Will TTIP Negotiations Succeed?
As President Obama arrives in London, there are concerns that the trade deal between the US and EU could be in deep trouble.
As President Obama arrives in London, there are concerns that the trade deal between the US and EU could be in deep trouble. The proposed deal, which is still being negotiated, is being criticised by leading politicians in the US and in the EU. So is it on the rocks? Jeffrey Schott, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, gives his view.
The co-founder of tech giant Apple, Steve Wozniak, tells the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ why he thinks businesses should pay fairer tax.
How can the advertising industry deal with ad-blocking software that stops us seeing what they do? Helen McCrae, head of the agency Mindshare, gives her view.
Josie Cox, City Reporter for the Wall St Journal, and Mamta Badkar of the Financial Times in New York, discuss the week's business news, including VW's deal with US authorities over the emissions scandal and the plans in Canada to legalise marijuana.
And an Australian dairy firm has big plans to change the way the world drinks milk. The company says it's the A1 protein contained in conventional milk that's behind many milk-related digestion issues. Their product is A1-free, and they've funded a study of it in China to prove their point. But not everyone is convinced as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Vivienne Nunis reports.
(image: Activists demonstrate against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Credit: THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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