Despite urgent warnings, people are traveling this holiday week at the highest levels since march, more than 1 million flying in just 1 day tonight the parts of the country most at risk as hospitals see more Record Numbers. The search for solutions. How to keep schools open safely. Why some are succeeding even as the pandemic grows. The Big New Recall by gm, almost 6 million vehicles could be on the road with dangerous airbags. Which models are affected and holiday displays for our times, my report honoring the heroes on the front lines. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone there is Breaking News as we come on the air tonight. The governments General Services administration is for the first time acknowledging joe bidens win for president. Notifying the President Elect that the formal and official transfer of power can begin. The decision comes more than two weeks after biden was projected as the winner and after a series of legal an procedural defeats in Pr
Re elected. Now all the latest Business News live from singapore. Apec Trade Ministers gear up for a busy weekend in vietnam, as it faces restructuring of major trade agreements. And who knew what you could do with used Coffee Grounds . Good morning, asia, hello, world. Glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Trade ministers are gathering in vietnam this weekend and the person they will be wanting face time with, americas new trade representative, who is in charge of president trumps America First policy. Earlier i spoke to the Executive Director of a segment of apec and he told me what ministers are keen to find out. We are pretty interested to talk to the United States trade representatives and have him come and elaborate for us some details of us trade and other related policies. We are pushing ahead with a lot of initiatives in apec. It is a pretty important time. We have to have more clarity on what the us will be supporting, where their sen
After months of wrangling, lenders agree on more Bailout Money for greece and the chance of debt relief next year. Could the greek tragedy be reaching its final act . Plus, Havana Rethink are cubas growing Business Ties with the us now under threat from President Trump . Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Also coming up, after the biggest recall in the history of the car industry, could faulty air bag maker takata be about to file for bankruptcy . Well have the latest from asia. We start in greece which has edged back from the brink of financial collapse once again. Late on thursday, after months of wrangling, European Finance ministers, together with the International Monetary fund, finally agreed to give athens its latest slice of Bailout Money. And theres a hint it could get some relief from its crippling Debt Mountain next year. Lets show you the details. Greece will finally get this 8. 5 billion euros part of an 86 Billion Euro bailout plan agreed in 2015 which is
Could be under threat. Let us know, do you buy fair trade goods to do good or really just to feel good . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. The Japanese Company behind the biggest recall in Car Making History has filed for bankruptcy. Takatas airbags were first found to be faulty in 200a. They were used by 13 of the worlds biggest car makers who have all agreed to Bankruptcy Proceedings in courts in both tokyo and the us. This ceo ta kata this ceo takata said this morning he would step down. Worldwide more than 100 million takata airbags, which can rupture with deadly force and spray shrapnel at passengers, have been recalled. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least 17 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. Its all been an expensive saga. 9 billion is the estimated cost according to japans nikkei newspaper. The firm key Safety Systems has now bought all of takatas assets except those relating to the faulty airbags for almost 1. 6 billion.
The usb memory stick. He sold the firm for 1. 6 billion but describes it as one of his biggest regrets. Stay tuned and well tell you why. And as Lab Grown Diamonds become more popular, today we want to know, would you mind if the diamond in your Engagement Ring was man made. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Later today the uks trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a Preliminary Trade Deal ahead of britains departure from the European Union. A final Trade Agreement cannot be ratified until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be, a very, very big deal. In an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk us trade is currently worth nearly 220 billion. But this could increase by as much as 52 billion if Trade Barriers between the countries are removed. For now though the Process Cannot Begin in earnest because the uk is not permitted to hold