisation experience but sending people products that will make their lives better. There you have it. Thats the inside track on fabfitfun. Lets talk about something entirely different. An alternative to urban trees known as bio curtains is being developed by a team of architects and scientists in london. This is really unusual. The curtains harness the power of algae to absorb Carbon Dioxide from the air. Dougal shaw reports on a novel approach to helping the planet. Here in east london a team of architects and scientists are busy developing technology they think could change the look of cities everywhere and help save the planet. It involves these. Bio curtains. They can be fitted to the outside of any building. They are filled with algae, taken from their natural home, they are treated in a lab. Why do this . Algae are very naturally efficient at turning Carbon Dioxide into oxygen. When the sun shines on the curtains, polluted city air is drawn in from the bottom of the curtain, the single celled algae absorb the carbon and oxygen is released at the top. In terms of cleaning power he reckons one of these is equivalent to a mature tree. So far, the bio curtains have been installed at the customs and revenue house in dublin, and most recently the house of nobility palace helsinki. There are some drawbacks to the curtains compared to trees, as the algae grow they have to be harvested on a regular basis which requires maintenance. This is one reason the curtains work out more expensive than trees. Though they take up less space. However, the inventors are convinced this is a Smart Solution that harnesses material already existing all around us. So now you know simon french is back with us, chief economist for Panmure Gordon lets talk about some of the business stories. This is the front page of the eye newspaper. The government priorities, in terms of lists, quite surprising to see that food is number three on the list. Thats right. Drugs and pharmaceutical products top of the list and i think it illustrates the fa ct list and i think it illustrates the fact that if we go down the path of a new deal brexit, in the eyes of the public they are probably not going to listen to economists like me in terms of trying to quantify the impact in terms of gdp, symbols will be important and actually of drugs failed to get through on time, if food doesnt get through time, in the eyes of the public that will be a more powerful measure as to whether or no deal has been very difficult for the uk economy or whether weve managed to handle it quite well sol whether weve managed to handle it quite well so i think this makes sense for government to try and priority order those. But also they run the risk, it was decried as project fear when there was a referendum campaign, there wouldnt be queues supporters, stuff wouldnt sit in trucks perishing stop but there are real concerns that some of that might still happen so thats why they have to prioritise getting fresh food and medicines and that sort of thing in. Absolutely, the Inconvenient Truth for british policymakers is relying on a fairly Frictionless Movement of goods will rely on an arrangement they are not in control of which is the European Response to this and therefore this bilateral relationship, the uk government can only do so much and the potential frictions will depend on the behavioural response of europeans. Now, in one of the rope is my cleanest cities, singapore, theyve launched robots which were expensive to do cleaning, pull heavy loads, that kind of thing. For 1000 dollars a month rental, sounds like a lot of money to me for a domestic helper. But rich for me. One thing i would say, this is a theme weve cove red a would say, this is a theme weve covered a number of times, havent we . The automation of manualjobs in the role of reporting is in potentially replacing a lot of those manual rules. I mean, this will sound very, very appealing to a lot of your viewers but comes with a fairly hefty price tag and do we know what the long term implications of this are not just for the workforce , of this are not just for the workforce, but actually access to your household from corporate entities that are going to gather the data on your household as well . You talk about what viewers make of it, thanks for all your messages you send through. 0ne viewer says people need jobs, robots did not. Edwards says no benefits at all, zero, zilch but another viewer says robots can do difficult, repetitive labour freeing people to find more fulfilling work. Another viewer from 0hio says robots dont steal from you and dont file workers complaints as well but 1000 a month, i better get at least a0 hours a week out of the robot lots of different opinions coming in, some of it more controversial than others. Simon, thank you for your company. Thats it from business live today. Well be back tomorrow. Goodbye. Good morning. All about the heat this week. For some of us, could be uncomfortably hot. Turning increasingly hot and humid throughout the week, rain in the north west especially today and the risk of thundery downpours, not com pletely risk of thundery downpours, not completely sunny, certainly throughout this morning is quite cloudy out there but by mid week we start to draw up the heat from france, the low countries, up into the uk and with that southerly winds, temperatures in paris a2 degrees, in the london area we could see temperatures 35, 36 maybe even 37 degrees by thursday. But its through this morning we have a lot of cloud, these weather fronts coming from the atlantic affecting only North Western areas of the uk. Giving us some outbreaks of rain, quite heavy and most are in scotland, continuing into this afternoon. The ring clearing from Northern Ireland and the far north west of england and while its quite cloudy this morning therell be lots of sunshine developing for england and wales this afternoon, maximum temperatures 26 28 maybe up to 30 degrees and eastern parts. Even for Northern Ireland mid 20s here, North Western scotland 19 or 20 degrees. That rain continuing for a time in the north west of scotland, elsewhere quite a bit of local developing into tuesday morning. Which will be a very warm start to the day. 0vernight temperatures 1a 17d, quite uncomfortable for some of us were sleeping. Throughout tuesday that cloud for england and wales will clear away, lots of sunshine, sunshine developing in Northern Ireland, most of scotland, it will bea ireland, most of scotland, it will be a warmer day on tuesday stop temperatures widely high 20s, low 30s for england and wales, 22 26d across scotland and Northern Ireland and tuesday night, very uncomfortable for sleeping. By 10pm temperatures still into the mid to high 20s for england and wales. With it, some of thundery downpours for wales and the south west, those drifting northwards across many areas into wednesday but they will clear away and for many of us on wednesday, another very warm if not hot day, temperatures once again high 20s, low 30s for most parts of the uk, 2223 degrees for scotland and Northern Ireland. Theres ticket will be the hottest day of the week, 36 maybe 37 degrees in the south east, turning a tad cooler by friday, still a bit of rain in the forecast at times as well. Goodbye. Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, carrie gracie. The headlines the race to become britains next Prime Minister conservative members have until five oclock to vote forjeremy hunt or borisjohnson, as two former labour pms warn of the dangers of a no deal brexit. Just imagine if we tumble out of europe without a deal, with no further endorsement from the British Public against the wishes of parliament. Dont you think there will be a huge reaction on the other side . Dozens are injured in hong kong as masked men dressed in white storm a busy train station and attack pro democracy protesters. After Iranian Forces seize a british tanker in the gulf, the governments cobra Emergency Committee meets to plan a response