In the us courtroom as he defends the origins of facebooks Virtual Reality headset. Weighing up the wish list Business Leaders give us their take on theresa mays plans for brexit, as the pound starts to sink again. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. We will be live in davos in just a moment to speak to the boss of wpp about what theresa may had to say on tuesday. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has denied allegations his companys Virtual Reality unit stole its technology from a rivalfirm. He faced hours of tough questioning in a us court on tuesday. Our north America Technology reporter dave lee provided more details about the case. Mark zuckerberg was on the stand wearing not his typical grey t shirt but a full suit and tie and while he was there his Company Facebook was accused of essentially stealing technology from a firm which works very closely with oculus, that oculus. They say it was their input that may be oculus headset and early success that may be oculus h
The news of the Snap Election, this is how the numbers in europe have open. We will have the details for you, and why. The uk election will be dominated by brexit so whats the view from the eu . Well be crossing live to brussels to find out. What do you want to ask about what the election means for brexitjust use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Here we go again. Nine months after becoming Prime Minister, theresa may is throwing the dice and betting on victory in a Snap Election onjune the 8th. Today, mps are expected to vote in favour of the proposal, which mrs may says will bring greater certainty as britain prepares to leave the European Union. Markets reacted swiftly to the news. The pound was on a Roller Coaster Ride Itjumped then swung to loss and back again rising by as much as two point 7 against the us dollar some analysts believe markets are cheering the prospect of a larger conservative majority which would give less power to Hardline Eurosceptics within her
we ll go to see what she has to say. we re not a generation of bystanders, are we? so join us by becoming global citizens working together to make the world a better place. please welcome michelle sullivan, president of the caterpillar foundation and sir martin surell ceo of wpp. hello, fellow global citizens. what a day. i am michelle sullivan and i am also a global citizen at the caterpillar foundation. and we believe that collaboration not competition is the way to support working together and global citizens around the world have been a powerful force for change over the past few years.