The inside track today on alcantara. Its the product youve probably never heard of that Luxury Brands love to use. And as the american owner of Shredded Wheat completed their acquisition of weetabix, we want to know, what do you love to eat for breakfast . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Welcome to the programme. Its the 4th ofjuly and while americans will be taking the day off to mark independence day, the republicans and democrats will have differing views on whether the state of the countrys economy gives cause for celebration. The self styled ceo president wants america to grow by 3 a year a level not seen for over a decade. With growth currently atjust 1. 6 , how exactly does he plan on doing it . Central to his plan is the renegotiation of us trade deals. The Trump Administration now says that it plans to start talks over the north america Free Trade Agreement as soon as practicable. Similarly, the president has pulled out of a Global Climate
Investors with its profits news shares are up over 3 in london. Well 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 its on track to expand beyond the niche luxury car market and enter the big league in car production. Lets show you why
Market action as investors wrap up another trading week. And well be getting the inside track on Global Economic challenges and the threat of protectionism words of warning from the imfs boss Christine Lagarde. All this and more with our economics correspondent andrew walker. And do you shop on the internet . Online shoppers in the uk spend more per household than consumers in any other country. We want to know what you buy online. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in france, where the shooting in paris has interrupted final campaigning in what was already being called the most unpredictable president ial election in living memory. Centrist favourite Emmanuel Macron and far right Marine Le Pen look likely to go through after sundays vote to a run off on may 7th. But they are closely followed by conservative Francois Fillon and far left candidate Jean Luc Melenchon who cant be ruled out. Socialist benoit hamon, though, is being given little chance of ma