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Profits were down 70 . Entire Technology Sector showed weakness towards the ends of the week. Friday morning gdp was 2 for the Second Quarter. It was an epic fail in the senate for the healthcare reform battle. All 48 democrats and 3 republicans voted against the socalled skinny repeal bill. The deciding no vote from arizona senator john mccain saying he want a bipartisan approach to changing obamacare. Foxconn announced its pledging to advance 10 billion to build a plant in wisconsin that could...

Entire Technology Sector showed weakness towards the ends of the week. Friday morning gdp was 2 for the Second Quarter. It was an epic fail in the senate for the healthcare reform battle. All 48 democrats and 3 republicans voted against the socalled skinny repeal bill. The deciding no vote from arizona senator john mccain saying he want a bipartisan approach to changing obamacare. Foxconn announced its pledging to advance 10 billion to build a plant in wisconsin that could employ between 3,000 a...

And well be talking all things media including facebooks foray into streaming with our resident expert amol rajan. Heres the bbcs media editor. And as Chinas Lenovo slips as the worlds biggest pc maker after disappointing results, were asking has the pc has its day . Do you still use them or have they been replaced by your tablet and smartphone . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. He came into the white house with a pro business agenda. But events this week have...

Slowing demand for the latest smartphones. Our own technological guru Rory Cellan Jones will be with us. Guru Rory Cellan Jones will be with us. Its announced self driving lorries will be tested on uk roads, so we lorries will be tested on uk roads, so we ask if you would be happy driving next to a 44 tonne d riverless driving next to a 44 tonne driverless juggernaut. Driving next to a 44 tonne driverlessjuggernaut. Use the hashtag to get in touch. Some tweets coming in, one viewer says its terr...

Us who say there are still stocks worth buying at these levels. Well tell you which ones coming up. The dow is up nearly 9 . The russell up nearly 15 . These are the kinds of numbers that make for a great year. With the feds decision tomorrow we look at whether investors are paying more attention. By the way, in case you havent heard the ceo of exxon mobil has been chosen by donald trump as next secretary of state. We are wondering what that move could mean for the future of the oil giant coming...

Within the hour he will huddle with economic adviser howard lorber, still working to fill two cabinet secretary positions. Blake burman on what they are and also how the trump family plans to celebrate tomorrow night. It is nighttime in russia, but is Vladimir Putin sleeping . Maybe not after what happened today. In a multicar caravan, his 35 diplomats hightailed it out of town after being expelled from the u. S. By president obama. Are we on the verge of a new cold war . President Ronald Reagan...

As the big tech firms respond to the latest Wikileaks Revelations well be getting the inside track on all the biggest tech stories of the week with our Technology Correspondent rory cellan jones. Theres a report in the times in london that fewer people are taking time off sick from work because they frightened for their jobs. We want to know whether you have hauled yourself in as sick as a dog for fear of the sack. Just use bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in detroit in the usa whe...

Holding near record highs. The ecb did exactly what everyone expected. Wait and see. Julie still watching various earnings reports. Stocks have taken a bit of a turn for the worse after rising to records again yesterday. The dow having an extraordinary winning streak now. We are seeing a pullback for the three major averages. Earlier in the session, we saw stocks unchanged. It took a pretty sharp leg downward, not that long ago about 20 minutes ago. Now, near the lows of the session. On the earn...

We will get their takes on all the news of the day in just a second. First lets begin with the deal of the day. That is maybe the deal of the year, really. Microsoft buying linkedin. Jon fortt joins us with more. Hey, jon. We spoke to Satya Nadella in the last hour. I asked him specifically about the value that he saw in this deal, what are the crown jewels that linkedin has to offer in this acquisition. Heres what he had to say. These professionals are using office 365 on one side and linkedin ...

Am saying. We look at a lot of the supporters to come with us. Maria breaking news out of france. Police nurture life into man who had taken group hostage in a church. One hostage killed at the latest development coming up. In somalia, at least 10 People Killed in a car bomb attack near the airport entrance. The Islamist Group alshabaab has claimed responsibility for that attack. And the u. S. , the wildfire in Southern California growing rapidly. 10,000 homes forced to evacuate. Investors today...