she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
World business report. Over a barrel. Can opec fire up the price of oil without fuelling its us shale rivals . Plus no rupee regrets. Indias Finance Minister defends his decision to scrap the countrys most popular banknotes. He tells us why the days of cash in hand are over. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also coming up a record close again on the s p500 how are markets trading in asia . Well be getting the latest from the region. We start with the price of oil. It affects us all and its future direction could be decided later today at a meeting of the worlds top producers. We are talking about opec, the organisation of the Petroleum Exporting countries. Thats the Gulf Countries led by saudi arabia, as well as others including iraq, iran and nigeria. They have been joined by non opec member russia and they are expected to announce a deal later today to try and push Prices Higher. Lets show you the details. In December Opec and non opec countries agreed to cut produ
Markets are trading higher, taking their lead from asia. And i sit down with the man who makes hollywood blockbusters without the hollywood budget. Jason blum tells Me Why Making Movies On The Cheap gives him more freedom to make betterfilms. And as the boss of] crew says he underestimated how technology would revolutionise retail. We want to know how has it tech changed the way you shop . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Do get in touch about your Online Retail shopping experiences. What did you buy in the midnight hour after a Big Night Out . That will be interesting we start with the price of oil and whether that goes up or down will be decided later at a meeting of the worlds top producers. Opec the organisation of the Petroleum Exporting countries is led by saudi arabia, with other major producers including iraq, iran and nigeria. Theyre being joined by non opec members inclduing russia and are expected to announce a deal later to t
President obama and japans Prime Minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. Its the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. Mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apologising. Heres our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes. It has taken 75 years but today the Prime Minister of japan and the president of the United States stood side by side in silent contemplation, at the spot where the pacific war began. They threw flowers into the water where the wreck of the Battleship Arizona still lies. More than a thousand us sailors died when the arizona exploded under a Rain Ofjapanese bombs. In all, more than 2,400 americans were killed in the surprise 1941 attack. Today, Prime Minister abe spoke of his profound sadness that so many young lives were suddenly ended without warning. Translation we must never repeat the horrors of war again. Thi
Meet the shortfall. And Sofa Psychology what do these pictures of president ial adviser Kellyanne Conway show us about power in the west wing . Hello and welcome to one hundred days, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. A Primetime Speech to a Joint Session Of Congress is a perfect opportunity a0 days into this presidency for donald trump to explain what he wants to do with the office. His speech in a few hours time will focus on three initiatives the rebuilding of the us military, the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act or obamacare, as its known, and reform of the tax code. Ahead of his speech the president gave an interview to fox news. He was challenged on how he intends to pay for a 58 billion increase in the defence budget. Where is the money coming from . If you put all the money, thats about 50 billion. The money will come from a revved up economy. If you look at the numbers we are doing, we will probably have a gdp of little more than 1 and