and china are on the brink of a deal to end their trade war. for financial markets today, the glass currently half empty, the ftse down half of 1%. putting the profits in popcorn: we ll meet the man who turned a cinema snack into a foodie delight. a new report says the first three years for children are critical and yet many babies are let down by the state and not ready for school. what is happening where you are? whose responsibilty is it to get the next generation ready to learn? let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. we start with the news elon musk is in trouble again for another tweet. the us securities and exchange commission has asked a judge to find the tesla chief executive in contempt of court, for allegedly tweeting market sensitive information in violation of a settlement with authorities. the tweet in question was published on twitter seven days ago, when musk said ‘that tesla would produce 500,000 cars this yea
we ll be getting the inside track on the business of buying preowned stuff, asking one british entrepeneur if we re really seeing a backlash against environmentally damaging fast fashion. as another major airport is closed due to a drone sighting, we want to know how worried you are about your flight being affected by drones? what more can be done? let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. the world bank has warned of increasing risks, or what it calls darkening skies , for the global economy. it says escalating conflict over international trade could lead in to slower growth this year and next. it now predicts global growth of 2.9% this year and 2.8% in 2020, slightly below earlier forecasts. estimates for virtually all regions have been downgraded. the world bank singles out trade tensions between the world s two biggest economies the us and china as a particular concern, along with rising government and corporate debt. there ar
and the mounting pressure on saudi arabia. and, there are high hopes for the cannabis market, after canada became the first 620 country to legalise recreational use. we ll get the inside track on what else the plant offers as we re joined by the boss of the first uk company to produce a soft drink containing cbd the non active element of cannabis. today we want to know, how protective are you of your data? tim cook is at a conference in brussels. that some data security so how concerned are you about what apps track you are and what data companies hold on you? let us know just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. some of you already getting in touch. thank you for those and keep them coming. hello, and welcome to business live. we start with trade the world s two biggest economies have been slapping each other with tariff after tariff over the last few months in their escalating trade war. meanwhile the world trade organisation the body that s supposed to referee this fight b
time mitsubishi materials is in the limelight for the wrong reasons. and for the markets today it will be quieter with it being the thanksgiving holiday break in the usa. yet europe is open and training and as you can see the markets are all headed south. and we meet the man who revived an iconic brand, the royal enfield motorbike, as it returns to the uk for the first time since the 19505. we will find out what has driven that decision. and as holiday shopping 5eason driven that decision. and as holiday shopping season begins i5 driven that decision. and as holiday shopping season begins is your budget squeezed, are you planning on spending more or less orjust cutting back on christmas. let us no, using our hashtag, #bizlive. a very warm welcome to the programme. we live, this is business live. i think we have our technical problems 5orted now so let s begin in switzerland. european commission presidentjean claude juncker will be holding talks very soon with the government.
by the computer chips flaws, we ll be getting the inside track on that and all the big stories of the week with our economics editor kamal ahmed. today we want to know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start in new york, where the temperatures may be sub zero but the financial markets are hotter than ever. us shares hit new record highs yet again on thursday, the dow jones industrial average closing above 25,000 points for the first time. it s all being driven by wall street optimism about the state of the world s biggest economy and, despite all the controversy in the white house, the pro growth policies of president trump. on thursday, a report showed the us private sector created 250,000 newjobs in december a third more than was expected. that could bode well for official us jobs numbers out later today. earlier this week, the federal reserve revealed it has boosted its growth forecast for the us economy this year to 2.5% keeping