Up to deliver vaccines to remote areas. We start on wall street where the Stock Market Rally continues with the s p 500 and nasdaq closing at new record highs. Americas Top Companies are reporting better than expected results. The senate is inching towards passing President Biden s 1. 9 trillion stimulus package. And theres been another fall in the number of americans filing forjobless benefits a sign the Labour Market is stabilising. There are still huge problems facing the worlds biggest economy but investors believe the flow of cheap money from the Federal Reserve will keep on coming. The biggest problem isjust that we have 20 million americans who are still in some state of receiving Unemployment Insurance benefit so we still have a really long way to go on the labour front and that take quite a bit of time to resolve. But gdp and output may recover faster but it will take more time to employ that many americans. I think it means that for market, we now believe that for market, we
Cheeper to import everything from paper to pork could 2020 be the end of tariffs and trade wars . And well be getting the inside track on the Wonderful World of welsh whiskey with a small dram of the good stuff. From trees to turkeys and even tinsel, the cost of christmas is rising we want to know how you save those pennies while keeping that festive cheer. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. Supermarket giant tesco has just suspended production of Charity Christmas cards at a factory in china after a six Year Old Girl found a message from workers inside one. The note was allegedly written by prisoners in shanghai claiming they were forced to work against our will. Tesco says its shocked by the report and would never allow prison labour in its supply chain. The supermarkets begun an investigation and says production at the factory in question has been suspended. Katie prescott reports. Ready . Uhhuh. Here we go. It was six year old schoolgirl Fl
To tax americas tech giants a us threat to target billions of dollars of fancy french goods. Plus the video sharing app tiktok has been hit with a Class Action Lawsuit in the us, after claims that it sent data to china and well be getting the inside track on crowd funding the appetite for ordinary people to invest in start ups shows no sign of letting up. Well be talking to the founder of one firm crowdcube about the appeal. Is it about backing a winner or being a part of something . Do you have a morning routine . Apparently those who don tfit in a trip to the gym and make a fresh smoothie before work are underperforming. How important is your morning routine . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. As long as this programme is a part of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gym. Of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gymm really doesnt matter President Trump is in the uk and meeting allies at a nato 70th a
This is the business briefing. Im sally bundock. Deadly heatwaves, wildfires and flooding the catastrophic impact of Climate Change now the un chief focuses on our failure to curb fossil fuels. And fear, pain, disappointment, helplessness and torment, words of huaweis financial chief meng wanzhou penned on the First Anniversary of her detention. And Financial Markets in asia have started december on a bright note better than expected news from chinas Manufacturing Sector boosting optimism in the region. We start with the spate of deadly heatwaves, wildfires and floodings that made calls to fight Climate Change more urgent. The Un Climate Conference gets under way in madrid today, the cop, or conference of parties will see almost 200 countries attending, as well as business leaders. But its a mammoth battle the big target from the Paris Agreement signed three year ago aims to limits Global Temperatures increases to 1. 5c above pre industrial times. Now the cost is huge, too. Advanced ec
Decides to fight back against a us decision to impose more restrictions on it and. Telling porkies with your meat we speak to the Company Making pork out of peas which says the fake meat trend is here to stay and its at the top of every parents in tray just how do you keep your kids safe online . Well speak to a man who thinks artficial intelligence is the answer. Today we want to know what you do to limit your childrens smartphone use . A new study shows one in four kids are addicted to their phones. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. We start with black friday the annual shopping binge after the thanksgiving holiday is now a global phenomenon. Retailers around the world are offering discounts on everything from Kitchen Appliances to tvs to clothing. But its also becoming the focus of concerns about the environmental cost of consumerism. Spending in the us the home of black friday and the worlds biggest economy is forecast to hit more than 29