people came through. he was the guy the whole town woke up to, morning dj steven b. he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. he s loveable. i mean, everybody loves steven b. but soon, it was fully clear that not everybody did. they came upon a body floating in the water. shot him one time in the back of the head. i felt like i was in some made-for-tv movie. it s like this can t be happening. what did happen? the hunt is on. a gleaming yacht. i thought, why did you get on that boat? a scheming businessman, and a missing fortune. you re a multi-millionaire and you don t have any money. from high seas adventure to heart-stopping murder. i don t think i ll ever get another case quite like this. hello. and welcome to dateline. steven b. williams was a man with a golden voice. a former dj who found fame, fortune, and a wealth of friends. then suddenly, radio silence. steven b had disappeared. detectives would follow a trail of
Bps shares rising nearly 3 on that news of a return to profit. Also in the programme. Well be getting the inside track on. How you turn one massage and spa centre into an International Business of beauty. As the head of The World Bank forecasts a dramatic rise of robots in the workplace, we want to know what could it mean for yourjob. Would you work with robots . Maybe you do already. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. One of the worlds Biggest Energy companies, bp, has Just Announced its latest results for the First Quarter of 2017. And as expected its delivered much better news thanks to the rising price of oil and some effective restructuring. Using the oil giants preferred measure of underlying replacement cost profit, the First Quarter of the year came in at 1. 1; billion, a healthy improvement on the 485 million loss it made the same quarter last year. This year bp plans to sell off around 4. 5 billion worth of assets as part of a Gl
Are looking like. Well tell you all you need to know for the day ahead. Banks down under in trouble as well. Some down graded by moodys. Today, as venetians vote to ban the big cruise ships, let us know what you think. Are you a fan of a cruise or is it possibly the worst holiday idea that you could even come across . use bizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. 7 . . . Newsub the former Chief Executive and three other ex barclays staff are also ba rclays staff are also facing criminal charges. The charge relate to the emergency funding. At the height of the financial crisis in 2008 this was. It was at the same time that rival banks, rbs and lloyds turned to the government here in the uk for help, but barclays government here in the uk for help, but ba rclays instead government here in the uk for help, but barclays instead opted to seek money from qatar, the gulf state. There are now questions over how the funds were raised and what barclays offered to qatar in return. Lets get the
Well be talking to the winners and losers. And who would you trust with your bank account. We will need one London Digital bank that promises a new way of managing your money. We ask what would be the one thing you change about the bank you use, cheaper loans, better Interest Rates, Faster Service . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Good to have you with us. Banking is dominating the programme today, get in touch with your thoughts. We are talking about europes biggest bank, hsbc. One of the worlds biggest banks, hsbc, has reported its latest set of earnings and if youre a shareholder you are going to be very pleased with what they have to say today. The bank made a pre tax profit of 5. 28 billion in the Second Quarter of the year thats more than the 4. 6 than the 4. 6 billion that analysts were expecting. Hsbc announced a Share Buyback of up to 2 billion as it looks to make the most of its huge cash pile. The move will effectively restri
Investors with its profits news shares are up over 3 in london. Well continue our disability works series by meeting the woman whose college of fragrance is changing the lives of blind people in mumbai. And. Tooty fruity the president of iceland says Pineapple On Pizza should be banned are you a lover or a hater of fruit as a topping . Let us know your thoughts. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. I will begin by stating i am for Pineapple On Pizza. Give us your views on this, it is a very hot debate. We will be asking all of our guests, as well. We start with electric car maker and Clean Energy Company, tesla. Its share price has been soaring in recent months and it was up again late on wednesday after it reported better than expected results. Tesla is still losing money but less than expected. More importantly though it has reassured investors its on track to expand beyond the niche luxury car market and enter the big league in car production. Lets show you why