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mode. we ll tell you why. and. can economists be compared to weather forecasters when it comes to prediciting the future? our economics editor kamal ahmed will be here with that and a look back at the rest of the business week. and following the impact of donald trump s toyota tweet, we want to know what s the biggest twitter storm you ve ever sparked 7 just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. we start with samsung because in the last few hours the south korean tech giant has said it s on track for the best quarterly profits in more than three years. it s a major boost for the company after the exploding smartphone scandal that put a serious dent in its reputation. in the three months to the end of december, samsung is forecasting profits of $7.8 billion. that s up by half on the same period last year, much better than expected and the best quarter since mid 2013. that might come as a surprise, as we know samsung was forced to scrap its top of the range phone, the galaxy note ....
the united states is shocked with another mass shooting incident. at least five people have been killed and eight injured after a gunman opened fire at fort lauderdale international airport, in florida. the man, who is now in custody, is said to have taken the gun out of a bag that he had checked in, and then opened fire in a baggage area. he has been named as 26 year old esteban santiago, and was said to be carrying a us military identity card. our north america correspondent james cook reports. a mundane task at a busy airport has turned into a scene of horror. passengers, who seconds earlier were collecting their bags, now cower on the ground. some appear stunned, others were dead or dying. survivors say there were desperate attempts to save lives. we heard the noise. we thought it was firecrackers, that wise kids were doing. and then we looked where we came in, and we looked again, and we saw him with the gun going up and down. once he was done with the ammunition, ....
o clock today. so i believe today is the right time to call a halt to the dup s arrogance. millions of commuters have had a difficult start to the week after a strike on the london underground shut down most of the network. one of the capital s busiest train stations clapham junction had to be evacuated for a time as large numbers of people tried to use overground services instead. the strike, which ended at 6pm, is over staff numbers and safety on the tube. our correspondent daniel boettcher is at piccadilly circus station in central london. the strike ended 45 minutes ago. how bad is it for people trying to get home tonight? well, around here, it isn t that busy at the moment. that isn t that busy at the moment. that is in part because people have changed the timings of their journeys and tried to find other ways of getting home. they were also advised earlier in the day to try to make their journeys advised earlier in the day to try to make theirjourneys home bef ....
recent decades has encouraged bad actors around the world to break their word. we cannot afford to ignore violations of international accords as we have done with iran. we cannot continue to accept empty promises like the ones china has made to pressure north korea to reform only to shy away from enforcement. looking the other way, when trust is broken, only encourages more bad behaviour. and it must end. we cannot be accountable if we are not truthful and honest in our dealings. as you are aware, my long standing involvement with the boy scouts of america, one of our bedrock ideals is honestly and indeed the phrase, on my honour begins the boy scout oath and it must underline our foreign policy. we need to be honest about radical islam. it is with good reason that our fellow citizens have concerns about a radical islam. radical islam poses a grave risk to the stability of nations and the well being of their citizens. powerful digital media platforms now allow isis, a ....
best interests of the country. we ll have all the details and plenty of reaction from westminster and beyond. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the inflation rate hits a 2.5 year peak largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. the libyan man who claims that british agents took part in his kidnap in 2004 is given permission to take legal action. and alun wynjones becomes the new wales captain for the 2017 six nations, ending sam warburton‘s six year tenure. it s five o clock. our main story is the prime minister s first major speech on the government s strategy for leaving the european union. she s underlined some of the key aims of the forthcoming talks, and promised that members of parliament at westminster will be able to vote on the final deal when it emerges. let s run through some of the main points. mrs may said the uk cannot possibly remain within the european single market, because staying in would mean in effect but t ....