We will find out. This is the picture across the markets across europe. Positive sentiment lifting them towards the end of the week. And well be getting the inside track on the past week in business from all the latest developments in brexit to the us plan to tax billions of dollars of european imports after it won its dispute over state aid to airbus, with our economics correspondent andrew walker. And as uber test launches its new uber Works Service that puts casual workers in touch with employers we want to know if you think its a good move . Would you sign up as a worker or business . Let us know just use the bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. For one last time and ill explain later. We start with uber, the taxi giant has been branching out into everything from food delivery to electric bike hire and later today its launching this uber works, an app that puts casual workers in touch with employers. It will allow say a waiter or a cleaner to compare pay rates and conditions and sign up for shifts. The system will start on a trial basis in chicago. Uber works is designed to cash in on the massive growth in freelance working via digital platforms known as the gig economy. Nobody really knows how big it is. But, according to estimates by staffing industry analysts, it was worth 4. 5 trillion globally last year. To put that in perspective, in the us, 53 Million People did some kind of freelance work last year, often on top of a regularjob. That equates to more than a third of the workforce. If it keeps growing at the current rate, more than half will be freelance within a decade. According to deloittes survey of millennials, or people in their 20s and 30s, almost two thirds of those in full time work would also look for ways of earning money on the side or side hustles. It hasnt been without controversy, though. Regulations around the world are being tightened to give more protection to gig workers. With me is anna mccaffrey, senior counsel, taylor wessing. Welcome, you are an employment lawyer so is this is a good move for a company that had so many issues and problems with rights for workers and problems with rights for workers and its drivers . It is a different approach in that the point here is not that the workers are dependent as being independent contractors, which is the model they use in relation to their drivers, the idea here is that uber works would match workers with staffing agencies who would engage the workers and theyd be responsible for paying benefits and taxes so it is a different approach from treating people are self employed and intended to ensure the workers do get the benefits they are entitled to. Under chicago law, it is different. Do we know how that would work if it was here in the uk . In theory, it could work in the same way. Actually there is quite a few platforms that do this type of thing where they match workers in a particular sector or industry with businesses or agencies that need to fill temporary vacancies. One of the challenges might be, though, as we understand it, uber doesnt want to be seen as the recruitment agency, they are a partner with staffing agencies, whereas that is a grey area weather that matching process makes you an Employment Agency which can be subject to regulation. They could be dragged into possible disputes later down the line . Potentially. Particularly i suppose if in practice the workers are not getting the benefits from the end staffing agency. Youd see uber perhaps getting drawn into disputes like that. They would have to see how different landscapes in Different Countries operate. It is an interesting area and different from what they are doing in their main driving business. From an employer and employee perspective, what rights would have an employer have to give and what an employee, what can they demand, or does it depend from sector to sector, depending on whether you are a care worker or waiter . Its a different country to country but in this model, as we understand it, the intention is people would be recognised as work is not as contractors so theyd be entitled to the basics for workers in that country so for the uk that would involve National Minimum wage, paid holiday, statutory sick pay. I suppose quite a lot of differences come in as too how long youve been a worker and there is a difference between a worker and employee because a lot of rights only coming if any because a lot of rights only coming ifany because a lot of rights only coming if any if you have been an employee when for a number of years. Certainly it is an interesting development. Really good to get your thoughts and analysis, thank you. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. A painting by banksy showing the house of commons overrun with chimpanzees has sold at auction forjust under 12. 2 million. The 4 metre wide artwork devolved parliament was painted by the anonymous bristol artist in 2009. The sale price was nine times its previous record. Facebook says it has removed multiple accounts on its platform from the united arab emirates, egypt, nigeria and indonesia involved in what it terms coordinated inauthentic behaviour. Facebook defines this as when groups of pages or people Work Together to mislead others about who they are or what theyre doing. The move is the latest in the firms attempt to prevent online abuses and spread of misinformation. Personal computer maker hp says its cutting between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide, or as much as 16 of its workforce. It says the cuts will save i billion a year by 2022. The companys printer business a main source of its profits has seen falling sales. Its been described by one analyst as a melting ice cube. Uk retail giantjohn lewis is seeking discounts from its landlords to cut costs. The bbc has learned that it has been telling Property Owners in some locations that it will withhold 20 of this quarters service charge. The highly unusual move highlights the huge pressures on retailers but could seejohn lewis facing legal action. The reserve bank of india has cut its key Interest Rates by a quarter of a percentage point in a bid to boost the economy from its six year low. Its the fifth cut this year as india faces the weakest Economic Growth since 2013. Our Business Correspondent jagdip cheema joins us live from indias central bank. Will this be enough to boost indias sluggish economy . Thats a good question. I spoke to the governor just a thats a good question. I spoke to the governorjust a few minutes ago, andi the governorjust a few minutes ago, and i asked him a similar question, he said the indian Banking System right now is very strong and that is despite concerns that these rate cuts are not being passed onto consumers. He also mentioned the reserve bank had lowered indias growth forecast for 2019 20 from the original 6. 9 to and that is over concerns over global trade spats but he mentioned the trade spat going on between india and us, he was confident a trade deal might be negotiated in the very near future. 0k, negotiated in the very near future. Ok,jagdip negotiated in the very near future. Ok, jagdip cheema, thank you very much. Lets have a look at the markets. Asian stocks edged up on friday, thanks to gains on wall street, but signs of widening cracks in the Global Economy curbed Risk Appetite as markets looked to a key us job report that could determine whether the Federal Reserve cuts rates further. That said a number of disappointing figures this week including surveys on services and manufacturing sectors, deepened fears the china us trade war is starting to hurt growth in the worlds biggest economy. Tokyo stocks closed higher on late bargain hunting following recent declines. This is the picture across europe, ending ina this is the picture across europe, ending in a positive note but in recent weeks we have seen a frail performance for world stocks, hurt by Political Uncertainty in the us and hong kong, geopolitical tensions in the middle east and brexit and the cascade of weak Global Economic data. And Vivienne Nunis has the details of whats ahead on wall street today. After some disappointing jobs data from the private sector earlier in the week, economists will be watching closely forfigures released by the Us Labour Department on friday, in case there are more signs that the us economy is slowing. The department is predicted to report an extra 145,000 jobs were added in september in non farm payrolls. Thats up from 130,000 newjobs in august, but still far below the 200,000 which experts say would be a sign of a strong us economy. Meanwhile, the Unemployment Rate is expected to remain stable, at 3. 7 . Also on friday, the Census Bureau is expected to report americas trade deficit has widened slightly to 54. 5 billion. Joining us is paola binns, Senior Fund Manager at Royal London Asset management. Welcome, good to see. Usjob figures, what are we expecting, do you think . Weve seen a trend in the us that thejob you think . Weve seen a trend in the us that the job numbers are coming down, so not increasing at the rate so down, so not increasing at the rate soi down, so not increasing at the rate so i think the central expectation is less than what weve heard in the surveys this week which were weaker than expected. And that will be key ina than expected. And that will be key in a decision on Interest Rates. The market is actually pricing it, actually, a fed cut in october. These numbers will be key because so far the Labour Market has been resilient and its the one thing that has been positive despite all this negative news, youve got relatively low unemployment numbers and job creation has been strong. This could change. And trump has been celebrating that the last few yea rs, been celebrating that the last few years, laid claim to it. Absolutely but if you look at the comments from the businesses in thejobs but if you look at the comments from the businesses in the jobs data all the businesses in the jobs data all the surveys we heard earlier this week, they talked a lot about, you know, that the trade tariffs and the disputes with china are having a drag on business performance. And we saw some sharp falls midweek on equity markets, the uk ftse mid week one day closed 3 lower. That tends to lead eventually to bargain hunting, people mopping up shares at a discount price but it has been a volatile week. I think sentiment is fragile but it isnt surprising given what weve heard in the surveys because in the uk all three sectors that were covered, manufacturing, construction and services were showing contraction, so we services were showing contraction, so we would expect gdp to contract by 0. 1 which would be another quarter of decline so it is not surprising. Paola binns, thank you and we will see you later on for the business news. Well be getting the inside track on the past week in business from all the latest developments in brexit to the us plan to tax billions of dollars of european imports after it won a decade long dispute over state aid to airbus. Youre with business live from bbc news. The Insurance Market is not working well for consumers. The findings of the financial conduct authority, published in a report today. The report, which looks at whether customers pay a penalty for loyalty and whether pricing is fair, suggests as many as six milliion insurance policyholders are not getting a good deal. Joining us now is louise oshea, ceo, of confused. Com. Welcome to you so tell us more about these interim findings. Thank you very much and good to be here. Basically, the fca have been looking at the penalty that customers face if they are loyal to their insurer and they recommend insurers make it much easierfor and they recommend insurers make it much easier for customers to leave them on the point of renewal which is incredibly important because you can save a lot of money by switching your insurance. The total sums are quite staggering. The estimate is consumers are overpaying by more than £1 billion a year. Absolutely. And this is something, the whole reason we exist, it is something we have been fighting against for many, many years, and we provide our customers with automatic reminders to say you are coming up to your date of renewal so please take a look at Everything Else we have to offer you. We are so convinced we can save customers money, we actually provide a guarantee we will beat their renewal price. Its probably surprising to some people who are good at shopping around that others are not and they will take the first thing on offer. Is there a particular group whose falling foul of this, whose particular vulnerable or is it across the age range and different kind of demographics . There are some people who are not as co mforta ble there are some people who are not as comfortable using the internet, there are some people who really value the brand and loyalty to the brand. My parents are in that bracket. Even though their daughter is the ceo of confused. Com, they still dont shop and they are still loyal. They are very naughty get them on the case. Good to have you with us, louise oshea. Plenty more on that story in the business live page. There is a breakdown of all the different loyalty penalties across the five different markets. £3. 9 billion people over pay and it brea ks £3. 9 billion people over pay and it breaks it down by the different sectors, savings, broadband, mortgages, people on automatic renewal deals ending up on automatic price rises. Do you always shop around . I try to. Price rises. Do you always shop around . Itry to. Its price rises. Do you always shop around . I try to. Its as simple as saying to the current provider give mea saying to the current provider give me a better deal or switch. Youve got to make that threat. Magically, the price comes down. Youre watching business live. Our top story, uber launches an app to match freelance workers and jobs to cash in on the 4 trillion gig economy. A quick look at how the markets are faring. This is the picture across the european indices. In the friday session, Early Morning friday session, Early Morning friday session, picking up after a bit of a roller coaster week, a lot of Political Uncertainty, and some data not really inspiring confidence but some bargain hunting going on towards the end of the week. From world trade organisations recent ruling in favour of us on subsidies to continuing brexit twists and turns in the uk its been a busy week for news. Our Business Correspondent, andrew walker, joins us to look at some of big stories you might have missed. This is the last time you will be very sad about this. This is the last Business Life which we will tell you more about in a minute. Lets start with the wto ruling, this 15 year battle, a lot of papers focusing on whisky. In the british papers, yes. Tell us more about it. Long ago, the European Union and four of the individual Member States lost a case in the wto about subsidies to airbus, the big civil aircraft manufacturer, and, then, subsequent proceedings in the wto found theyd fail to comply with earlier rulings and now an arbitrator has told the United States how much eu trade they can hit with additional tariffs and the figure is 7. 5 billion. There is one more formality to go through and it really is a formality, and one of the committees will rubber stamp the American Action and a couple of weeks and go ahead. There is a range of goods the americans are proposing to attack with additional tariffs, including scotch and irish whisky, but, note, only irish whisky from the north. They wont be hitting whisky from the irish republic because, in part, this is about subsidies provided by four individual Member States. The uk, germany, france and spain. There is a bit of eu stuff as well but a large part of this is targeted on those four specific eu states. This is one step in a long running dispute. Ive seen suggestions the wto could rule that because of aid given to boeing, the eu could introduce retaliatory subsidies across the us, and it sounds like a new tariff trade or potentially. We are expecting. There has been a parallel dispute about boeing with tax breaks going on for much the same length of time and we are expecting that to come to the equivalent stage with a specific sum of trade authorised for retaliation probably sometime next year. The eu has actually pointed out that if the us is going to go ahead with these authorised retaliatory measures, itll do the same next year when it gets, as we assume it well, the equivalent authorisation in relation to the boeing dispute. In an environment where trade tensions are really pretty high, a lot of people are quite uneasy about this and its worth bearing in mind the International Monetary fund, and others, have identified trade conflict as one of the biggest threats there is to the Global Economic outlook. Lets talk about brexit, another threat to the Economic Outlook in this country. We finally had after months of waiting, the outline of a plan from Boris Johnson but what impact do we think this plan will have on the economies of Northern Ireland and ireland itself . It looks like it would make life significantly more complicated thanit life significantly more complicated than it currently is. Better, perhaps, than no deal. The proposal is that Northern Ireland should essentially remain in the European UnionSingle Market for goods, all goods, not just food Union Single Market for goods, all goods, notjust food and agricultural product, which means they wouldnt have to worry about ensuring compliance with eu standards when sending stuff across the border to the south. That is helpful but it means that there is the potential for things coming from the potential for things coming from the rest of the uk into Northern Ireland needing to be checked, and theres the fact this proposal wouldnt have Northern Ireland in the eus customs union, which means some sort of need for a mechanism for collecting any tariffs that might be due mainly on goods coming from outside the uk when they cross the border into the republic. I think the currency markets have taken some comfort from the fact there seems to be significantly more support in the Uk Parliament for this proposal but it has got at very best a very lukewarm reception. One thing that is interesting, despite the significant Political Developments in brexit, stirling didnt seem to move much in the way it has done in previous weeks. Not a great deal. There was a bit of a positive response to the fact that one of the two political barriers that any agreement would have to deal with is looking slightly more rosy, this question of whether it can get through the Uk Parliament, but the obstacles to getting it agreed more broadly across the eu remain. Andrew, thank you very much. And have a good weekend. Business live is changing this programme is our last edition. Next week, well be launching a new show called work life. Heres our colleague Sally Bundock with details about what you can expect from the new show launching on monday. Work life is our new programme about your work, your business, your life and everything in between. Well be looking at how to handle the challenges, frustrations and opportunities, and talking to those in the know to help you thrive in the modern workplace. Join me for work life here on bbc news. That was sally with a look ahead to work life, which starts on monday. Weve been asking you for your top stories about oba launching this new service, this uber works, test launching in chicago. Jeroen is saying, look, uber should launching in chicago. Jeroen is saying, look, ubershould focus launching in chicago. Jeroen is saying, look, uber should focus on making a profit. They will be getting into pest extermination next. They are delivering cats, do you know that . Apparently they are delivering cats to officers to make people feel better. I knew they did food deliveries but not cats. We had another tweet saying itll be a good move, id sign up as a business. But it seems it is like an extended linkedin service. Maybe not a bad thing. Lets take you through some of the back pages now. Weve got this story aboutjohn lewis. Of the back pages now. Weve got this story about john lewis. One of the retail giants of the uk, very symptomatic this, paola, the troubles retailers are facing. John lewis saying itll unilaterally withhold some of the payment is due to its landlords just to try to make itself survive. That is pretty shocking and if i were a landlord id be reeling on the back of this is because already becausejohn lewis is an anchor tenant, it is a shop that attracts people into a Shopping Centre or the high street. The fact they dont want to pay Service Charges when they are paying lower than probably other tenants rents because of their status, the name, the way they attract shoppers and, this is very bad news for the commercial Property Owners. Others would argue the commercial Property Owners have had it their way for so long, sky high rents, it is time for retailers to take back the power. That has already been happening and this is another example. Rents will have to come down and valuations on these commercial properties will probably fall on the back of these as well and this will be fought out in the courts, im sure, or maybe they will come to some kind of friendly agreement, he knows. Isnt it better, given the size of the units they use all over the country, that the landlords get something . You cant see any anybody else stepping in and taking over these massive spaces. When i think theyll have to think about why people are not shopping. In the uk, internet shopping is bigger than elsewhere in europe, one of the highest levels in the world, so commercial Property Owners will have to think about how to attract people into the centres. I still think people want to go somewhere on the weekend and Shopping Centres are somewhere to go but you have to broaden the mix, possibly give more leisure activities in. We are seeing that in more stores, bowling alleys, cinemas. Very briefly, the ukjoining this open letter saying facebook should encrypt all messages for security reasons. If you are criminal and all your messaging on the platforms are encrypted, its news because you can get away with communicating in a very easy manner so i get away with communicating in a very easy manner so i can understand. On the one hand, the concerns around privacy. Whatsapp are saying they wont change, they will stay encrypted as ever. Paola binns, thank you for being here for the last Business Life yes, the last business live, we will see you on worklife from monday. Bye bye. Hello. Yesterday we had some pretty strong windy across Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland courtesy of storm lorenzo. This will bring some and windy weather this weekend. We focus on storm lorenzo, it has weakened significantly, not really a storm any more, it is bringing some pretty wet weather across wales, northern parts of england, that rain will gradually move towards the south and linger on in southern areas towards the afternoon. Gusty winds, 40 50 miles an hour the south west. Further north, drier, may be brighter, maximum temperature is 1216. Brighter, maximum temperature is 12 16. Through tonight, we continue with cloud, drizzle across the far south west of the uk, elsewhere looking largely dry with a view clear spells, and temperatures in those clearest spells getting down to 67, those clearest spells getting down to 6 7, further south and west, staying up in double figures. For the weekend, while it should be a dry start on saturday, we will see rain spreading its way and throughout saturday into sunday and some of it could be heavy. Throughout the day on saturday, some brighter skies initially across the eastern areas. Further west, the cloud thickens up and we have rain moving into Northern Ireland, western scotland, west wales in the far south west of england. Elsewhere, sting largely dry on saturday despite the cloud with maximum temperature 13 16. Through saturday night, this weather system, quite slow moving, pushes eastwards, some heavy rain across northern and eastern areas throughout sunday morning, and the rain will clear away from the midlands, wales, Northern Ireland to give us some sunshine, eventually a bit of sunshine, eventually a bit of sunshine in north west england, sting cloudy and wet across the far east during the day and top temperatures will be around 13 16, not feeling critically great with the cloud and the rain. Into next week, it remains unsettled, strong windy expected both on monday and tuesday. You can see quite a lot of rain symbols for the weekend, and temperatures around about the middle teens. That is all from me, bye bye. Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me Annita Mcveigh the headlines. The home secretary, priti patel, is calling on facebook to rethink its plans to encrypt messages on its platforms. Encryption is creating those spaces, the spaces for terrorist individuals, terrorist organisations, child abusers, the people that are seeking to do harm to others. The prime ministers chief advisor on europe will be holding another round of talks in brussels today, aimed at breaking the brexit deadlock. The financial watchdog, the fca, says millions of customers are overpaying for car and Home Insurance because industry competition isnt strong enough. Scotland yard is expected to be strongly criticised in a report about its handling of allegations about a vip paedophile ring, which turned out not to exist. Well be speaking to one of the panorama journalists