Schools in airports are closed because of widespread fires. Over u. S. President donald trump says it looks like iran was behind saturdays drone attacks thats crippled more than half of saudi arabias Oil Production but he says he doesnt want to war and will wait to see definitive proof of the irans involvement before deciding how to respond trump said secretary of state mike pompei will be traveling to riyadh soon to coordinate a response. Americas close ally the u. K. Says it will work with International Partners to present what it calls the widest and most Effective Response of saudi arabia says the attacks were carried out using iranian weapons attack iran maintains it is not responsible yemens hooty rebels say they were behind the attacks and have warned that more strikes are coming Gabriel Elizondo begins our coverage from washington. President donald trump says the u. S. Is still collecting and analyzing intelligence related to saturdays attack on Saudi Oil Facilities but says al
Its been a long week for barclays Ceo Jes Staley and it ends with him fooled into replying to an email he thought was sent by the banks chairman but was actually from a prankster. Well tell you what he wrote later, but first we want to know have you ever sent an email to the wrong person . Just use bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start in europes economic powerhouse, because in the last half hour germany has released gdp figures for the first three months of the year, and they show an economy thats accelerating. It grew 0. 6 on the previous quarter. That translates to an annual rate of 1. 7 . Its being fuelled by Global Demand for the countrys exports, like cars and machinery. But its not all cause for celebration. Let me show you why. Last year germany clocked up its biggest ever Trade Surplus, thats how much more it exports than it imports. At 275 billion, germany has one of the biggest Trade Surpluses in the world. Its a source of tension with its neighbours and a