Energy, as our demand for it grows, the world is faced with a challenge. When we burn coal, the energy that has been stored inside formally and is of years is released, to power cities and machines. But so, of course, is all the bad stuff that is polluting and changing the environment. Countries have met and agreed to reduce Carbon Emissions and invest in clean energy solutions, we are harnessing more solar and wind energy than ever, and last month the uk had its first day of Electricity Supply without burning any coal. But, green power is still a long way from taking over from fossil fuels. But what if there was a Clean Energy Source that could release 10 million times more energy than fossil fuels, with an almost limitless supply which could keep the planet running for millions of years. Well, turns out, there is, and the answer lies in the stars. In the heart of the sun, under intense pressure and heat, Hydrogen Atoms change from gas into superhot plasma, and in this burning soup, t
Territory. We will have a look at the markets later. And piggy backing a mobile network. Well be looking at the growing trend of Virtual Network operators and ask whos winning the consumer or the company . And as facebook earnings surge 71 and its number of friends swell to over 2 billion, today we want to know are you a facebook Friend Or Foe and why . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. I have just sent to a Friend Request, i hope it will be accept it hello and welcome to Business Live. We start in Silicon Valley where it seems there is no stopping the worlds biggest social network. Facebook has seen another huge jump in profits as Advertising Revenues keep on rising lets show you just how big. In the three months to the end ofjune, facebook made a net profit of 3. 89 billion. Thats a jump of 71 on the same period last year and better than wall street was expecting. Injune, the number of active monthly users crossed the two billion mark. That means more than one in every fo
Nintendos new device goes on sale around the world but can it convince gamers to switch . Plus the gadgets google wants every home to have. We hear from the companys new hardware boss. Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. In a minute well talk about the currency thats become more valuable than gold. We start injapan on a huge day for Computer Games giant nintendo. It starts selling its latest device the switch. Its kind of hybrid machine combining a home console and a Mobile Device in one. And its safe it say it is a massive gamble for nintendo, which is trying to recapture its glory days as a Games Company in a fast changing industry. Some are even calling it make or break. Lets show you why gaming is very big business and growing fast. According to consultants newzoo sales will top 100 billion for the first time this year. But theres another first. Gaming on Mobile Devices mostly smartphones will take the biggest share this year, with estimated sales of 42. 5 billion. That
Including the Stock Market Debut of snapchats parent company. The shares jumped more than 40 on their first day of trading. Well, one American School which invested 15,000 in the startup back in 2012, has banked millions, so today we want to know whats the best investment youve ever made. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We begin with advertising. It often serves as an important key early indicator of how well an economy is faring. When advertising is doing well, were buying and selling and economies tend to be growing. The worlds biggest advertising agency, wpp, hasjust published its full year results in the last hour and a half. In a moment well hear from the companys founder and chief executive, sir martin sorrell, but first lets take a look at the numbers. Annual pre tax profits of 2. 3 billion for the group, up 26 on the previous year. The group has reported 2016 like for like net sales up 3. 1 . However, that growth may be about to change as wpp has set
As the bill triggering the uks exit from the European Union clears parliament after peers back down in their battle with the commons. There is no reason whatsoever to think that if this house were to stand its ground, that the House Of Commons would change its view. But Nicola Sturgeon springs a surprise by announcing she intends to call a second independence referendum in scotland. A demand attacked by theresa may. Constitutional gameplay must not be allowed to break the deep bonds of our shared history and our future together. People in scotland will have a referendum and we will have our savi also on this programme, the Chancellor Backs down from a planned hike in National Insurance for the self employed. Set out in the budget. But first. Anyone expecting full scale parliamentary fisticuffs l5l lll llll ll lll llr l lli lll the bill giving theresa may the authority to begin the uks formal exit from the European Union passed through parliament on monday night with relatively little f