Business report. Handing on control of the worlds biggest economy. As barack obama prepares to say goodbye we look at what hes done for america financial health. The cost of chinas Raw Materials is going up faster than it has for more than five years wait for it its important because it could mean the rest of us the Rest Of The World paying more for the stuff they sell us . Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Stay where you are i have about nine nine minutes, it is all i am asking for an eye promised to deliver an exciting snapshot of business. There are just a couple of weeks of Barack Obamas presidency remaining and later today he gives his big farewell speech. As well as being commander in chief hes also overseen the worlds biggest economy for the last eight years. But what kind of legacy has he left . Well more than 11 million more jobs have been added with the Unemployment Rate falling from 7. 8 to 4. 7 but what the typical American Family brings home has barely
Win. The leaders are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 3 0 win at leicester. Daddy harry scores a hattrick. Kane sends spurs second in the week he had his first child. And dan evans falls at his first final hurdle. But will reach a career high world ranking, despite missing out on the Sydney International title. Also coming up in the programme joe root, english sports other new dad, will play in the first one Day One Day International in india, Despitejoining Up with the squad late. And james degale wants to prove he is one of the best fighters in the world in his Unification Bout with badou jack in brooklyn. Good evening. Welcome to sportsday. Having a disagreement with a star player doesnt seem to be much of a distraction any more. Well tell you about west ham without dmitri in a moment. But first, chelsea without diego. Yes, diego costa wasnt included in the premier League Leaders squad for the match tonight at champions leicester. But they still won of the
Win. The leaders are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 3 0 win at leicester. Daddy harry scores a hattrick. Kane sends spurs second in the week he had his first child. And dan evans falls at his first final hurdle. But will reach a career high world ranking, despite missing out on the Sydney International title. Also coming up in the programme joe root, english sports other new dad, will play in the first one Day One Day International in india, Despitejoining Up with the squad late. And james degale wants to prove he is one of the best fighters in the world in his Unification Bout with badou jack in brooklyn. Good evening. Welcome to sportsday. Having a disagreement with a star player doesnt seem to be much of a distraction any more. Well tell you about west ham without dmitri in a moment. But first, chelsea without diego. Yes, diego costa wasnt included in the premier League Leaders squad for the match tonight at champions leicester. But they still won of the
Is about to get bigger. Full fact is a charity in which a team of analysts verify claims and counterclaims online. This month, they received funding from google to support their work. In years gone by, traditional media could devote greater resources to sifting truth from falsehood. But with their Business Models under pressure, new organisations are emerging to fulfil a smaller role. I think were at a pivotal moment. Weve just had a year in which everybodys realised, hang on, this is a really big problem. And for the first time, all of the people who could play a role in solving it are really thinking about what is their role. This year will tell us whether they stand up to that challenge or not. The tech giants who control so much of the information in our lives today are waking up to their responsibilities. For all that mps may investigate the problem of fake news, they know that ultimately it is the likes of facebook and google who will develop any long term solution. Amol rajan, b
Is about to get bigger. Full fact is a charity in which a team of analysts verify claims and counterclaims online. This month, they received funding from google to support their work. In years gone by, traditional media could devote greater resources to sifting truth from falsehood. But with their Business Models under pressure, new organisations are emerging to fulfil a smaller role. I think were at a pivotal moment. Weve just had a year in which everybodys realised, hang on, this is a really big problem. And for the first time, all of the people who could play a role in solving it are really thinking about what is their role. This year will tell us whether they stand up to that challenge or not. The tech giants who control so much of the information in our lives today are waking up to their responsibilities. For all that mps may investigate the problem of fake news, they know that ultimately it is the likes of facebook and google who will develop any long term solution. Amol rajan, b