Report. Going going gone the Chinese Investor is hungry for business in europe and the us but billions of Dollars Worth of deals are cancelled we reveal why. A new white knight for takata but investors are not impressed so what now for the japanese airbag maker . Welcome to World Business report. Im Sally Bundock also in the programme more us tech giants submit their legal documents condemning trumps labour restrictions. The political events of 2016 may have ignited an unprecedented period of uncertainty for the Global Economy but one thing that appears to remain unaffected is the growing appetite of Chinese Investors. Last year inflows into the us increased by nearly 190 . Meanwhile, Chinese Investment into europe grew by 90 . All of this gives the impression 2016 was a good year for western economies when it comes to foreign investment. So will this trend continue . Well the uk is about to begin a two year period of brexit negotiations and this echoes wider concerns over the health o
And World Business report. Weighing the arguments a federal Appeals Court hears the case for and against president trumps controversial travel ban we talk you through whats at stake. And Share Markets in india soar on the hopes its central bank will cut Interest Rates to revive the economy but will it deliver. Well be live in mumbai for the latest. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme. Growing a new crop . The farmers who put solar panels in their fields. All will be explained. But first we start with president trumps travel ban which has faced its toughest test yet. A panel of Appeals Courtjudges hammered away at the governments arguments that the ban was motivated by terrorism fears. But they also asked pointed questions over claims it targeted muslims. The hearing was conducted by phone an unusual step and while no verdict was announced a spokesman for the court said its likely to come later this week. Whatever the court eventually decides, eithe
President is in brussels meeting with key leaders from the European Union but will the worlds two most powerful Trading Blocks reach a deal . The American Food giant, kraft heinz, walks away from its proposed merger deal with rival unilever. It would have been the largest merger ever. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, a nose for talent. Indias Perfume Industry takes on a unique hiring approach. But first the us Vice President mike pence meets the president of the European Council donald tusk in brussels this morning. They will try to mend fences after throwing rhetorical Fire Crackers at each other in recent weeks. While mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uks decision to leave the union and angered many nations with his travel ban. Between them the us and the European Union are the worlds two biggest Trading Blocs figures from 2014 puts the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over one tr
Its been a bumpy ride for european Plane Maker Airbus. Analysts brace themselves for disappointing results as orders for new planes drop. And where is the money going . Mores coming in to china from Foreign Investors but Chinese Investment overseas is falling. We explain why. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, we continue with our series on disability in the work place the opportunities and challenges. But first in less than an hour european Plane Maker Airbus will tell the markets how it fared last year when it releases its full year results. Its been a tumultuous year for the company. Its been forced to accelerate last minute plane deliveries in order to meet key targets. Theres also been a slowdown in demand forjets and its even been forced to cut production of the prestige a380 superjumbo. The A400m Military Transport Plane has also proved a major drag, the project has been plagued by delays and technical problems. With me is gervais williams
Its 9am in singapore and 1am in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where nasa has announced the discovery of seven planets, all of which have the potential to hold life. The cluster of new worlds orbit a smaller star less than a0 light years away. Now, more research is planned to discover whether conditions on the planets are likely to support living organisms. Our science editor, David Shukman has the details. An artists impression of a startling discovery deep in space, around a faint and distant star, much weaker than our sun, is a collection of planets that are surprisingly similar to earth. In all, seven of these worlds have been spotted, and astronomers think it may change the way we look at the night sky. The discovery gives us a hint that finding a second earth is notjust a matter of if, but when. An array of telescopes kept watch on one point in space and what the scientists were looking for were tiny clues about the light of a particular star becoming dimmer, on a r