Asia for the latest. Here, the markets lower slightly, we talk you through the winners and the losers. And well be getting festive with fortnums. The boss of Iconic Food Drink retailer fortnum and mason will be here to give us The Inside Track on the busiest time of the year. And new Research Says using facebook and twitter at christmas will make you more miserable than merry. So we want to know are you taking a break from social media this holiday period . If so, dont do it yet let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Dont panic, it is december 20 seconds today, i said 23rd and i got worried because i have got so much to do worried because i have got so much to do we start on wall street, where it seems this chap has made an appearance because the grinch has, temporarily at least, stolen christmas. They have been calling it a santa rally and after a week of record closes, investors were expecting to celebrate the Dowjones Industrial Average hitting 20,00
Wall street puts its doubts aside as the dowjones finally hits 20,000. Plus, tax wars. Can Brexit Britain and trumps us beat the likes of ireland at their own game and lure back the multinationals and their billions . Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. We will be checking how markets are doing in asia injust a moment. We start in the us where President Trump has been provoking more controversy over his plans to wall off mexico. Meanwhile, traders at the New York Stock Exchange are cheering the trump effect. Heres what they have been celebrating the Dow Jones Industrial average of top us shares ended here, finally closing above 20,000 points For The First Time in its isi year history. Its a huge psychological milestone for traders, the dow has now risen some 9. 5 since the election in november, one of its biggest rallies on record. It got within one point of 20,000 back on january sixth before nerves caused the rally to fizzle out. But since President Trumps inauguratio
Withdrawal, india will reveal how much growth has stalled since its controversial demonetisation programme. Sg connectivity what is its True Potential . Rory cellanjones has been finding out at the mobile World Congress in barcelona. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute well hear more about a tie up between two huge government backed companies. But first, could india become the engine which drives the Global Economy . The worlds second most populated country has attracted the attention of companies and governments, all keen to make the most of the opportunities. In a few hours well find out exactly how fast the economy is growing as india gives us their first gdp reading since novembers radical demonetisation experiment. Investors will be comparing it to the 7. 3 growth seen in the three months from july to september last year, but economists dont expect the figure to be so high this time around. And thats mainly due to the governments surprise move on Novemb
Meet the shortfall. And Sofa Psychology what do these pictures of president ial adviser Kellyanne Conway show us about power in the west wing . Hello and welcome to one hundred days, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. A Primetime Speech to a Joint Session Of Congress is a perfect opportunity a0 days into this presidency for donald trump to explain what he wants to do with the office. His speech in a few hours time will focus on three initiatives the rebuilding of the us military, the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act or obamacare, as its known, and reform of the tax code. Ahead of his speech the president gave an interview to fox news. He was challenged on how he intends to pay for a 58 billion increase in the defence budget. Where is the money coming from . If you put all the money, thats about 50 billion. The money will come from a revved up economy. If you look at the numbers we are doing, we will probably have a gdp of little more than 1 and
And the losers. Also in the Programme Robots are increasingly taking ourjobs, but will it be good for the economy . Our economics editor kamal ahmed will be here to discuss that and the latest on brexit. Today we want to know, would you pay to tweet . Twitter is considering a paid membership option for businesses and power users what do you think . Use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Get in touch with us, we do love to hear from you. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us, where President Trump is battling to deliver on one of his biggest election promises, and to hang on to his credibility with investors. Late on thursday, republicans were forced to delay a vote in the House Of Representatives on scrapping and replacing the Healthcare Reforms known as obamacare becuase they struggled to drum up enough support across their own party. Mr trump is now trying to force a vote this afternoon, without knowing if it will pass. On wall street its being seen as a key test of the Trump Administrat