Business update im headed on frame but thanks for joining me you can trees voted to extend the license of the controversial weed killer glide for state in brussels on monday but it was a tight vote germany surprisingly voted in favor despite Environmental Concerns the country social democrat environment minister accused the conservatives of going against her wishes though saying germany should have abstained and the states have been arguing about the week for you. Protesters were out early this morning in brussels demonstrating the tug of war between competing interests fighting for the future of the country both who we kill there in europe but the European Commission finally approved the use of glad to say for another five years critics maintain the chemical is dangerous. Over all days like a major scientific and medical issues that not only does like him a seen evidence about the impact on the environment but also we are growing at least seem like a huge body of evidence independent
A three point three percent rise for the last quarter that is the largest expansion in three years pushing the dow to a second record in a row or the root boston growth comes despite the nation being hit by two big hurricanes Business Investment is all the strengthening of call me would warrant continued Interest Rate increases but analysts have slashed Fourth Quarter growth estimates to two a slowdown in Consumer Spending and sluggish wage growth. Well for more lets go over to our financial correspondent Sophie Szymanski in new york press sophie the u. S. Economy is expanding at the fastest rate in three years and yet paychecks are appear to be getting any thicker so why is that. Yes helena it doesnt really make sense that one reason might be that the Unemployment Rate does not consider and count people who gave completely are looking for a job so the real Unemployment Rate if you want should be actually higher people in lower paid lower skilled jobs have little Bargaining Power to de
A three point three percent rise for the last quarter that is the largest expansion in three years pushing the dow to a second record in a row or the root boston growth comes despite the nation being hit by two big hurricanes Business Investment is all the strengthening economy would warrant continued Interest Rate increases but analysts have slashed Fourth Quarter growth estimates to two a slowdown in Consumer Spending and sluggish wage growth. Well for more lets go over to our financial correspondent Sophie Szymanski in new york press sophie the u. S. Economy is expanding at the fastest rate in three years and yet paychecks and appears to be getting any thicker so why is that. Yes helena it doesnt really make sense that one reason might be that the Unemployment Rate does not consider and count people who get completely are looking for a job so the real Unemployment Rate if you want should be actually higher people in lower paid lower skilled jobs have little Bargaining Power to deman
Out. Well a i continue to be firmly a believer that diesel will disappear from the European Market its only European Technology we are used to fifty percent penetration of Diesel Engines in europe its dropped to just about thirty percent so its not just a small death of diesel its actually a pretty quick death of the Diesel Engine the German Court Decision it was postponed today to the twenty seventh of february i can well see driving bans in cities becoming a legal action to protect the air quality in cities and that will only accelerate the transition away from diesel power trains to electrified power trains especially hybrids. And as you just heard will have to wait until next week to find out if a diesel ban is even legally possible environmental activists have taken the city of stuttgart to court to try and trigger that ban they say a small cause thousands of deaths every year however decides just as unclear as the air itself this device measures nitrogen dioxide levels the legal
Germanys Administrative Court has pushed back a driving ban to next week tuesday earlier spoke to arent hoarse from banking and wiser fabric or asking him if he is on its way out. Well a i continue to be firmly believe that diesel will disappear from the European Market its only European Technology we are used to fifty percent penetration of Diesel Engines in europe its dropped to just about thirty percent so its not just a small death of these its actually a pretty quick death of the Diesel Engine the German Court Decision it was postponed to the date of the twenty seventh of february i can well see driving bans in cities becoming a legal action to protect the air quality in cities and that will only accelerate the transition away from diesel power trains to electrified power trains especially hybrids and as you just heard will have to wait until next week to find out if a diesel ban is even legally possible environmental activists have taken the city of stuttgart to court to try and