argentina as fears grow that left wing anti all sergey candidate could win next month's presidential election. this is your business report i'm stephen bears in berlin good to have you with us a showdown is looming in the u.k. parliament as lawmakers try to avoid a no deal brags that the economy is meanwhile showing more signs of strain british retailers are seeing revenue growth flat line in august as shoppers cut back on non-essential purchases but the average pace of sales growth for the past 12 months at a record low point 4 percent the weakest since retailers began collecting data in 1905 the numbers follow a disappointing purchasing managers index which fell to its lowest level in 7 years . and i'm joined now by megan wright she's professor of leadership and dialogue at holt international business school professor writes the u.k. seems to be heading toward a no deal that despite numbers like these and we'll hear more talk of