Financial news with aaron. And World Business report. A new clear nightmare 3 billion wiped off the value of the japanese tech giant toshiba, after it buys a us Power Business that turns out to be not so powerful. Beating the giants at their own game we visit the man who couldnt wait for the Electronics Industry to come up with usable Smart Home Solutions so, he built his own. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Well, happy. What do you say between christmas and new year . Anyway hopefully we have a bite size look at finance. Shares of the Japanese Technology giant toshiba took another massive hit this morning falling 20 thats the maximum allowed before the Stock Exchange suspends all trading. The value lost off the company today is nearly 3 billion. This follows a 12 drop on tuesday. And its all to do with a not so good purchase toshiba made in the Us Nuclear Power industry. Mariko 0i is in our Asia Business hub in singapore. Good to see you and i hope you had a won
Ive been to meet the boss of one of them to see whats going on. Good morning. In sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge. The swans are second bottom of the Premier League. Milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the National Trust. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold and frosty start to the day. There is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. We have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north west. I will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will see you then. Good morning. First, our main story. Middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of Serious Health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to Health Officials. Public Health England says 80 of 40 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercis
And friends pay tribute to the actress and author Carrie Fisher. The Hollywood Star best known for her role as Princess Leia has died at the age of 60 after suffering a Cardiac Arrest. The five time olympic gold medal winning cyclist, sir Bradley Wiggins, has retired from the sport. Wiggins, who also won the Tour De France in 2012, issued a statement via his Facebook Page saying he had been lucky enough to live a dream. With me is our sports news correspondent Richard Conway. Earlier our sports news correspondent Richard Conway told us more about sir bradleys statement. A reflects on 2012 when head much success a reflects on 2012 when head much success but a said 2016 is the end of the journey. He reflected on the success he has had over his career. He is one of britains most decorated olympians, eight medals, five of which are gold, the first briton to win the Tour De France. He is one of the countrys most decorated sportsman but he has now decided this is the end of the road for him
Now for the latest money news with aaron and World Business report. Yeah, Building Bridges us president elect donald trump promised a trillion dollars during his campaign to resseract promised a trillion dollars during his campaign to resurrect americas crumbling infrastructure. Question is, will he be able to deliver . The dream thatjust wont die we take a look at supersonic air travel, past and future. Lights. Theyre coming. Lights, camera, action, yeah, we are trying to put some money in the metre. Welcome to World Business report. One of president elect Donald Trumps main promises is to rebuild americas infrastructure, were talking, of course, everything from its railways, airports, roads and bridges. The task, well, needless to say, will be formidable and the rebuilding costs high. Dollars on rebuilding. The plan is to spend in the region of one trillion dollars on rebuilding. Or better yet, to get someone else, investors, to spend that money. Our north America Business correspond
Interest rates, the prices in our shops and the strength of the pound will all be closely watched next year. Ill be taking a look at the big stories for our finances in 2017. And carol has our weather forecast. Very similar to what we had yesterday. Starting on a frosty note, with patchy fog, some of which is dense and will be slow to clear. But there is sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in the north west. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The hollywood Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, just one day after the death of her daughter, the film star Carrie Fisher. She was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. Her career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, Singin In The Rain, opposite gene kelly. Our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. Good morning, good morning, its great to stay up late. Good morning, good morning to you. Debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for