Later in the programme well get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. A new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the First Time Since 2013. Today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your Spending Decisions . Do get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. So Emmanuel Macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. France has had a high Unemployment Rate for decades currently around 10 of the workforce or 3 million people. That compares with less than half 4. 3 across the border in germany. The problem is worse for young people 24 of those between the ages of 15 and 2a dont have a job. The other big iss
To stay in power, experts warn prolonged Political Uncertainty will ta ke prolonged Political Uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. Not so in france the euro strengthens as macrons new Party En Marche takes control of french politics. This is World Business report, where we will now focus on the business and economic implications of the elections in the uk and france. Lets start with the uk. The Prime Minister, theresa may, has formed a new government but without a majority in parliament she is relying on an alliance with Northern Irelands largest political party, the Democratic Unionist Party. But while the dup insist their relationship with mays team has been close since she became Prime Minister, 11 months ago, any alliance will come at a price, as joe lynam explains. An economic terms, they are less developed than the Republic Of Ireland or the uk. It has low levels of productivity and is heavily dependent on the state. Those sectors apart from the state that
And those trump promises pushing wall street to more record highs. And as President Trump orders a review of the financial rules designed to stop another nightmare on wall street, well be getting the inside track from our economics editor Kamal Ahmed On that and the rest of the stories hes been covering this week. As snow hits new york city, how much do you think it costs to clear an inch of the white stuff off the streets . One dollar . One hundred dollars . A Million Dollars . well give you the answer at the end of the show. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us where, as youve been hearing, japans Prime Minister shinzo abe meets President Trump later. Trade will be high on the agenda. Remember, one of mr trumps first actions as president was to withdraw from the 12 nation Trans Pacific partnership trade deal signed by obama and strongly supported by the japanese. Mr trump called it a terrible dealfor the us. He wants a fairer trading relations
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