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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
She has been described as the uks most influential black person and is chair of the countrys biggest media agency. But how tough was it for Karen Blackett to get to the top . Shelljoin us shortly. Check this out and as Barack Obamas been spotted kite surfing in the caribbean, we want to know what would you do to unwind after eight years in a toughjob . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Is hanging out with Richard Branson on your bucket list . Thank you for your thoughts. Some of which we cant mention on the programme we start with President Trumps travel ban which has faced its toughest test yet. Lawyers for the Us Justice Department have been slogging it out with those for states of washington and minnesota who want the ban repealed. The appeals Courtjudges Court in San Francisco are expected to give their decision later in this week. Lets recap. President trump has been trying to temporarily ban people entering the us from seven countries. He says this is about terror and keeping our
The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the
The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the