About this recount cnbc learns the current u. S. Tax plan features a 21 corporate rate as President Trump prepares to host senate and house tax negotiators at the white house. Fashion forward. Net profit jumps 6 for inditech as sales get a boost from 99 new store openings. Dixons carphones sales surge to the top of the stoxx 600 after theres a shakeup to the mobile phone Division Following a slump in first half profit good morning its wednesday its a bic day we have an action packed show for you. First one of our main stories, its fomc today. It will be Janet Yellens last press conference for her tenure. Lets look at how european markets are looking one hour into the trading session overnight asian indices drifted slightly lower the nikkei down 0. 5 a stronger session for hang seng the picture in europe is dim if you look at stoxx 600, the Overall Index is trading down 0. 1 or so lets look at individual european markets as you can see, its not a pretty day at all. Ftse 100, just below
Police say 58 people are now presumed to have died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london. Theyve also said that the death toll is again likely to rise. She has faced criticism over her role in the tragedy, but today, theresa may met victims of the fire at Downing Street amid criticism of the governments handling of the tragedy. The Prime Minister has released a statement acknowledging what many local people have been saying for days, that the response was not good enough. This report is from our correspondent, jeremy cooke. In the midsummer heat, Grenfell Tower casts a long shadow. A new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. A sight which stops you in your tracks. Too much to take in. Its hard to know what to say, yeah. Its just horrific. Everyones busy talking, but yet you can just feel a silence. Its really overwhelming. Four days on from disaster, and with every official update, more grim news. Sadly, at this time, there are 58 people who w
Believe this is happening in the uk. The funeral is held of martyn hett, a coronation street super fan, killed in the Manchester Arena bombing. Nurseries in england say councils are failing to provide enough money to fund Free Childcare for three and four year olds. Give that back and the mischievous minions return in despicable me 3 well get Mark Kermodes thoughts on this and the rest of this weeks new releases in the film review. Hello, good evening. Our main story at 5 its emerged that the cladding used to renovate Grenfell Tower was changed to a type which cost nearly 300,000 pounds less than alternatives. Documents obtained by bbc news show that officials originally chose a Zinc Cladding for the building, but then decided on a less fire resistant aluminium version. The cladding is thought to have contributed to the spread of the fire that killed at least 80 people. There is no suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety, and kensington and Chelsea Council insists
And take questions. This is about an hour. Dave thank you for coming. Our guests are jeff zients and brian deese. Zients is in maryland native graduated with honors from duke university. He joined been consulting and worked for bain consulting. Our guest is a father of four and has undertaken a series of challenging government roles including serving as chief performance officer and heading the offer dubbed tech s urge. Brian deese spent time at the center for American Progress and worked on the Obama Campaign and the transition team. At the age of 31 his first assignment after joining the white house staff was to help restructure general motors. And went on to serve as Deputy Director of the National Economic council and management and budget. So what for biography, on to the mechanics. No live blogging or tweeting or filing while the breakfast is underway to give us time to listen to what the guests are saying. To help you resist the sulfate urge we will email pictures to the reporte
Security that they need to achieve their mission. So general williams is a very busy man right now. The u. S. Military has a lot going on in africa right now. You might remember that u. S. Troops were dispatched to uganda to help root out joseph coney there. Theyve also been sent to the Central African republic to look for elements of joseph coneys rebel group. Theyve sent around 80 troops to the nation of chad to help in the search for the missing nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram. A longstanding Counterterrorism Campaign in somalia and yemen right across the gulf from somalia. A contingent of u. S. Troops was sent to mali to support that countrys fight against islamic militants there. On top of all of that now is this big new effort in the western african nations of guinea, liberia and sierra leone. Its going to be a long time deal because that effort is for the u. S. Military to essentially build up the Public Health infrastructure of those entire countries. Build up the