To know for the trading week ahead. Investing in the future. Later in the programme well speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. And also today, do you hate mondays . Ido the green party in the uk want to introduce a three day weekend. Would you want one, and would you work longer hours to get one . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. How about if you still work longer hours but you still have to do a five day week . That sounds like what we do here welcome to the programme. We start in italy where the Foreign Ministers of the worlds biggest economies are meeting in the historic city of lucca. This year italy holds the presidency of the g7 group and rome has already made it clear that one of its priorities is fighting all forms of protectionism. But why does it matter . Well, its important because the g7 accounts for just over 46 of the worlds wealth. And this meeting is important because it comes before next months leaders summit. Last month the host, the italian prime minister, laid out his g7 plan by saying we need to keep betting on the free market and on free trade, the biggest economic engine of history. But how can they boost their economies when there appears to be more political appetite for protectionism . The latest imf forecasts show reasonable growth this yearfor the us, germany and the uk but others are struggling. Other topics on the agenda include climate change, immigration and energy security, in fact g7 Energy Ministers are currently holding a separate meeting in rome. Stephanie hare, an independent Political Risk analyst. Afamiliar a familiar face, great to see you. This is going to be interesting, because already there seems to be an airof because already there seems to be an air of mistrust, because us treasury secretary Rex Tillerson is being accused of hampering this years gathering because he hasnt appointed the number of people that he needs to put these draft accords m, he needs to put these draft accords in, and it is already tainted . dont know if it is tainted, but we have to have realistic expectations. Tillerson hasnt appointed the Deputy Secretaries he needs, and department is being cut by a third, so department is being cut by a third, so the United States is undergoing fundamental changes as a result of the election of donald trump, so we will see a different america i think going forward. But the others around the table will want to know what the picture is that america is going to paint. They dont know what they are doing on trade, security, etc. And thatis doing on trade, security, etc. And that is a powerful position for the United States, because it is keeping everybody else off balance and making them wait and react to whatever it is that trump and his administration put forward. And Foreign Policy are huge issue because all this is happening while they are sending in a carrier fleet, a strike force fleet, towards the korean pollutants in a. My concern with this the Korean Peninsular. My with this the Korean Peninsular. My concern is that we have to Foreign Policy crises at the moment that could make Everything Else redundant. The first as you said is looking at north korea, so we are seeing extremely tough language coming out of the United States right now about whether or not they would tolerate any red lines being crossed, and that language of the red line and trying to force china whose leader was in the United States last week meeting trump, trying to force them to pressure north korea, because we are worried they are going to have Nuclear Weapons, so they are going to have Nuclear Weapons, so what are talking about is potentially killing the leader of north korea, this was advanced as an option put before president trump, putting Nuclear Weapons into south korea. This is a little more than sabre rattling. It israeli scary, and last week we had the United States launching air strikes against syria because of a red line being crossed on chemical attacks. That was seen as sending a message to other leaders Around The World that the United States is not afraid that and to act quickly. We have to leave it there, unfortunately, but thank you very much. Lets take a look at some news from the uk Banking Sector now. Jes staley, the chief executive of barclays is to be investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the prudential regulation authority. They say mr staley tried to identify a Whistle Blower in 2016. Simonjack has the details, so bring us simonjack has the details, so bring us up to date. Unusual story, this. He is accused of sticking his nose in where ceos shouldnt stick their nose in. He is accused of hiring someone nose in. He is accused of hiring someone from jp morgan, someone he had known for years, who had had personal issues in the past, and somebody wrote to the members of the board of berkeley is questioning whether this new person was a suitable higher and saying maybe the Fa Ct Suitable higher and saying maybe the fact Thatjess Staley was a friend of his meant that normal Due Diligence had been ignored. He saw this as a personal knifing of somebody who had had problems at the passport was now 0k, and it didnt sit well with him. He wanted to know who sent the letter, he was told to back off it was none of his he then mistakenly thought he was clear to restart the hunt and try to involve us Law Enforcement agencies into trying to find who wrote the letter, and was told that was not appropriate. Whistle blowing only works if the system is anonymous, which is why regulators get so upset if chief executive zahra allowed to hunt down Whistle Blowers, it doesnt work. It could cost him up to £1. 73 doesnt work. It could cost him up to £1. 3 million from his bonus last year, and that will not be the end of it. Regulators love Whistle Blowers, it helps them do their job, Whistle Blowers, it helps them do theirjob, so they want to get to theirjob, so they want to get to the bottom of this. Simonjack, the bottom of this. Simon jack, thank you the bottom of this. Simonjack, thank you for explaining that, the latest at events on ba rclays. Lets look at some of the other stories making headlines Around The World. A Secret Recording that implicates the Bank Of England in the Libor Rigging has been uncovered by the bbcs panorama programme. Libor is the rate at which banks lend money to each other and it sets a benchmark for mortgages and loans for regular customers. The 2008 recording adds to evidence the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their libor rates down. A quick update on a story you may have seen around yesterday. The Payday Loan Firm Wonga has suffered a data breach which may have affected up to 245,000 customers in the uk. The firm said it was urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised access to the personal data of some of its customers. The Information Stolen includes names, addresses, Phone Numbers and bank account numbers. We have also got some news, this is fairly interesting. The operator of hong kongs Gold Exchange is in talks with myanmar to help the government there set up a similar exchange in that country. It is part of the whaddon road, one belt. We may come back to that later with sarah in singapore if we can get her. I think we may have lost her. Down the back of the sofa that be run you through some numbers. Well talk wider markets in a moment but just want to show you two stories were following. First up, shell. The bbc has seen evidence that top bosses at shell knew that money paid to the Nigerian Government for a vast oil field would be passed to a convicted money launderer. It also had reason to believe that money would be used to pay political bribes. You can see trade down i . Were also following barclays with news that regulators have begun Investigations Intojes Staley , the chief executive of barclays after he tried to identify a Whistle Blower in 2016. The bbc has learned that barclays chief executive jes staley could lose his 2016 annual bonus, worth £1. 3m, due to his error over the attempted identification of a Whistle Blower. Heres what europe is doing right now. It is pretty quiet at the moment. Lets just nip over to wall street, because michelle has details about the trading day ahead. The week may end early because of good friday, but there is plenty to look out for. Americas biggest bank starts to release First Quarter earnings. Jp morgan, citigroup and wells fargo all put their earnings out on thursday, likely to put out a rise in profit. Wells fargo is struggling to shake off the effects ofa struggling to shake off the effects of a mis selling scandal and is widely forecast to report a fall in First Quarter profit. 0n widely forecast to report a fall in First Quarter profit. On friday, markets are closed, but there is lots of economic data, not least retail Sales Numbers for the month of march. Joining us isjessica ground, uk Equities Fund manager, schroders. Great to have you with us as well. I know you were listening to stephanie who scared the bee gees is out of us. who scared the bee gees is out of us. Who scared the wits out of us. Us. Who scared the wits out of us. The us is facing two ships heading towards the Korean Peninsular and syria. And you have to remember where we have come from on this, trump saying i am not going to get involved in Foreign Policy commitments, everybody thinking it is all about Global Growth and all ofa is all about Global Growth and all of a sudden quite early on we are facing two difficult situations, and investors struggle to price these things because there is so much uncertainty. There is indeed. And a lot of investors jump into typical safe havens, gold. Oil having a strong run, so as safe havens, gold. Oil having a strong run, so as you safe havens, gold. Oil having a strong run, so as you say, safe havens, gold. Oil having a strong run, so as you say, on friday, the initial reaction was a jump friday, the initial reaction was a jump to safe haven, and taking off from very low levels, people becoming slightly more concerned about risk. Lets talk about banks. We have been talking about barclays and the Bank Of England. Look at the front page of the bbc news website, bank implicated in Libor Rigging, watchdog probe into barclays boss, and barclays shares down. What a callous about the culture in the city . What does it tell us . Regulators and bank boards are taking this seriously. Before the financial crisis, a blind eye was cast on the sector, but now you have the regulators and the boards is. We are still cleaning this up in 2017 . Definitely, it has been a huge task. Initial phase was about every body getting into the Emergency Room and keeping it going, then it was physical rehabilitation, how do you make the banks function with a strong culture of integrity, and it takes to change behaviour. And change regulation, because we have seen change regulation, because we have seen swathes of regulation being brought into tidy up our bags operate how banks operate . Yes, and retail being cut off somewhat from investment banking, but that still hasnt been done. You cantjust click your fingers and have change happen overnight. Good to see you, thank you very much. Still to come, investing in the future. Later in the programme well speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. Youre with Business Live from bbc news. And it is notjust coding, it is about finding jobs we dont know existed, and training them now. We will talk about that a little later. The Hotel Chain Travelodge has its annual figures out this morning. It saw profits and revenues rise last year, and there was an increase in Business Customers. They now account for half of all sales. Peter gowers is the travelodge ceo. Good morning. Some good figures, and i think it is fair to say this comes after what has been a tough few yea rs after what has been a tough few years for you guys, all sorts of different owners, varied results, as we said, after the financial crisis. Where are you up to . The company was restructured in 2012 is of it above that viable financial crisis, and we have been investing heavily and upgrading our hotels in trying to win Business Customers. This is another milestone, with isner Business Customers accounting for more of our customers. And wires that imported, you wouldve expected they would stay at higher in hotels, and now they are staying with you . Yes, there was a certain business budget customer, but we are all budget customer, but we are all Budget Travellers now, and businesses in an uncertain economic environment are turning to low cost operators more and more, and almost half the ftse 100 operators more and more, and almost half the ftse100 now use the travelodge here in the uk, so it is a mainstream product. What are your mattresses like . There is another chain in the uk, of course, we know that pride themselves on their mattress and ive tried and theyre comfy mattresses . You can buy one of our beds. If they are good enough for the future king, they will be good enough for our customers. We appreciate your time and good luck with everythingment seriously. That was the big boss of travelodge. Thank you very much for putting up with aarons mattress questions its important. You look for a good mattress and internet plenty of details on the bbc website. To the Bank Of England libor story. We love a good hornby story. Shareholders who represent a 20 stake in hornby asking for the boss to go. The chairman is being proposed to leave hornby. We like talking about it. Full details on the website. Youre watching Business Live. The so called stem subjects science, technology, engineering and maths are often seen as vital skills for business. But how do you make those subjects attractive and interesting for students . I liked science, but i didnt like maths. I didnt like any of them. Im joking last year the bbc gave about one million devices called the micro bit to children in the uk in an effort to encourage computer programming. One of the Companies Involved in the project was called technology will save us. It sells Do It Yourself kits for children. So far theyve sold more than 100,000 kits which let you build all kinds of things from robots to games and even musical instruments. Bethany koby, co founder of technology will save us. Welcome. You brought some of your kits in. We will have a look in a moment. What fascinates me about this is, it is about teaching kids in schools these days, giving them skills, and giving them the Training Forjobs that dont even exist yet. How do teachers, how do students and how do parents even get their head around that . So we believe that its all about learning by doing. Its about getting kids hands on with all kinds of technology to help them build confidence, passion, and understanding of the skills that they can actually achieve whether that be through electronics, through programming, through things like electronic play dough when they are as young as four. It is about really getting kids hands on with the potential to what technology can do. We do potential to what technology can do. Wedoa potential to what technology can do. We do a lot, i do potential to what technology can do. We doa lot, Idoa Potential to what technology can do. We do a lot, i do a lot of stories on this subject and it always comes you, the experts say there is a global lack of coders. Thats a big problem considering the stuff ben is holding in his hand, technology is going to be the future or it is the future . There is a stat that we talk about a lot. 65 of kids in primary school, their jobs about a lot. 65 of kids in primary school, theirjobs dont even exist yet. So these kids and their families will have to pave a path for themselves and we believe that the one way for kids to pave a path is by playing and finding enjoyment in the potential of what tech can do. If kids can find confidence, if they can