Of a global clash of values now on bbc news its hardtalk authoritarianism against freedom. With stephen sackur. Im mariko 0i, in hong kong, where a new working week is just beginning, but what will welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Remember the time when the internet the protestors next move be . Was trumpeted as the tech tool that would deliver us a golden age un investigators speak for the first time of of knowledge, freedom and democracy . Their shock and horror listening to murdered journalist well, now we are in a darker, more cynical place. The digital revolution has generated fears about lost privacy, mass surveillance and systemic misinformation. Have the corporate titans of tech failed us . Well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. How do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm . Brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, nice to be here. You have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best pa
Trade war with china. We work snow show. We will review the week in tech. But first to our top story, the Trump Administration is weighing a new weapon in the trade war with china. Bloomberg says officials are discussing ways to limit portfolio flows into china. A move that could include delisting Major Chinese Companies Like alibaba from u. S. Exchanges. The move could impact of billions in the markets and the nasdaq s p 500 and dow were all in the red following the report. Joining us to discuss in los angeles is bloombergs sarah is whos been covering the trade war. Sarah, what is the goal of u. S. Policymakers here . Are they trying to punish or just protect u. S. Investors . Sarah its interesting that with the trade war this is not meant to be provocative or to push china into the corner and remind them of the leverage the u. S. Has. That said, this capital, these talks in the capital restrictions on china are not part of the trade talks and theyre trying to keep them separate. I th
Why Tech Companies in the United States are hoping president trumps political problem could be there again. It is official. Wework is pulling the plug on its ipo, at least temporarily. New ceos coceos of the company want to focus on its core business before going public, which they still plan to do at some point in the future. Wework has been burning through cash. It is now planning thousands of job cuts and will put several of its businesses for sale. Ellen, i want to start with you. This story has been evolving dramatically over the last few weeks. What is the latest from this morning . It is official it is official. The ipo will be put on hold. That confirms a lot of the reporting we have had in the last week or two, which is that the ipo is unlikely to happen in 2019, likely to be pushed until next year. They are going to be spending the next few months with these new coceos, trying to show wall street, you know, we are going to cut back on expenses. It is no longer going to be a c
Ive got a feeling. That tonights going to be a good night. That tonights going to be a good night. That tonights going to be a good, good night. A feeling. That tonights going to be a good night. That tonights going to be a good night. Lauren welcome to fbn a. M. Im hope its a good morning as well as a good night. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl good morning, im cheryl casone. Lauren lets take a look at how your money is moving. Final quarter of the year and stocks are higher, dow surging 84, s p up 7, nasdaq building by 28. Cheryl protests in hong kong on the 70th anniversary of the rule of the communist party. The kospi is showing a gain. Lauren will the u. K. And eu be able to get a new brexit bill in time . The ftse is down 8 points. Cheryl as we kick off the month of october, investors are place bracinbracing for what has historically been a volatile month with events like black monday in october of 1987 and the 2008 financial crisis. Some are warning the impeachment inquiry with Pres
Our nations capitol. Trade has been a looming source of uncertainty and this week a cloudy political outlook was thrown into the mix. Today the two combid. Ocks lifted lower after release of ae o whistleblower complaint that sparked impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Then came a report that the u. Unlikely to extend a temporary waiver that allows u. S. O Companies Sell supplies to the chinese tseom gnt huawei. By the close, the doungs industrial average fl 79 points to 891. The nasdaq was down 41. And the s p 500 slipped seven. Trars did snd muchraf the day watching the developments on capitol hill. The acting director of National Intelligence testified about that whistleblower complaint that alleges President Trump abused the power his office. Ylan mui has our story o from washington. It was another dramatic day inas washington. The acting director of National Intelligence testified before lawmakers amid dramatic new allegations surrounding President Trumps phone call to wit