We meet one man flexing his financial muscles and boosting his gym empire in the depths of a recession. And with the Global Fitness industry now worth a staggering 83bn a year we want to know, how much do you spend on keeping fit . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Wpp the Worlds Largest Advertising Group has cut its sales outlook, after a drop in demand from consumer goods clients and weak trading in the us. Like for like net sales fell 0. 5 while underlying net sales in the us fell by 2. 2 in the first half of the year. Shares in he giant have tanked this morning , falling by around 10 on the news. The advertiser is seen a bellwether for an industry thats changed dramatically in recent years. While the total spent by brands globally on advertising in 2016 was up at 493 billion, where its being spent is shifting significantly. While traditional Advertising Sales were effectivly flat, Global Digital ad sales grew by 17 to 178bn. That number will of co
Inflations killing our country. Nervous nness ahead with th frenchgerman tenyear spread hits the widest level in over a decade. Theres a turning point happening in this campaign that i find dangerous which concerns le pen raising the president s role as commander in chief in the military. My position is very simple. Support ukraine and protect ourselves from the risk off escalation. And the blocs top jobs with opposition from italy and hungary. Expressing my thanks for a second mandate as president of the European Commission and im very honored and im delighted. The japanese yen continuing to slide and now trading near its weakest level in almost four decades as the country names a new currency chief. So much to get through throughout the show. Lets start off with the u. S. Where President Biden and former President Trump faced off in the first debate hosted by cnn. The two men neck and neck in the polls and clashed on the economy and support for ukraine and hot button domestic issues
Interesting to see what effect this has on the markets. We have about four days left for you to get your portfolio in order for the final close of the year. Francine i do not know what we do, whether you bet on policy at top you listen or these indices going higher populism or whether these indices go higher. Found one ofa has the flight recorders from the military plane that crashed in the black sea. All 92 people were killed. Officials say the crash was unlikely to have been caused by terrorism. President elect donald trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations. In a tweet he wrote the yuan has Great Potential but has become a club for people to have a good time. Pledging to work for a ceasefire in syria. Turkish Authorities Say they betweenilitate contact the Syrian Government and the opposition to end the civil war. To seek a truce in syria and hold peace talks. In germany, a new poll shows they believe 50 believe Angela Merkel will be able to deal with the problem
Yes, you can clap. [applause] welcome to the virginia festival of the book. And the panel discussion, hot discussion this afternoon. Questions, expertise, and the president. Not just for news junkies and we would like to think the city for providing the venue for todays event, and we want to welcome all of you viewers on cspan and tv 10. During the question and answer pouring we ask that you please wait for a meek crow microphone to be brought for you. The q a is coming up. I want to introduce our wonderful panel of authors. Were not washington. Were in charlottesville but these are top reporters and thinkers that delve into politics and we have a penal for you panel for you. Frank sesno, the author of ask more, be power of questions to open doors, uncover solutions and part change. A former cnn anchor, white house correspondent. He has interviewed dozens of World Leaders including five u. S. President s. Now, i believe it might we six with this one, right . Hope springs eternal. And h
Fire and block the engine the entrance near paris. Police fired tear gas. Chancing altogether, Prison Guards faced up against the police. They are protesting working editions inside the notorious prison. While the guards blocked the entrance, Police Used Tear Gas to try to disperse the crowd. We are not afraid of police. We want people to know what is going on in french presence. By an protest was sparked attack on six Prison Guards last thursday. Guards say the prisons overcrowded and working conditions are unsafe. Ive seen violence increased enormously. Before, there was a kind of respect. Now it is much less. Today we were attacked for absolutely nothing. We are inviting all doesnt want to come to come and see our working conditions in prison for inmates and workers. Previouss of the nights clashes could be seen as people arrive for visiting hours at the prison. Some of the inmates family members backed up the guards claims of overcrowding. For the past year there have been four in