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asia for the latest. here, the markets lower slightly, we talk you through the winners and the losers. and we ll be getting festive with fortnums. the boss of iconic food & drink retailer fortnum and mason will be here to give us the inside track on the busiest time of the year. and new research says using facebook and twitter at christmas will make you more miserable than merry. so we want to know are you taking a break from social media this holiday period? if so, don t do it yet! let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. don t panic, it is december 20 seconds today, i said 23rd and i got worried because i have got so much to do! worried because i have got so much to do! we start on wall street, where it seems this chap has made an appearance because the grinch has, temporarily at least, stolen christmas. they have been calling it a santa rally and after a week of record closes, investors were expecting to celebrate the dowjones ind ....
with sally and world business report. a record number of uk oil and gas companies went bust in 2016 but could this be the year the price of the black stuff bounces back? ringing the bell for 2017. where should you put your money this year? and will economists or fortune tellers have the upper hand on predictions? welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme, live in singapore to hear how the city state s economy is faring and you may be surprised. but first: the number of uk oil and gas companies going bust has reached an all time high following the slump in prices of crude. that s according to accountancy firm moore stephens who say a total of 16 businesses became insolvent last year, an eight fold increase on 2015. despite the recent increase in the price of the black stuff, atjust under $60 a barrel it s stilljust over half what it was in the summer of 2014. that price point has hit the industry hard and the new year marked the start of ....
drizzle here and there, a strong wind, mind you and that wind will strengthen after dark. something brighter perhaps across south east scotland, can t rule out a light shower across northern ireland, into north west england and wales. brighter to the east of the pennines and still sunshine across southern most parts of england. here temperatures are slow to rise and will fall quickly during this evening. in general, more cloud overnight and that will drift slowly south wards bringing rain or drizzle here and there. a brisk wind picking up, especially around north sea coasts. for many of us frost free. we have to be careful in the south west and later for northern parts of the uk, scotland and north east england, where the cloud is more tenuous, may be frost here and there. on wednesday a weather front is coming in, ahead of that we have more cloud and rain or drizzle, that sinking to the south west. behind the weather front we have clearer air, so increasing amounts of ....
the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a new post brexit trade deal with the european union. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. quite a surprise, iain. a surprise to many people, he has not got back to many people, he has not got back to us to cast any light on the reasons for his resignation. he has not given by public resignation letter, that is unlikely to happen as he is supposed to remain impartial and behind the scenes. he was brought from the shadows if you like into the limelight, and uncomfortable place for a diplomat when he suggested ....
of the club will be in the championship this season but with a 12 points deduction. eddiejones says 12 points deduction. eddie jones says dylan 12 points deduction. eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations as long as he proves his fitness. dylan hartley is currently serving a six week ban for striking but will be back in time to england s opening game against france. he is doing everything right to be captain at the moment. he came to be captain at the moment. he came to the camps, he has worked hard, a prerequisite to getting into the side was to be very fit. it means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five to six weeks. he is doing that. he s putting himself in the best position to continue as captain. that is everything. coming up captain. that is everything. coming up in captain. that is everything. coming upina captain. that is everything. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye. welco ....