Through what is moving and why and weigh up the latest prediction that the Pound Sterling is due for a bounce back. Powering the future. Well be getting the inside track on a business which hopes to provide Young Companies with cheap Renewable Energy. And today we want to know, how green is your energy, and does it matter . Or when it comes to choosing a supplier, is it all about price . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. It isa it is a packed agenda as per usual, so it is a packed agenda as per usual, so lets get started. We begin in south africa, where president jacob zuma is under pressure because a No Confidence Vote in his leadership is being considered by the parliaments speaker. Its because of the contorversial Cabinet Reshuffle last week which saw the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and many other Cabinet Members sacked. Thats had a big impact. Lets talk you through the reaction. Within hours of mr gordhans removal, the south african currency, the rand, fel
Shipping containers tunisias leaders are meeting trying to resolve the issue of high unemployment that has been fuelling protests across the country. A conference is expected later on saturday and we will bring you details on that. A curfew was imposed on friday and the government is saying i. S. I. L. May try to be takeing this situation. Reporter they blame the government by the fact that theyre not. It has been five years since four years that forced the president out of the country after 23 years in power starting what became known as the arab spring. Tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution, issues like unemployment and poverty. The president has urged the country to respect the nationwide curfew that has been put in place following a wave of protests across the country. In an address to the nation, he acknowledged the high Unemployment Rate as a factor for the protests, but he also said foreign groups were deliberately destabilizing tunisia. Transla
Eastern time. And in europe some markets have already closed early. The nikkei did hit 15,000 briefly for the first time in six years. Our road map begins with Holiday Cheer for the market. It might sound like a broken record but once again stocks set to open at fresh highs. Today is another important day for retail. Some stores are staying open for as much as 100 hours straight to try to take advantage of the late rush. But with new data showing a drop in sales, will those extra hours be enough to boost holiday totals . And what was the most important story for your money . Its not over yet but weve got that answer for you. And were joined by Dennis Berman, Business Editor and columnist at the wall street journal. The bulls are in a pretty jolly move this Christmas Eve, nasdaq closing at its highest level in more than 13 years, all three major averages posting their strongest fourday winning streaks in over two months. For more on this record market rally, lets bring in paul hickey, c
Ktvu channel 2 news. The winner in atlanta claimed her prize today. Officials say she was driving to work when she heard the mega ball was 7. I am excited. Officials identified the winner as ira curry. She bought her store inside a Office Building at the last minute and the numbers she picked were based on family birth days. She will take home 120 million. The winning numbers were 8, 14, 17, 20 and 39 with the mega ball of 7. In addition to the two big winners there are 20 tickets worth 1 million each. Tickets that match all but the mega ball are the 1 million winners. The permanent fix is in place. The milestone repairs on the new bay bridge and one ked line that will deadline that will be missed. The new developments were announced an hour ago and ktvus tom vacar will tell us where things stand. Reporter that new eastern span of the bay bridge will stand for 150 years, fully completed. Without the broken bolts that led to the emergency repair. It is quite an accomplishment. We learne
A new album is being released today nearly five years after his death. The record features eight previously unreleased songs. The songs selected were written between 1983 and 2001. Were going the have to check that out. Thats it for a tuesday way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Michael sams war on traditional gridiron values started as soon as he got the phone call. This is the moment where michael sam got the news that he was going to be a member of the st. Louis rams. There you see the raw emotion. Holding. Unnecessary tenderness. Good morning. It is tuesday, may 13th. Beautiful sunrise over washington this morning. With us on set in new york, msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former Communications Director for president george w. Bush, nicole wallace, mark halperin, Donny Deutsch with important information. And in washington, columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post, msnbc political analyst and a man who has Important News mr. Eugene robinson. Good to see you in