The usb memory stick. He sold the firm for 1. 6 billion but describes it as one of his biggest regrets. Stay tuned and well tell you why. And as Lab Grown Diamonds become more popular, today we want to know, would you mind if the diamond in your Engagement Ring was man made. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Later today the uks trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a Preliminary Trade Deal ahead of britains departure from the European Union. A final Trade Agreement cannot be ratified until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be, a very, very big deal. In an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk us trade is currently worth nearly 220 billion. But this could increase by as much as 52 billion if Trade Barriers between the countries are removed. For now though the Process Cannot Begin in earnest because the uk is not permitted to hold
To top their group. But scotland, despite winning, failed to go through. Katie gornall is in tilburg, in the netherlands. A mixed night, then. It really was. Scotland unlikely winners against spain but they could not find the crucial second goal to send them through but england as expected here maintained their 100 record to reach the quarterfinals, although they did not have it all their own way against portugal. Tournament football usually holds a few shocks and surprises. Riding out the twists and turns is what marks a champion. Here in tilburg englands smooth progression was expected to continue. Unlike a number of big teams at this championship, england had yet to put a foot wrong and taking it all in her stride was toni duggan, six minutes, 1 0. Simple. Or was it . Portugal are the lowest ranked side here but their response was to keep calm and wait for the right moment. Having made ten changes, Mark Sampsons team seem to have lost their momentum. Still there was no need to panic
To top their group. But scotland, despite winning, failed to go through. Katie gornall is in tilburg, in the netherlands. A mixed night, then. It really was. Scotland unlikely winners against spain but they could not find the crucial second goal to send them through but england as expected here maintained their 100 record to reach the quarterfinals, although they did not have it all their own way against portugal. Tournament football usually holds a few shocks and surprises. Riding out the twists and turns is what marks a champion. Here in tilburg englands smooth progression was expected to continue. Unlike a number of big teams at this championship, england had yet to put a foot wrong and taking it all in her stride was toni duggan, six minutes, 1 0. Simple. Or was it . Portugal are the lowest ranked side here but their response was to keep calm and wait for the right moment. Having made ten changes, Mark Sampsons team seem to have lost their momentum. Still there was no need to panic
Muted start. And Chlorinated Chickens, the Electric Mini and tech titans well be looking at whats been a busy week in today we want to know does great wealth bring great responsibility . Yesterday amazon founder jeff bezos was, briefly, the richest person in the world what would you do if it was you . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start with retail giant amazon it has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. The good news it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. The bad news its spending a fortune on developing its business and that is making investors nervous. Lets show you the details. Total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under 38 billion. Unfortunately they spent almost all of it Operating Expenses surged to well over 37 billion. That means there wasnt much actual profit a comparatively measly 197 million and down 77 on last
Lots coming up today, have you bought diet pills . Many are illegal and deadly but can be bought online. Get in touch with us as we are talking about that also some new research that might seem a Bit Suprising which is that people who drink three to four times a week are less likley to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink we will explain all. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more they were owe than previous ones as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester. The local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Dan john