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virtual reality check. it s the ‘next big thing that never quite took off. so can facebook‘s new gadget finally bring vr to the masses? plus, the art of ditching the deal. could president trump s new strategy on iran mean the return of us sanctions? we get the views of an iranian investor. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme samsung boss jay y lee arrives at seoul high court for the first hearing of his appeal case against a five yearjail term for corruption. we ll have the latest. we start in sanjose california where facebook boss mark zuckerberg s announced plans for this a virtual reality headset that you can wear anywhere and doesn t need to be plugged into a computer. the oculus go will cost $199 and be on sale early next year. facebook is hoping the gadget will finally kick start mass interest in virtual reality, and get a billion people using the technology. fans of vr think it can be used for anything from gaming to ....
president trump prepared to give the verdict on iran tomorrow. a new strategy as allies urge restraint. betty: it did feel like restraint in the equity markets. we saw it touched slightly lower. that is raising questions about whether markets are vulnerable to a sharp pullback. , whichook at g #btv 1138 shows you the brett breadth of the market. it is the equal weighted indexes in the blue and white lines. that evens out the in influence on the index. you can see the breadth of the market. falling, hashis is fallen consistently and emerged with europe. it looks like a rally we see in europe, much healthier than here in the u.s.. which goes to the point many people say. which is, we are richly valued and are due for a correction. yvonne: we are seeing a freeze in this melt of stocks in wall street today. it is no surprise, given the euphoria we have seen today. the big story was the banks. betty: it was the banks. we will talk about jpmorgan and citigroup in a mome ....
we start with the growing scandal surrounding harvey weinstein. police in new york and london have now stepped in, launching their own investigations. the hollywood producer is facing multiple allegations of rape, sexual assault, and harassment. he denies all accusations of non consensual sex. in his first public comments, he said everyone makes mistakes and asked for a second chance. stars including emma thompson and jane fonda have spoken to the bbc about the allegations and the film industry s reluctance to speak out. our correspondent david willis reports from los angeles. harvey weinstein is admitting he needs help. in his first public comments on the widening sexual abuse scandal, he said he made mistakes but hopes for a second chance. more than 20 women, among them angelina jolie and gwyneth paltrow, have now spoken out. the latest is british actress kate beckinsale, just 17 when she claims weinstein first harassed her. who are the women that he preyed on? young ....
investment destination, iran has been enjoying a post sanctions boom. but will president trump spoil the party? plus, recharged! samsung says its profits tripled in the past three months as it puts last year s exploding phone scandal behind it. welcome to world business report. i m rachel horne. we start in iran, where all eyes today will be on us president trump. in a few hours‘ time, he ll give a speech outlining his new strategy towards iran. he has strongly hinted he will remove his support from the 2015 deal that lifted sanctions in return for iran halting its nuclear programme. congress would then have to decide whether to reimpose sanctions. that could put the us at odds with europe. the uk, france, and germany are firmly in favour of keeping the iran deal in place. european firms like peugeot and airbus are all doing business in iran. the big prize, of course, is energy. iran has the world s second largest gas reserves and fourth largest oil reserves. injuly, ....
global debt to trade talks, will be getting the inside track with business correspondent andrew walker. airbnb is stepping up the threat to traditional hotel operators by announcing purpose built apartments in florida. today we want to know. do you rent out a room in your home? and if not why not? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start in iran where focus today will be on us president trump. in a few hours time he ll give a speech outlining his new strategy towards iran. he has strongly hinted he will remove his support from the 2015 deal that lifted sanctions in return for iran halting its nuclear programme. congress would then have to decide whether to reimpose sanctions that could put the us at odds with europe. the uk, france and germany are firmly in favour of keeping the iran deal in place. european firms like peugeot and airbus are all doing business in iran the big prize of course is energy. iran has the wo ....