Good morning to you from me as well throwback thursday. Were throwing it back for the best anthems for pride month lets check in on the global markets. Showing you whats happening with futures after mixed ending to yesterdays session the nasdaq rose about 0. P the dow and s p finished lower. Biotech has been strong lately well talk about that. It was a big turnaround from where we stood this time yesterday. The nasdaq was down about a half percent and ended up three quarters of a percent. The futures were not a tell for the session. Nasdaq futures higher. Nasdaq down 1, s p down 3. Not a lot of movement this morning. Oil prices front and center. Those low prices a drag on Energy Stocks for sure also keeping yields lower. Wti, 42. 44, down about 0. 2 . Brent crude below 45 a barrel nat gas higher this morning. That meant energy was the worst performing sector but only just beating banks in terms of the underperformance. Energy down 1. 6 banks down over 1 focus on them again today ahead
The inside track today on alcantara. Its the product youve probably never heard of that Luxury Brands love to use. And as the american owner of Shredded Wheat completed their acquisition of weetabix, we want to know, what do you love to eat for breakfast . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Welcome to the programme. Its the 4th ofjuly and while americans will be taking the day off to mark independence day, the republicans and democrats will have differing views on whether the state of the countrys economy gives cause for celebration. The self styled ceo president wants america to grow by 3 a year a level not seen for over a decade. With growth currently atjust 1. 6 , how exactly does he plan on doing it . Central to his plan is the renegotiation of us trade deals. The Trump Administration now says that it plans to start talks over the north america Free Trade Agreement as soon as practicable. Similarly, the president has pulled out of a Global Climate
Senate majority leader mitch , mcconnell plans to produce a new replacement bill for the Affordable Care act in about a week but he is leaving open a potential plan b if the g. O. P. Effort falls short. He says if Common Ground is not reached within the party, they could take action on the private Health Insurance market. Protesters and police clashing at the g20 now. We wanted to bring you live pictures of that. The two groups have faced off since the summit started in germany yesterday. Police say 196 officers have been injured during the two days of clashes with activists. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. I am Alisa Parenti and this is bloomberg. Caroline i am Caroline Hyde in london, in for emily chang. This is bloomberg technology. Coming up, the Silicon Valley view on the june jobs report and the outlook for tech workers with the increasing threat of automation. Investigators say Russian Hackers are chief suspects in a breach of u. S.
Through what is moving and why and weigh up the latest prediction that the Pound Sterling is due for a bounce back. Powering the future. Well be getting the inside track on a business which hopes to provide Young Companies with cheap Renewable Energy. And today we want to know, how green is your energy, and does it matter . Or when it comes to choosing a supplier, is it all about price . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. It isa it is a packed agenda as per usual, so it is a packed agenda as per usual, so lets get started. We begin in south africa, where president jacob zuma is under pressure because a No Confidence Vote in his leadership is being considered by the parliaments speaker. Its because of the contorversial Cabinet Reshuffle last week which saw the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and many other Cabinet Members sacked. Thats had a big impact. Lets talk you through the reaction. Within hours of mr gordhans removal, the south african currency, the rand, fel
To haunt the living. And the banksy of Bad Punctuation Why One Man is roaming the streets of bristol in secret making his mark on incorrect shop signs. Good morning. Its monday 3rd april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Five people have been charged over an attack in croydon, which left a teenage Asylum Seeker fighting for his life. The victim, a 17 year old kurdish iranian boy, is in a serious but stable condition after he was allegedly chased and beaten by a gang of 20 people in croydon, south london. Police investigating last fridays taxi three others remain in custody. Our Correspondent Ben Bland is in croydon for us. Bring us up to date. Bring us uptodate. Within the last half an hour, the police have been updating us on there in investigation into this attack, which began at that bus stop just over my shoulder shortly before midnight on friday. Police said they suspect it was a racially motivated attack. There was no reason for it. They said it was horrendous. Th