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election, france s new president emmanuel macron looks set to win a landslide in the country s parliamentary elections. can he pushed through the major reforms that you promised voters, including cutting spending and overholding france s strict laws. do you still trust the politicians? do they deliver on their promises? or do they just say what you want to hear to win your vote? let us know, use the hashtag bbc business live. a very warm welcome to the programme. do get in touch with your thoughts. the prime minister has formed a new government, and today she will be holding her first cabinet meeting says the election. senior ministers reappointed by theresa may have publicly given hubbard backing, but several are reported to have demanded greater influence in return for their support. meanwhile, the uncertainty caused by the general election has led business confidence in the uk to sink through the floor. that is according to a lobby group that did according to a lobby ....
to give you personalised medical assessments. and as the world s worst airports are named and shamed, we ll have the details. but today we want to know, what s your worst airport experience? i bet you think you have not got time and 140 characters is not enough! let us know, use #bbcbizlive. plenty of experiences terrible airports when i was based in the middle east, we will save that for little later! let s get started, a lot to get through today. uber has become a household name around the world in just a few years. but the taxi hailing service is on an increasingly bumpy road. the san francisco based firm has announced the departure of another executive as it prepares to publish a report into its corporate culture and practices. it s been put together by former us attorney general eric holder and is expected to recommend sweeping changes. it was commissioned after former engineer susan fowler wrote a blog complaining of persistent sexual harassment. uber promised it ....
almost a year on from the murder of jo cox, her parents speak about what they have gone through as a family. there is a piece missing. to the outside world, we appear strong, olive us, but there are days when it is bad. and bees on her bonnet a 20,000 strong swarm makes its new home on car in hull. good morning, we re live at downing street, arlene foster and other members of the dup will be here at downing street a little later for those crucial talks. crucial for theresa may if she is to form a working government with time pressures very much at the forefront of everybody passed my mind. watching the developments, our assistant political editor norman smith. the timescale is very tight. what is the key objectives. . us through how you see it going injust a key objectives. . us through how you see it going in just a few hours. there will be a deal. the idea that arlene foster will turn up that they will emerge scowling at each other and checking first, that is not a ....
hello and welcome to business live. chinese president xijinping is in russia for talks with his counterpart vladimir putin today. trade is set to be top of the agenda ahead of the 620 meeting of global leaders later this month. the visit will be xi s sixth tour to russia since taking office in 2012. and their meetings seem to be bearing fruit according to china, trade between the two increased by over 26% in the first four months of the year, reaching nearly $25 billion. cooperation is increasing too. russia will be a key component of china s ‘belt and road initiative an ambitious multi trillion dollar project that will link europe and asia via the historic silk road. as part of the project and as a symbol of this close relationship beijing has even agreed to help finance a high speed rail link within russia itself: linking moscow to the city of kazan. joining me now is dr yujie, head of china foresight, at lse ideas. thank you for coming in to doctor us. tha ....
we ll be talking to the winners and losers. and who would you trust with your bank account. we will need one london digital bank that promises a new way of managing your money. we ask what would be the one thing you change about the bank you use, cheaper loans, better interest rates, faster service? let us know. .just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. good to have you with us. banking is dominating the programme today, get in touch with your thoughts. we are talking about europe s biggest bank, hsbc. one of the world s biggest banks, hsbc, has reported its latest set of earnings and if you re a shareholder you are going to be very pleased with what they have to say today. the bank made a pre tax profit of $5.28 billion in the second quarter of the year that s more than the $4.6 than the $4.6 billion that analysts were expecting. hsbc announced a share buyback of up to $2 billion as it looks to make the most of its huge cash pile. the move ....