paul: welcome to this special edition of the journal editorial report as we look back at the highs and lows of 2023. president biden s poll numbers sink as the year comes to a end. gallup s final poll of 2023 find 39% of americans approve of the job he is doing. the lowest of the last 7 presidents in their first term. the president has become frustrated with his low approval rating and polls that show him trailing donald trump nationality. can he turn those numbers around in the new year? let s ask fox news contributor karl rove. these numbers have been persisting for a while, the president is going down. s it too early to conclude that americans have made a judgment that this has not been a successful presidency? they have made that judgment and they made that judgment about the president himself three quarters, more than three quarters of the american people think he is too world to seek a second term. two thirds of the american people think he lacks the stamina and ment
Crude is down some 20 this year, despite opecs attempt to prop it up. And it could have further to go. Plus. On edge over brexit germanys industrial giants fear for the future of their multi billion dollar uk market. We report from the Port City Of Bremen. Welcome to World Business report. I am rachel horne. We also have the story on the excessive borrowing by chinas biggest companies. We start with the price of oil, because, once again, despite the best efforts of the Oil Producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. Lets show you whats been happening. This week the talks all been about this guy hes back. Traders refer to a bear market when the price of an asset falls 20 from its recent peak. It often signals a loss of confidence and further falls to come. Since the start of the year, crude has done just that. It is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel in january, and it is down over 20 . It was 56 per barrel injanuary, and is now below 45 in the middle of this week. Back in nov
Start of friday. And we will look ahead to wall street as well. The british Prime Minister offers to ensure the post Brexit Rights of Three Million eu citizens living in the uk. Later well have a wrap up of this weeks big economic stories with our correspondent andrew walker. Research in the Daily Telegraph has found well qualified people who voluntarily talked about Theirflaws Injob interviews were more likely to win the role. Today we want to know, what are your weaknesses . Being Gay Perfectionist is not allowed get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Being a perfectionist. Always horrible when that question comes up. We will share hours with you later. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start with the price of oil, because once again despite the best efforts of the Oil Producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. Lets show you whats been happening. This week the talks all been about this guy hes back. Traders refer to a bear market when the price of an asset falls
Territory. We will look at what the week might have in store for the markets. Man has always relied on the oceans for fishing and trade, but what threat do over fishing, Climate Change and plastics pose . Well speak to the woman behind a new charity trying to flag up those dangers to generation z. Are your streaming habits impacting your sleep . Today we want to know, are your streaming viewing habits getting in the way of your sleep . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Its all too easy, you start watching one episode, you think, one more, and the hoursjust go. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Oil is once again in the spotlight. As one of the worlds most important commodities, its price can influence the cost of everything from filling up our cars to shipping goods around the world. For the top Oil Producing nations, it also underpins government finances. So perhaps what everyone at the World Petroleum congress in turkey wants most is the stability to plan ahead. As you c
A lawsuit in a U.S. court is accusing American oil and gas producers, including Hess, Pioneer Natural Resources and Occidental Petroleum, of price-fixing by conspiring to reduce production.