Ridehailing company grab is among the companies reconsidering partnerships. And it is rent day for britains commercial tenants, but how many businesses will pay up . Theu. K. Plans this as u. K. Plants substantial easing of lockdown measures. We will get analysis. Lets have a look at where we are on the futures picture for equity markets. This is the picture for european futures. Stoxx 50 futures and ftse futures both down around. 06 0. 6 . It looks like we will have a bit of a move to the downside at the start of trade. U. S. Futures are fairly flat this hour. Futures on the s p entirely flat, on the dow entirely flat, the nasdaq or positive, up 0. 2 . Yesterday we saw concerns around the second wave of the virus or the third wave, perhaps, in the u. S. , the south and southwest of the United States, taking the edge off gains in the s p, but the nasdaq is powering through to new record highs. Lets show you whats been going on through the asian session. Things looking pretty mixed. Som
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campaign is on his mind while on this trip to scotland and ireland. he says a victory for him would make america greater than ever before. he said earlier we will be leaving for scotland and ireland soon in order to inspect my great properties there. the second largest bank failure in history unfolds in the us as regulators shut down first republic bank and sell its assets tojp morgan. and solving london s housing crisis how one community is building its own solution selling affordable housing to locals. welcome to world business report, i m ben thompson. also in the programme we re going to take a look at the state of the commerical property sector, in the post covid world. but first. let s start in the united states, where us regulators have closed down first republic bank, and sold the troubled lenders assets tojp morgan. it was one of six banks that submitted bids to buy first republic, at an auction run by regulators. it makes it the second largest retail bank failure
Including the latest on the rescue effort. Also this morning from england cricketer to convicted drugs smuggler. Former england cricketer chris lewis tells us about his spiral into crime. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking to two women who only learnt to read properly when they had children. If youve struggled with literacy as an adult then wed love to hear from you. How has it affected your life . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, Hurricane Irma one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic is continuing its path of destruction through the caribbean. At least 14 people have died and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. Deaths have been reported in the us and British Virgin islands, and the island of anguilla. Barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the ful
Housing problem . These homes built in less with 8 weeks. How long do you get with your gp . Senior doctors demand longer appointment lengths, describing the Current System as crazy. England are searching for a new test captain this morning, after Alastair Cook stepped down as skipper after 59 matches in charge. Joe root is the standout. The word robot has been around for 100 years. The concept has been around forfar longer as 100 years. The concept has been around for far longer as this new exhibition at the Science Museum in london shows. So what impact could robots have on the workplace . Will we be replaced . And carol has the weather. Good morning. Under clear skies good morning. Under clearskies in the west, the risk of ice but some sunshine with showers developing through the day. Central and eastern parts of scotland has seen rain with further snow affecting the higher roots in the grampians. Good morning, first our main story. The speaker of the House Of Commons finds himself