And well be getting the inside track on a labour of love and furry bears we speak to the boss of toy firm about risking it all. As ryanair as rya nair changes as ryanair changes its rules on check in baggage, we want to know your stories on holiday hell. Ryanair says it will make cheaper to put luggage in their hold. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. August Bank Holiday Weekend at luton airport, i will say no more billions are being invested in the future of Autonomous Cars, so the stakes are high particularly when it come to the rules governing safety and ethics. Later today lawmakers in the us will vote on a bill that would allow the likes of ford, google and uber to test thousands more self driving vehicles on the roads. The self drive act would give car makers and tech giants certain exemptions from federal rules that currently govern everything from steering wheels to seat belts if they can prove their tech is as safe as Traditional Cars. That wo
Expect sluggish growth. He said he wants to take that think about and rates. Oil is currently unchanged. It has been bouncing around all morning long. Yesterday falling to as low as 42. 75 a barrel. It is entering a bear market, the 21 to its peak, and dollar coinciding somewhat with oil. That is holding your a onemonth high, gaining as much as 1 over the past two weeks. Lets get an update on what is making headlines outside the business world. We are checking in with them on first world news. Has won theel special election for the house seat in georgia for the gop. She took 53 of the vote against democrats. Democrats have hoped to capitalize on debt President Trumps low approval rating. In london, the queen said the government will try to maintain its subtle relationship with european allies. She outlined Prime Minister theresa mays legislative agenda in her annual speech department. Queen carried on without her husband, prince philip. He was hospitalized for an election. In saudi ara
To confirm that the japan u. S. Security treaty covers the Senkaku Islands. Economic warning. A nobel prizewinning economist has some thoughts on getting japans economy back on track. The defense secretary of the United States is looking to reassure south korea and japan about the importance of his countrys alliances with them. James mattis is the first member ofof trumps cabinet to visit t two nations. Mattis on thursday met south koreas acting president in seoul. Mattis will attempt to remove concern about Donald Trumps campaign remarks. The president suggested he may review the nature of the alliances. In south korea, mattis wants to reaffirm both countries will press ahead with a plan to deploy an american antimissile system. The u. S. Is increasingly concerned by north koreas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile technology. Mattis will arrive in tokyo on friday. Hes scheduled to meet Prime Minister shinzo abe as well as defense minister tomomo inada. The japanese and u. S. Side are
Stronger dollar story. People are still going shopping in the u. K. Retail Sales Numbers really strong in the u. K. Yields up by around two basis points. Much more on that in just a moment. Most the yields rose the it almost a year. Abn egypt air an egyptair flight has gone missing over the Mediterranean Sea. We have the latest with riad hamade in dubai. Please tell us what we know at this point about this egyptair flight. Unfortunately, we know very little. It took off from paris, disappeared around 2 30 a. M. Egypt time from the radar. Airbus 320. Is an it was given to egyptair in 2003. It is not a very old airplane. The pilots were very experienced. Right now, the militaries of egypt and greece are searching forn any debris. David weve heard president that no causeris has been ruled out. Was it at cruising altitude and what was the weather like . Riad as far as we know, the weather was good. This is from the air traffic controllers. It was at cruising altitude come a sudden disappea
Up already 54 and airline routes for regular commercial travel are now up for bid. The cuban government released a statement saying, the blockade has to be lifted and the territory occupied by the naval base in cuba has to be returned. President obamas visit to cubub will also be an occasion to advance the restructurestructuring of the new relationship. This president would bow down to the pinnacle, the leader of antiamerican sentiment and terrorism, the castro regime. Reporter the white house said today some members of coress will be making the trip with the president to cuba. After all, its congress that s within its power whether or cuba. Theyre saying they certainly right direction. The white house very adamant about that today. Were live tonight in downtown miami, nbc 6 ws. Its no secret that the relations with cuba are a hot topic here in south florida. There seems to be some differences in what cuban americans in our Community Think of the president s decision. Its very unfortun