Jason lots more of that ahead, lets begin with the top headlines this week from the u. S. To u. K. , geopolitics front and center. Tim ross joins us with the latest on brexit. Tim, great to have you with us. Tell us what we saw this week because it seems like, just like in the u. S. , we are entering a new phase with brexit. Tim we have an election that is finally being called. Boris johnson wanted to trigger this election for about a month and he finally got his way. The country will go to the polls on december 12 and whoever wins the election gets to determine brexit. If johnson wins, his deal will go through. If his main opponent Jeremy Corbyn wins, that could very easily be another referendum. Carol new referendum so does that mean potentially we could see the brexit negotiation between the u. K. And European Union go on beyond january . Tim well, it is certainly true that is one possibility. If Jeremy Corbyn wins, you might he might want to complete different deal than the one Bor
Maria we have a big show this morning. Joining the conversation, Deirdre Bolton is here this morning, real clear politics cofounder and president tom bevin and pwc partner, mitch rochell. Thank you for being here. We have a market under pressure as a result of some i guess digestion over this trade deal. Take a look at the markets where were looking at a triple digit decline this morning for the dow industrials. Bloomburg is reporting that china wants more talks before signing phase one of the strayed deal. The u. S. Trade deal. The u. S. And china made progress on friday. China agreed to buy 40 to 50 billion worth of Agricultural Products while the u. S. Will suspend a planned tariff increase set to go into effect tomorrow. Beijing addressing currency and Financial Services concerns but setting aside issues like intellectual property and forced transfer of technology. Senior counsel to the president Kellyanne Conway spoke with me yesterday and heres how she saw it. That would be two a
Also in the programme its all a big conspiracy. Thats the message from nissan boss Carlos Ghosns lawyers as he pleads not guilty to corruption charges. And are you worried about the rise of robots or can automation actually improve yourjob and life at home . Well have a report from singapore. Think all start ups are run by millenials . Think again well meet the woman who took a couple of decades off to raise her children and is now making waves in the Beauty Industry by capitalising on collagen. The anti ageing industry is on the rise. So how much do you spend on trying to look younger . Or do you think its better to leave it all to nature . Let us know. Use the hashtag bbcworklife. Good to have you with us. Do send in your comments about the ageing industry and looking younger and older etc. We will share them later. We start with the electric car pioneer tesla, which has caused quite a buzz on wall street by posting a surprise quarterly profit. Shares in elon musks company have charg
Selling nba products. A stark warning from beijing, stay out of chinas sovereignty. Keep your mouth shut. Theres action on the trade front. The u. S. Has blacklisted 28 companies which are accused of helping in the repression of uighur muslims in western china. The Foreign Ministry there is considering retaliation. High level talks resume in washington this week, now with a more threatening backdrop. Its another day when the market reacts to headlines. Investors clearly worried again about china trade. The white house is also looking at limiting chinese stocks in u. S. Government Pension Funds. Now, were looking at a significant drop at the opening bell. The dow is off about 170, s p down 17, big drop for the nasdaq, down about 40 to 50 points. Heres what we have. Free speech threatened, American Business threatened, china playing hardball defense as it faces challenges from all sides. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart china trade, deputy level talks start today ahead of the hig
News. Now at 4 30, looking live from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera as we are looking east. And of course in the east bay last night, did you feel it . The earthquake hit. It woke me griego. Im kenny choi. The 4. 4 magnitude earthquake rattling area in the east bay. Centered off highway 680 in Pleasant Hill. Followed the earlier quake of 2. 65 waiver. Most people felt a moderate shaking and less. Closer at the epicenter and as you said, we would expect the very type of, quote unquote damages that are occurring with things falling off of counters, shelves and cabinets, falling off walls. Theres an autozone store in Pleasant Hill. You can see the merchandise scattered across the floor. 25 small aftershocks have been reported but no reports of major damage or injuries so far. And i was asleep and i live in concord, so close to the epicenter and it was strong. I felt like i heard the rumbling before i felt the shaking. It woke you up, huh . Oh, yerighrough t, i wantto give you the l