Why this book and why now . Guest i started this but i guess it was 2017 and i had just taken a job as columnist for the Financial Times where my mandate was to figure out the biggest business and economic stories and cover theinthe cover than am which is another mandate. I saw amazing numbers in terms of transitions in the financial sector. The figure looking at how 80 of corporate wealth was being held at 10 and those are the firms that were the richest in personal data and intellectual property. The biggest of those firms facebook, apple, amazon a little bit. Big and Digital Advertising they have mostly shunned advertising with the devices and technology. You mentioned it isnt an ad driven company but on a whole different basis besides the fact we think of them as being tech do they have one thing in common . Guest it is an interesting point you make because right now they are trying to separate each other as regulators what they do have in common is the Network Effect that i talked
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States the person behind that report will be here and later, carson clock. Right now carson will join us to fight back you dont want to miss it. Power lunch starts right now lets get straight down to more on what we know about the phase one deal and what we are still trying to figure out what we know is its an 86 page deal in a leather bound book outlining principals on intellectual property and currency by which both countries will abide china will be purchasing 200 billion in u. S. Goods includin up to 50 billion in agriculture goods. It will be no new tariffs so long as the two sides are abidesing by the agreement and continuing negotiations. No additional tariff roll backs are scheduled beyond the september 2019 round that President Trump announced by tweet today. Ambassador Bob Lighthizer told reporters he expects some ministe ministers, not the leaders, to sign the deal in january in washington the deal will take effect 30 days after that. I asked what happened over the last two
A week to go in the blockading country bahrain. And now now complete. Ok lets get going we begin with breaking news here in the news a new wave of israeli air strikes in gaza has killed 10 people air raid sirens are also sounding in southern israel 20 palestinians have died since tuesday when israel killed a Senior Commander of the armed Group Islamic jihad fighters in gaza have responded by firing around 220 rockets towards israel egypt and other International Officials are working to mediate a ceasefire between israel hamas and Islamic Jihad correspondent Harry Forster joins us live from the israel gaza border perry whats the latest on these cross border exchanges of fire. Will they continue and even in the last hour. The number of killed inside gaza has gone up by 3 it was at 17 the last time i spoke to you and its now theres been a another casualty who died in hospital and in the last few minutes confirmation that 2 more were killed on a motorcycle israel says its been targeting Is
Terminated. Well, just very gently so to the honourable gentleman who has had an opportunity, if it is a point of order rather than a point of frustration . A point of order, mr sammy wilson. The Prime Minister has claimed to the house today that the agreement. Youre watching bbc news from westminster where Boris Johnson is urging mps to back it spreads a deal in a final bid to get the uk to leave the eu in nine days. Mps will vote on the Withdrawal Agreement bill later tonight. At 7pm. And in the last half an hour Laura Kuenssberg tweeting that if mps dont agree to the government a timetable for brexit legislation, they will pull the bill. The stakes could not be higher. We return to the red. The honourable gentleman as a cheeky chappie. He has made his own point in his own way with considerable alacrity to which the Prime Minister can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way in just a moment. Can respond if he wishes. Thank you, i will give way injust a moment. I will respond