Divided by brexit as leaders gather for that summit in brussels, we look at what the other 27 eu members want out of britains departure. Plus can alibaba say open sesame to the us market . Chinas e commerce king hopes to work his magic on millions of small american businesses. So this is our chance to focus on the Business Stories today. So this is our chance to focus on the Business Stories todaym so this is our chance to focus on the Business Stories today. It is World Business report. Also become, the latest on the battle for control of toshibaChip Business. We were joined the team in singapore for that. Toshibas Chip Business. We start in brussels where, as youve been hearing, European Union leaders begin a two day summit. Top of the agenda of course, brexit, after formal talks on the uks departure from the eu began this week. But there are different views around europe on what brexit should look like lets take a look. The new french president Emmanuel Macron wants to keep britain
Health bill meaning it would not have a majority. Time now for World Business report. Another Big Cyber Hack brings yet more disruption to business Around The World. What more can they to do keep themselves safe . Rebooting the sale. Toshiba announces another delay in raising the cash it badly needs from its memory chip unit. Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Another huge cyber attack is affecting businesses and other organisations across the world. Those affected include banks, retailers, energy firms and Transport Networks. It means Many Companies cant access their Computer Systems and for some that means its all but impossible to get any work done. The virus was first detected in ukraine on tuesday but has quickly spread across the planet. According to russia based Kaspersky Labs more than 2,000 users have been attacked so far but that number seems to be growing every hour. When users switch their computers on theyre being asked to pay a ransom of 300 in the Digital
Its down again this morning. And in a global world, how important are National Standards . Well be talking with the British Standards Institution about keeping up with artificial intelligence, robots and deep machine learning. And a superstitious passenger has delayed a flight in shanghai after throwing coins at the engine for good luck today we want to know have your good luck charms ever backfired 7 let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Now, another huge cyber attack is affecting businesses across the world. Those affected include banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. It means Many Companies cant access their Computer Systems and for some that means its impossible to get any work done. The virus was first detected in ukraine on tuesday but has quickly spread across the planet. According to russia based Kaspersky Labs more than 2,000 users have been attacked so far, but that number seems to be growing every hour. When users
Sir Martin Moore Bick will be appointed head of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Now, business news. The plot thickens in the saga over who will buy toshibas lucrative memory chip business. We look back at what malaysia did different to survive the financial crisis 20 yea rs survive the financial crisis 20 years ago, but was it the right move . Good morning, asia. Hello, world. It is thursday. Im rico hizon. Well, it is going from bad to worse for toshiba. It is suing its us Joint Venture Partner Western Digital four 8 us Joint Venture Partner Western Digitalfour 8 Billion Us Dollars in damages for interfering in the sale of the memory chip division. Toshiba will not allow Western Digital employees at its japanese plant to access employees at its japanese plant to a ccess a ny employees at its japanese plant to access any information relating to the companies joint venture. Toshiba faced angry shareholders at the annual meeting on tuesday. The firm hasnt said exactly ho
And, as always, well bring you the latest on the markets and tell you why todays driver is not a trump on or trump off, but china. And well be getting a rather Colourful Inside Track today. The boss of one of the worlds biggest paint firms colart will give us the Brush Strokes on how hes trying to make the environment a top priority. And buyers pushed up shares in snap interactive, a little known us start up, mistaking it for snapchat. So today we want to know, whats the most expensive mistake youve made . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Then, if you use any more puns today, we are going to shoot you we start in washington where the bosses of americas top airlines and airports are due to meet President Trump in the next few hours. There are some major issues on the table that could affect the global Aviation Industry. As we know from his inauguration speech, mr trump said he would follow two simple rules Buy American And Hire american. That could mean a major boost for pla