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the fallout from the sacking ofjames comey is continuing to cause reverberations around washington. for his part, the now former fbi boss has said he has long believed the president can dismiss an fbi directorfor any reason, or no reason at all. meanwhile us senators investigating links between donald trump s presidential campaign and russia have issued a subpoena to the former national security adviser michael flynn. our washington correspondent laura bicker has the latest. he has become more famous than me. donald trump may have once embraced the fbi director, but the low was short lived. it is thought the president s frustration had been building for months. he had hoped allegations that russia had meddled in the us election to help him win could be dismissed as fake news. but the towering figure of the fbi kept the towering figure of the fbi kept the story alive by confirming the investigation, and that is why democrats think mr trump fired him. he feels the dragnet ....
it s faced some choppy waters in recent times we ll ask whether the brexit negotiations can make for calmer seas. and what do you buy from vending machines? drinks, sweets, how about a supercar?! a vending machine in singapore is offering luxury vehicles including bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis. today we want to know what s the most surprising thing you ve ever seen in a vending machine? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. today, the uk s labour party will release its manifesto ahead of next month s general election. although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours;time, is expected in a few hours‘ time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labour s plans to scrap the government s existing white paper on brexit negotiations. the conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. so where do the two parties stand on brexit? the labour party favours managed migration, but will stop sho ....
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. takata s airbags were first found to be faulty in 200a. they were used by 13 of the world s 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. it s all been an expensive saga. $9 billion is the estimated cost according to japan s nikkei newspaper. the firm key safety systems has now bought all of takata s assets except those relating to the faulty airbags for ....
award winning business leader who took over a waste management company at the age of 19. also today ryanair profits are down but passengers are up. fares continue to fall. so do you still have the cheap flights bug? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. if you are planning your holidays, why not tell us where you are off to? welcome to the programme. the political events of 2016 may have ignited an unprecedented period of uncertainty for the global economy but one thing that appears to remain unaffected is the growing appetite of chinese investors. last year chinese investment in the us increased by nearly 190 percent. meanwhile, chinese investment into europe grew by 90 percent. all of this gives the impression 2016 was a good year for western economies when it comes to foreign investment. so will this trend continue? well the uk is about to begin a two year period of brexit negotiations and this echoes wider concerns over the health of the european union. france, germa ....
today we want to know: when does tech get too intrusive? send it to us using this hashtag. welcome to the programme. another day, another world leader arriving to meet president trump at the white house today it s the turn of canada s prime ministerjustin trudeau. he differs in opinion from his host on a variety of issues so just how important is canada s relationship with the united states? heir countries share one of the biggest trading relationships in the world. in 2015, some $662.7bn worth of goods and services flowed across the almost 9,000km border. but that works in the united states‘ favour at the moment to the tune of $12.1bn because whilst canada sells more goods to the us than the other way round, america more than makes up for it when it comes to the services sector. the value of the relationship has seen massive growth since 1994 when the north america free trade agreement signed by president clinton came into force. but during his campaign mr tump sai ....