at their record high today. but will the european central bank signal lower borrowing costs are on the way? bag pipes skirl. paying the piper! as scots everywhere celebrate burns night, we ll be speaking to one whose playing has bagged a global following. yes we have bagpipes in this programme. we start in the us where air safety chiefs have cleared a path for boeing 737 max 9 jets to return to the skies after dozens were grounded when a cabin panel blew off mid flight, forcing an emergency landing. the federal aviation administration says the jets can fly again once approved inspections are done. but in a blow to boeing, the faa says it won t allow any ramp up in production of the 737 max until it s satisfied about the company s quality control. earlier on wednesday, boeing s chief executive faced senators in washington. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports. the boss of boeing said he understood the seriousness of the safety questions facing the co
of the island s care system and also warned that some young now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. australia s central bank is said to make its latest policy decision. will it change course? and we find out if women ceos can close the gendered gap by catering to other women. good morning asia hello world, glad you could join us for this tuesday edition. i am rico hizon. we start off with the central bank in australia and it is widely expected that the reserve bank will leave rates on hold at its meeting today. the rate is currently sit at a historic 1.5%, where they have been since august last year. with a strengthening jobs market and a cooling housing sector, is the bank likely to change course in the coming months? earlieri likely to change course in the coming months? earlier i asked an economist based in sydney.” coming months? earlier i asked an economist based in sydney. i think they are sitting on the fence and now and that will probably r
new laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten, with proposals in the data protection bill making it easier to withdraw consent for information to be used. companies will have to obtain explicit consent. rather than using pre selected tick boxes to gather details online. here s our political correspondent, leila nathoo. our lives are led online. we all leave a digital trail. but what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves? a new law will ensure that the united kingdom retains its world class regime of protecting personal data. now we will have more control data protection laws are being strengthened. the government has confirmed a bill will be published in the autumn, bringing eu regulations due to come in next year onto the statute book. internet users will be given more powers to protect their data. it will be easier for p
investors with its profits news shares are up over 3% in london. we ll continue our disability works series by meeting the woman whose college of fragrance is changing the lives of blind people in mumbai. and. tooty fruity! the president of iceland says pineapple on pizza should be banned! are you a lover or a hater of fruit as a topping? let us know your thoughts. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. i will begin by stating i am for pineapple on pizza. give us your views on this, it is a very hot debate. we will be asking all of our guests, as well. we start with electric car maker and clean energy company, tesla. its share price has been soaring in recent months and it was up again late on wednesday after it reported better than expected results. tesla is still losing money but less than expected. more importantly though it has reassured investors it s on track to expand beyond the niche luxury car market and enter the big league in car production
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primary, cnn projects state attorney general bill schuette will be the republican candidate in november. former state legislative leader gretchen whitmer will be the democratic candidate. and cnn projects john james has captured the gop nomination for u.s. senate in michigan. james, an african-american iraq war vet endorsed by president trump. he will face off with democrat debbie stabenow in november. former trump campaign chairman paul manafort s longtime right-hand man back on the witness stand today. manafort s defense lawyers expected to pick up where they left off yesterday, trying to undermine rick gates credibility in the eyes of the jury. gates admitted to a host of transgressions. so far, manafort s defense team has not done much to pin the bank and tax fraud their client is charged with on gates alone. that part of their cross examination may come later today. more now from cnn s jessica schneider. r