Presented itself as denial that ebola was even real. Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this was a day of bombings and bloodshed in three major countries across the muslim world. In iraq, Islamic State suicide bombers killed nearly 60 people and wounded more 100 others. The attackers struck after nightfall in diyala province, just over 30 miles northeast of baghdad. Ifill and in afghanistan, taliban suicide bombers struck again, killing at least five people and wounding 16 outside kabuls international airport. The blast at a busy rou
And breakup paints. A hard brexit could hit manufacturers profits i is much as 30 . We will speak to the author of that report. Matt let us take a look at futures. A half hour of a halfhour to go and we are seeing a mixed trade. Ftse futures pointing down all morning long. Up now withopening a fluid mix. 0. 2 . Tures up and you see euro stocks unchanged. I am looking at toyota motor. Just coming across with earnings. 4834. Ing profit at theymates at profit are lifting their operating 1. 7ook for the year from trillion yen. A miss on the quarter that we had but a boost in the outlook looking forward. We will see how traders deal with this when u. S. Opens. When u. S. Trading opens. Japanese trading is already closed. It will be fascinating to see what they say about the yen Going Forward from here because as we know what is happening in the autos hector is becoming increasing in the auto sector is becoming increasingly political. The euro is down 0. 3 . Which may cheer up wolfgang short
Anna im anna edwards. Its 6 00 here in london. 7 00 if youre watching in paris or berlin right now. Lets dig into the basf numbers, the German Chemicals business. Adjusted earnings before interest an tax 1. 18 billion. That against an estimate of 1. 16 billion, in line or a touch ahead of that estimate. Q4 sales coming in above the estimate of 14. 1 billion. Theyre proposing a dividend of three euros per share. They say 2017 will be slightly higher. The estimate has been 7. 24 billion for that number. Well get more details as we go through the earnings release. Well be speaking to management of basf. Lots to talk about with chemicals an the agriculture business. Lets also get to some other things coming up in the show. The French Defense business is reporting numbers, theyre reporting number this is morning. They see adjusted renews rising 3 in 2017, thats the guidance part of things. The 2017 adjusted 1. 804 billion and theyre paying a dividend of 1. 52 a share, the divedebbed up by 1
Military strength. And some signs of a not so roaring economy. Retail prices are dropping. U. S. Futures now pointing to more or less a mixed open. Shares of eli lilly are tumbling more than 5 in the free market, failing to receive fda approval for a new Rheumatoid Arthritis drug. Stocks are looking to bounce back after the dow and the s p ended the holiday shortened week with the worst day in three weeks. And retail sales slowed down for a second straight month. We have geopolitical concerns and the Vice President is sending north korea a message during his visit to south korea. While issues like that remain the president and i have great confidence that china will properly deal with north korea. But as President Trump made clear just a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea the United States and our allies will. Got the dollar today at a five month low versus the yen. People going for safety. We mentioned gold getting near within about 2 bucks almost of 1300.
Closing high. Tyler, just thinking about that, that was april 30th, our 25th anniversary and see if we can do it again today. I think the s p is trading at record high closing territory. Meantime, a heavy duty lineup on closing bell. Exclusive interviews with cant fitzgerald head and two friends who started with 200 have a brand worth millions. And will housing turn out to be a bad investment over the next decade . Kevin oleary says yes. Hes here to make the case that youre better off renting right now than owning a home and wait until you hear why. Heres where we stand in the markets. Tyler mentioned the dow is up a couple of points to 16,729. Still 15 shy of the record closing high. Take a look at the nasdaq which after underperforming for the last couple of sessions is trying to add 15 point today and the s p 500, keep a close eye on this one. The record high is 1924 just about, and were trading at 1926 right here with about an hour to go, tyler. Lets talk markets. Joining our Closi