Brexit, round one. As eu leaders gather in malta. Maltas Prime Minister calls for a fair deal for britain, but warns it will pay a price for leaving. Plus, small talk, big money. Snapchat files for a stock market flotation, that could be the biggest tech ipo since facebook. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron hesslehurst. In a minute well have, World Business report. But first this. We start in the maltese capital, valletta, where eu leaders are gathering for a special summit, two days after the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly to start the process of brexit. Prime minister theresa may will be holding one on one talks with various eu leaders. So, what is she up against . Malta holds the rotating presidency of the eu. Its Prime Minister, joseph muscat, has been clear britain cant have its cake and eat it too. He has told the European Parliament this. We want a fair deal for the United Kingdom. But and its a big but that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership.
Brexit round one. As eu leaders gather in malta its Prime Minister calls for a fair deal for britain but warns it will pay a price for leaving. And following the announcement that snapchat will be listing on the us stock market, today we want to know would you buy shares in a company with a limited track record of turning a profit . In fact, it has not made a profit. The value of facebook has tripled since it went public in 2012, but will snapchat be a similar success . Do you snapchat . In the last few hours the social Networking Company has filed documents to float its shares on the new york stock exchange. Its likely to be the biggest ipo in the Technology World since facebook floated in 2012. For those of you who dont use it its kind of the opposite of facebook instead of making a permanent record of your life it lets you send Picture Messages that then disappear. Here are some figures. According to the company 158 Million People use snapchat every day to send Picture Messages oi s
Well look ahead to super bowl 51 and the growing popularity of america football, here in the uk hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We also want to hear from you this morning if youve had trouble getting hold of fresh vegetables. Poor Growing Conditions in europe are causing a shortage and tesco has started to ration Iceberg Lettuces. To stop Smaller Stores buying from them in bulk. Well have the details on this and find out if its going to get worse. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today theresa may has arrived in malta for an informal one day summit of eu leaders. Shell brief European Union leaders on her meeting with donald trump, and is expected to stress that she wants a positive and constructive relationship with the eu after brexit. Kevin connolly reports. The cannons will welcome the eu leaders to their fi
Begin the trading week. In positive territory. We will talk about what will move them later in the week later in the programme. We are joined by a french entrepreneur described as a Rock Star In The World of proud funding. She will reveal to us her latest plans shortly. And the winner is. La la land. Moonlight . Sort out the autocue what a night. What is your Warren Beatty moment . Get in touch. Welcome to the programme. One of europes biggest mergers looks like it is off. The London Stock Exchange and its german rival the Deutsche Boerse say their coming together is unlikely to be approved by the European Commission. The merger was supposed to be worth just over 30 billion and would have created a giant trading powerhouse that would better compete against its big us rivals. When they announced the deal last year the two Companies Said together they should be able to make cost savings of 475 million a year, about 20 of the combined groups operating costs. They had already agreed to sel
Speak to the lenders Chief Economist. And a new border agent are bracing for and no deal brag that we show you how theyre getting ready. To welcome to the business im on in berlin today many in germany are looking to china wondering how they did it because while the capital berlin is still waiting for its new airport to get off the ground a full 13 years after construction started and 8 years behind schedule chinas president xi jinping officially launched a glitzy new mega airport around 50 kilometers south of the Capital Beijing today and it took just 4 years and outward demonstration of might amid a difficult time within the country. Shaped like a giant starfish beijing dossing International Airport took just 4 years to build and cost 60000000000. 00 euros its already the Worlds Largest single Airport Terminal building its going to be one of the busiest president xi jinping cut the
ribbon on the Boss Terminal The Launch comes just ahead of the 70th Anniversary of the peoples republic