With brexit continuing to be constructive, but any potential deal with the eu could be upended at home. Talks continue today in brussels. Strong countermeasures. China threatens retaliation if the u. S. Passes a bill opposing the situation in hong kong, and carrie lam had to prerecord her address after it was interrupted wise. And it gets better and better for roche, the drugmaker raising its outlook for third time as new drugs that boost sales, and we will talk to the ceo, severin hwan, about doing deals. That is at 8 00 a. M. Hello, matt. Matt about half an hour away from the european open. I am looking at the pound. We could see movement. We pretty much flatlined yesterday. There was the spike we saw at 4 00, right now hanging out just under 128. Lets take a look at futures. Kind of a mixed picture, not as red as we see in america. In europe, the dax futures are down 1 10 of 1 . Meanwhile, cac futures are showing a green arrow although unchanged, ftse futures solidly down. You see a
Is beginning to take its toll. In markets, european shares have opened slightly up, following their asian counterparts, largely on hopes of more central bank stimulus. And well be getting the inside track on a hot chocolate business thats been enjoying the sweet taste of success. Today we want to know, with the ongoing ba strike, are you affected . Are you stuck at home or in an airport . And if so, what are you doing to while away the time . Just let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Pilots for one of the Worlds Largest Airlines British Airways have gone on strike today for the first time ever, after rejecting a pay offerfrom the airline. More than 1,700 flights have been cancelled with at least 195,000 passengers affected. The two day strike follows failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a pay offer of 11. 5 over three years. British airways rejected a last ditch proposalfrom Pilots Union Balpa to re start negotiations ai
Enough times. Weve heard them enough times, they werent true then and they arent true now. The majority of economists have always agreed that there was another approach the government could have taken, rather than austerity, and we always argued, and we were right, that austerity was a political choice, not an economic necessity. As recently as march, the Party Opposite ploughed on, saying there was no alternative. To look at them how was no alternative. To look at them now suddenly proclaiming an end to austerity after 125,000 excess deaths as a result, after 100 billion taken out of the economy, after the worst decade for wage growth since the 19th century, just because there may be what . An election round the corner. And after all that, after all that, to deliver what is a pathetic sum to spending departments who are on their knees at the moment. Itsjust adding insult to injury. A government not just callous and uncaring, but hypocritical as well. This isnt a government, its a rack
Technology is proving problematic. Well explain why. We took it with the main issues gcioss we took it with the main issues across the Financial Markets in europe. Style and substance. We meet the man who designs everything from jewellery to furniture, from bikes to video games. But what exactly makes good design . Complaints about british betting firms have soared 5000 in 5 years and last year gamblers lost a record £14. 5bn. So is gambling too easy . Should more be done to keep players safe . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Welcome to the programme. Thank you for your comments on gambling. One asked if it is so easy why have they lost 1a billion plans . Good point. We start in hong kong, where its the tenth week in a row for demonstrations and increasingly businesses are having to choose between staffs right to protest and not upsetting beijing. Over the weekend, hong kongs flagship carrier Cathay Pacific fired two airport employees a
James anderson has been ruled out for the rest of the series. In a massive blow for england. Ill bring you more details at half past two. Thanks. And we have all the weather some of the summer not for all as you can see from this picture. We have some rain moving into north west scotland and Northern Ireland and it is here to stay until the end of tomorrow. More details if you want them, coming shortly. Also coming up women on menopausal hormone therapy risk developing Breast Cancer a decade after treatment ends, according to scientists. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Borisjohnson says his opponents are damaging the chances, of getting a good brexit deal with brussels. The Prime Ministers promised a renewed effort to get an agreement before the deadline at the end of october, but is facing fierce criticsm, for his decision to suspend or Prorogue Parliament. Among his critics are labours deputy leader, tom watson, who says helljoin a legal challenge being brought by the campaig