Markets are trading higher, taking their lead from asia. And i sit down with the man who makes hollywood blockbusters without the hollywood budget. Jason blum tells Me Why Making Movies On The Cheap gives him more freedom to make betterfilms. And as the boss of] crew says he underestimated how technology would revolutionise retail. We want to know how has it tech changed the way you shop . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Do get in touch about your Online Retail shopping experiences. What did you buy in the midnight hour after a Big Night Out . That will be interesting we start with the price of oil and whether that goes up or down will be decided later at a meeting of the worlds top producers. Opec the organisation of the Petroleum Exporting countries is led by saudi arabia, with other major producers including iraq, iran and nigeria. Theyre being joined by non opec members inclduing russia and are expected to announce a deal later to t
Our audience was selected by a leading opinion Polling Company to ensure they are representative of the country as whole. They support different parties, some are undecided voters, and they are also equally split along the lines of last years Eu Referendum half voted to leave the eu and half to remain. And if youd like to join in the debate at home, you can do so on twitter using the hashtag bbcdebate. We start with Opening Statements from all seven politicians, the order of which was decided by the drawing of lots. First, the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. Theresa may called this election because shes taking you for granted. She wont turn up to these debates, because her campaign of soundbites is falling apart. Unlike theresa may, i am not afraid to defend my policies, my principles, my values. Plaid cymru exists to defend and build up our country. In wales, it is plaid cymru that stands for fairness and equality for everyone who chooses to call wales home. For a hundred years, w
For a brexit heavy queens speech without a majority we talk you through whats at stake. Remember the romantic days of supersonic air travel . The days when the concorde was the choice of the jet set. Well its Back To The Future at the Paris Air Show. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock, also in the Programme Toshiba has Just Announced who will buy its prized chip making unit. Well be live in tokyo for the latest. The British Government sets out its legislative programme for the coming year today, and the economy looks set to take centre stage. Ancient custom means its actually announced by queen elizabeth, hence the name of the occasion the queens speech. The recent general election left the governing conservative Party Without a parliamentary majority. So it is currently working on a deal to get the support of northern irelands democratic unionist party. But that minority status could limit how bold the government wants to be, at a time when Economic Growth in the uk is
Explain who the winners and losers. And how sleep became big business. Well meet the man behind a new generation of mattresses giving traditional bed makers nightmares. And as barbies long time boyfriend, ken, gets a makeover hes got new hair styles, body types, new clothes and new skin colours so today we want to know, what childhood favourite of yours should get a revival and makeover . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Do get in touch about ken, plastic fantastic or not . Also any thoughts you might have about the stories we have including this one about uber. Travis kalanick, the Chief Executive of the Ride Hailing Service uber has resigned following demands from five major investors. Last week he said he was taking indefinite leave of absence after a series of scandals hit the company. Its battling allegations of harassment, discrimination, and corporate misconduct. This is a story that has been getting more and more intense in recent weeks, recently published we re re
From the peak in may. Taking the human out of Human Resources. We meet the woman whos software aims to automate the Personnel Process in the vibrant nigerian economy. Today a survey reveals that four in ten millennials have no Pensions Savings so let us know. Who or what will look after you in your old age . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Sally, ill look after you in your old age. It will probably be a robot, he will do a betterjob of starting the programme than i did. We start in brussels where as youve been hearing European Union leaders begin a two day summit. Top of the agenda of Course Brexit after formal talks on the uks departure from the eu began this week. But there are different views around europe on what brexit should look like lets take a look. The new french president Emmanuel Macron wants to keep britain a close partner saying the Door Remains Open to the uk changing its mind about leaving. For germanys chancellor Angela Merkel its about maintaining the Core Principles