Another huge quarter for Silicon Valleys tech titans. But can the likes of google and amazon keep on growing . Plus, Consumer Confidence up, Business Confidence up Stock Markets up. How long can the trump bump last . We take stock of the president s first 100 days at the helm of the worlds top economy. Welcome to World Business report. Begin me that 8. 5 minutes and i will give you an exciting snapshot of the world of business and money. Also coming up more surprises from President Trump as he vows to renegotiate the us trade deal with south korea. Well be getting the reaction from asia. But first. We start in Silicon Valley where three of the biggest names in technology have been reporting their numbers for the last three months. We are talking about the tech titans google, amazon and microsoft. And it seems they are just getting bigger and bigger. The numbers are jaw dropping, take a look. Kicking off with google. Along with rival facebook it dominates online advertising. But its sti
Amazon Founderjeff Bezos briefly becomes the worlds richest person. But wall street nerves about the companys massive Spending Push him back down to number two. Plus, Making America Grow again. Will the latest figures on the us economy bring President Trump closer to his 3 target . Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Also coming up a billion dollar round of coffees as starbucks buys out its chinese partner. But first we start with retail giant amazon. It has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. The good news it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. The bad its spending a fortune on developing its business, and that is making investors nervous. Lets show you the details. Total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under 38 billion. Unfortunately, they spent almost all of it Operating Expenses surged to well over 37 billion. That means there wasnt much actual
London and 7pm in washington, where President Trumps newly appointed Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, has been fired. He had beenin scaramucci, has been fired. He had been in thejobjust scaramucci, has been fired. He had been in the job just ten days. It has been reported that President Trump decided he should go after a request from john kelly who was sworn in as the president s new Chief Of Staff. A former a star general, it is hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seemingly in chaos. Our North America editor reports. Im going to be brief, im going to make my remarks informal. Well, he was right about that, wasnt he . It is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. Anthony scaramucci does not lack for self confidence, swagger or bravado. But i love the president , and im very, very loyal to the president. This would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. Ten days later, the new Communications Director is
London and 7pm in washington, where President Trumps newly appointed Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, has been fired. He had beenin scaramucci, has been fired. He had been in thejobjust scaramucci, has been fired. He had been in the job just ten days. It has been reported that President Trump decided he should go after a request from john kelly who was sworn in as the president s new Chief Of Staff. A former a star general, it is hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seemingly in chaos. Our North America editor reports. Im going to be brief, im going to make my remarks informal. Well, he was right about that, wasnt he . It is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. Anthony scaramucci does not lack for self confidence, swagger or bravado. But i love the president , and im very, very loyal to the president. This would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. Ten days later, the new Communications Director is