And the markets still loving President Trumps pro growth drive of tax cuts, big spending and deregulation. And as the head of bt europe resigns over an Accounting Scandal, well be getting the inside track from our business editor, simonjack, on that and all the rest of the stories hes been covering this week. After ten years of almost constant growth, the sales of soft sugary drinks in australian supermarkets has fallen by more than 60 million. We want to know are you more aware of sugar, and is it changing the way you shop . Just use bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us, where, as you have been hearing, uk Prime Minister theresa may will become the first world leader to meet President Trump when they hold talks later today. Mrs may has called on the president to renew the Special Relationship between the two countries. She is keen to show britain can prosper outside the European Union, so lining up a Post Brexit Trade Deal is high on her agenda. But is it really a
European stocks eked out modest gains on Monday as weaker-than-expected April U.S. jobs report released on Friday boosted the case for rate cuts by the third quarter.
European stocks were seeing modest gains in cautious trade on Friday after U.S. tech giants Microsoft and Alphabet posted strong quarterly earnings and an ECB survey showed Euro zone consumers lowered their expectation for inflation over the next 12 months in March.
European stocks are likely to open on a positive note Wednesday after electric-vehicle giant Tesla struck an upbeat tone despite reporting a big drop in quarterly profits.
French stocks rose slightly on Tuesday as the latest business activity data painted a mixed picture of the economy. While the dominant services sector expanded in April for the first time in almost a year, the manufacturing sector stayed put in decline due to a deceleration of activity.