A sows are Available Online and of course you can share and discuss on africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms. Crime fighters tune in now. The spread of the coronavirus keeps dragging down Global Financial markets wall street plunges for the 2nd straight day well look at which companies are losing investors and the few that are profiting. Also coming up facemask facemask cannot protect you from the new coronavirus but some Asian Countries have fanned their exports to meet local demands and thats creating a problem for hospitals in europe. This is your Business Report im stephen beards in berlin thanks for joining us Global Markets fell on tuesday for a 2nd straight day as concerns over a growing. Krone virus cases in europe and asia as well as new warnings in the u. S. Led to major sell off on wall street in particular major indexes there each losing around 3 percent the benchmark 10 year treasury note also hit a record low for investors on a bullish run the outlook is
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As a mentioned, it has proved positive for the markets. President trumps plans for the biggest shakeup of trumps plans for the biggest sha keup of the trumps plans for the biggest shakeup of the countrys tax system since the 1980s took a step further on thursday. The house representatives voted to pass a broad package of tax reforms being pushed by the president. He says they will boost the us economy, but critics on the democrat side call them a give away to big business and the wealthy. Some republicans are also concerned about the cost, almost 1. 5 trillion. Well, the debate now moves to the senate, where the republicans have just a narrow majority. The bbcs Samira Hussain explains. Taxes. Americans dont like paying them and most agree that the tax system is broken, but fixing it, well, thats not easy. The president says he wants a tax code that so simple you could fire lit on a postcard. The Republican Party has control of the us congress, which means they could pass a new tax plan
Sell off, encouraged by solid Quarterly Earnings reports on wall street. And well be getting the inside track on Donald Trumps tax plans, plus what is happening in saudi arabia with our Business Editor, simonjack. And its being reported that scientists have sent a secret message to reach alien life elsewhere in the universe. Today we want to know what would you ask or say to any extra terrestrials out there . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Du toit in and let us know youre out of the world responses. We start in california, where in the last few hours electric car maker tesla has unveiled its latest venture. Founder elon musk hopes to take on the road transport business as he has the car industry with an electric powered truck called the tesla semi. Dave lee was at the launch. This is the new tesla semi. It will travel 500 miles on a single charge and elon musk thinks it will make electric the new king of the road. The thing that looks like its not moving. Is a diesel truck. But he ha
With lots of sunshine coming through. Some beautiful weather watchers pictures into the afternoon. Temperatures ten or ii degrees. With the light winds and sunshine that is not bad, but it is not for all. Looking at the satellite picture, high cloud and to wales and Northern Ireland, further north shower clouds moving to scotla nd north shower clouds moving to scotland and northern england, accompanied by Gale Force Gusts. Some of the show is frequent, heavy with hail and thunder and even snow to the higher ground. They will continue to the rest of the afternoon, one or two perhaps into north west england but a beautiful afternoon for many. Highest values likely of around seven to 10 degrees. Down on yesterday but hopefully the sunshine will compensate a little. As we go through the night we keep a strong, Gale Force Gusts in the north, and the news and showers keep coming. Elsewhere it becomes messy, we are going to see a bit of drizzly rain pushing into wales in South West England. N