Securing a hotel room for the 620 summit in hamburg. So today we want to know what you have missed out on by waiting too late to book . Just let us know use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start in hamburg, germany where as youve been hearing, leaders of the 620 group of the worlds top economies are gathering. Concerns over free trade and the environment are high on the agenda. But for europe equally pressing is the Migration Crisis. Record numbers of migrants from sub Saharan Africa have been heading into the eu increasingly across the mediterranean via italy as this map shows. The final destination for many is 6ermany where migration related costs are projected to top 100bn by 2020. Chancellor Angela Merkel has made it clear that she thinks other countries must shoulder more of the burden last year alone 6ermany saw almost three quarters of a Million People apply for asylum. There are fears that Climate Change and poverty could drive millions more afric
On the indian markets, not one we talk about much, i will tell you about that later. And mobile adverts targeting you based on where you are well be talking to a firm giving away free wifi but with a catch. Three years after it started in sweden, a Company Becomes the first in the us to microchip its employees. We want to know, would you sign up for it . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. The micro chipping, convenient maybe, but lots of privacy issues. We will get into that later. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Three of the worlds most valuable Internet Firms release their latest numbers this week. The biggest by far is googles parent, alphabet. It has just reported a 21 jump in revenues. That was better than expected, but there was less cheer when it came to earnings. Net profit fell 27. 7 to 3. 5 billion. Hitting the bottom line was a 2. 7 billion fine by the European Commission which ruled the firm abused its power by promoting its own shopping Comparison Service in its search r
Be giving us The Inside Track. What we are sharing, what we are liking and how valuable that data is. And, The Red Telephone Box is 90 yea rs and, The Red Telephone Box is 90 years old, so it is overdue for a makeover. It is all about getting a new age to look. When did you last use a phone box . Use the phone use a phone box . Use the phone use the hashtag. Welcome to the programme. One of the worlds Biggest Energy companies bp has seen another sharp fall in its annual profits. Its of particular interest this time as oil prices have been recovering thanks to the agreement reached at the end of last year between the oil cartel 0pec and non members to cut production this year. The compa nys preferred measure is underlying replacement cost profit. That came in at 400 million in the last three months of 2016. That means that for the year as a whole bp made 2. 6 billion, a 55 fall on the year before. But chief executive bob dudley said that the year had seen significant strides in creating
Through what is moving and why and weigh up the latest prediction that the Pound Sterling is due for a bounce back. Powering the future. Well be getting the inside track on a business which hopes to provide Young Companies with cheap Renewable Energy. And today we want to know, how green is your energy, and does it matter . Or when it comes to choosing a supplier, is it all about price . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. It isa it is a packed agenda as per usual, so it is a packed agenda as per usual, so lets get started. We begin in south africa, where president jacob zuma is under pressure because a No Confidence Vote in his leadership is being considered by the parliaments speaker. Its because of the contorversial Cabinet Reshuffle last week which saw the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and many other Cabinet Members sacked. Thats had a big impact. Lets talk you through the reaction. Within hours of mr gordhans removal, the south african currency, the rand, fel
Explain to the u. K. Why a russian made nerve agent was used to poison an expiring Prime Minister cerys of may has threatened retaliate tree measures first but moscow says it will not comply with the investigation until it receives samples of the nerve agent which. An explosion struck the convoy of the palestinian Prime Minister as he made a rare visit to the gaza strip Rami Hamdullah is understood to be safe the palestinian presidency has blamed hamas for the explosion hamas has denied any involvement. Turkeys army says it has surrounded the northern syrian city offering this marks a major advance in turkish efforts to remove could find his which it fears as terrorists Seven Hundred Thousand civilians are trapped there this unverified footage is say to show a roadblock prevented residents from leaving. How
much will it cost and who will foot the bill german Industry Leaders are urging berlin to ensure that the Business Of Old Bear the brunt of britain leaving the e. U. We talked to on