Its faced some choppy waters in recent times well ask whether the brexit negotiations can make for calmer seas. And what do you buy from Vending Machines . Drinks, sweets, how about a supercar . a Vending Machine in singapore is offering luxury vehicles including bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis. Today we want to know whats the most surprising thing youve ever seen in a Vending Machine . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Today, the Uks Labour Party will release its manifesto ahead of next months general election. Although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours;time, is expected in a few hours time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labours plans to scrap the governments existing white paper on brexit negotiations. The conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. So where do the two parties stand on brexit . The labour Party Favours managed migration, but will stop short of committing to specific i
Could be under threat. Let us know, do you buy fair trade goods to do good or really just to feel good . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. The Japanese Company behind the biggest recall in Car Making History has filed for bankruptcy. Takatas airbags were first found to be faulty in 200a. They were used by 13 of the worlds biggest car makers who have all agreed to Bankruptcy Proceedings in courts in both tokyo and the us. This ceo ta kata this ceo takata said this morning he would step down. Worldwide more than 100 million takata airbags, which can rupture with deadly force and spray shrapnel at passengers, have been recalled. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least 17 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. Its all been an expensive saga. 9 billion is the estimated cost according to japans nikkei newspaper. The firm key Safety Systems has now bought all of takatas assets except those relating to the faulty airbags for almost 1. 6 billion.
Award winning Business Leader who took over a Waste Management company at the age of 19. Also today ryanair profits are down but passengers are up. Fares continue to fall. So do you still have the cheap flights bug . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. If you are planning your holidays, why not tell us where you are off to . Welcome to the programme. The political events of 2016 may have ignited an unprecedented period of uncertainty for the Global Economy but one thing that appears to remain unaffected is the growing appetite of chinese investors. Last year Chinese Investment in the us increased by nearly 190 percent. Meanwhile, Chinese Investment into europe grew by 90 percent. All of this gives the impression 2016 was a good year for western economies when it comes to foreign investment. So will this trend continue . Well the uk is about to begin a two year period of brexit negotiations and this echoes wider concerns over the health of the european union. France, germany and the nether
Today we want to know when does tech get too intrusive . Send it to us using this hashtag. Welcome to the programme. Another day, another world leader arriving to meet President Trump at the white house today its the turn of canadas Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau. He differs in opinion from his host on a variety of issues so just how important is canadas relationship with the United States . Heir countries share one of the biggest Trading Relationships in the world. In 2015, some 662. 7bn worth of goods and services flowed across the almost 9,000km border. But that works in the United States favour at the moment to the tune of 12. 1bn because whilst canada sells more goods to the us than the other way round, america more than makes up for it when it comes to the services sector. The value of the relationship has seen massive growth since 1994 when the North America Free Trade Agreement signed by president clinton came into force. But during his campaign mr tump said nafta was the worst t
Far is the footsie. Also in the programme. Tired of cramped legs and aching backs after Long Distance air travel . Well meet the company aiming to put the luxury back into flying, using smart design. At the other end of the scale, dubai has just tested its first pilotless people carrying drone. Today we want to know, how comfortable would you feel being whizzed about in the air without a pilot on board . In the last few hours, former banker Steven Mnuchin has been confirmed as the new Treasury Secretary. Asjobs go, its a very important one. Besides serving as the nations banker, paying its bills, collecting taxes and managing its debt, the secretary is also one of the leading regulators of banks and wall street. So how well do we think hell perform in this new role . Heres what we know about him. Hes been criticised as a wall street insider, having spent 17 years working for goldman sachs, and also setting up and running several hedge funds. This has enabled him to finance dozens of hi