On that later. And well be getting the inside track on on a business thats been milking big profits around the globe, were going to be speaking to the boss of arla, one of the worlds Biggest Dairy Companies. Also, as volvo calls time on the internal Combustion Engine, are you ready to give up your gas guzzler . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Today, the Eu Commission will decide whether or not to give the green light to General Motors for the 2. 5bn sale of its European Operations. Gm is hoping to off load vauxhall and opel to the psa group, thats the french company, which owns peugeot and citroen. Its easy to see why General Motors wants to sell their European Operation, which is dominated by opel, has lost about 9. 1 billion since 2009. If successful, the deal would make psa the continents second biggest car maker, after volkswagen, and ahead of french rival, renault. Opel employs 38,000 people across europe, and its feared the sale
Little superstishgs. What do you do differently today . Today, nothing because they always follow these rules. Not superstitious. I knew it. When it comes to sports only. When the giants were in the world series i wore the same shirt for every game. When i played sports i was like that. That was a long time ago. Not that long. Of course its friday the 13th and we welcome you to the nine this morning. Were asking you a question about this day. Do you have superstitions on a day like today . Are you superstitious all the time . Share your thoughts on twitter or facebook. On this friday the 13th im superstitious and proud. Lets move to the news of the day. Marin county director of health says hes recommending members of a larkspur gym to contact their doctor. Reporter we are at the Marin County Public Health department waiting to speak to the director on camera. I talked to him on the phone and he explained why hes so concerned. Bacterial meningitis is a contagious deadly disease. There w
Nintendos new device goes on sale around the world but can it convince gamers to switch . Plus the gadgets google wants every home to have. We hear from the companys new hardware boss. Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. In a minute well talk about the currency thats become more valuable than gold. We start injapan on a huge day for Computer Games giant nintendo. It starts selling its latest device the switch. Its kind of hybrid machine combining a home console and a Mobile Device in one. And its safe it say it is a massive gamble for nintendo, which is trying to recapture its glory days as a Games Company in a fast changing industry. Some are even calling it make or break. Lets show you why gaming is very big business and growing fast. According to consultants newzoo sales will top 100 billion for the first time this year. But theres another first. Gaming on Mobile Devices mostly smartphones will take the biggest share this year, with estimated sales of 42. 5 billion. That
Different from a whole lot of other urban areas. But then you would start noticing logos, you might see people on the multicolored google bikes, you might see people on the apple bikes. So youd see these buildings with the Company Logos on them, and that would give you a clue that youre here in the center of all things tech. Silicon valley used to be [inaudible] it was a lovely, bucolic region full of apricot and apple trees, and then the Tech Industry came in, and now its essentially the world hub for the technology industry. So you have almost all the Major Technology players headquartered here. You know, you have google, apple, facebook, twitter, airbnb, uber, and so its pretty much taken over the entire region. Most of the Tech Companies are fairly close to each other, you know, traffic permitting, theyre probably a 15 minute drive, most of them, one from another. You go up in the hills where tesla is with the headquarters, across the bay they have their factory. Apples in cupertin
Hurricane, we have the latest on the storms path ahead. Outrage after california petitions to become first state to offer for illegal immigrant spending your tax dollars coming up. Wall street journal this morning reporting that the company is building bids this week, one person making the case, sales for ceo. What he says twitter is an unpolished jewel. Thats coming up. Plus, paying for your money atm fees. Markets expected to open lower. Concerns of a Monetary Policy weighing on investors around the world. In europe declines across the board as well. Snapping a sixday winning streak in the euro zone. The other averages mixed as you can see there. Coming up this morning joining me to talk about it Dagen Mcdowell, recon capital kevin kelly and Fox News Contributor judy miller. Good to see you, judy. Thank you. Dagen good morning. You want my quick take. Tim kaine was the goal to look like and act like a troll during the debate that makes Hillary Clinton warm, if you fuzzy and motherly.