Demand under continued pandemic pressure s p global has reportedly put 44 billion on the table to buy londonbased ihs markets and tie up the data giants and mark the largest deal of the year shares jump after the german chip maker confirms advance take over talks with taiwans globwas it could create a leader in the Global Semiconductor space well, good morning, everybody. Welcome to street signs and happy monday it is the start of a new trading week, a week of new possibilities. But before we get into the show, i just want to take you to our main story thats hit overnight, and that is to do with china so, beijing has said that it hopes the u. S. Will not build barriers to cooperation. That was in response to a report that the Trump Administration is preparing to blacklist top chinese chip maker smic and oil major chinook. Washington will restrict access to customers by adding two companies to its list of firms owned or controlled by the Chinese Military according to reuters. Cnooc said
Turns into demonstrations against Police Brutality and get in iran over the assassination of a top, new to sign test and a promise for revenge in due time and cover 1000. 00 infections and break more records in the u. S. Health experts warn that the west may be still yet to come here appears. Prime minister be off meds says the 3 week long military operation in the Northern Tier gray region is over. This, after the army announced its now gained full control of the regional capital mecca. But the leader of the Peoples Liberation front has vowed to keep fighting government forces. The tepee l. F. Says the Ethiopian Military used artillery and air strikes to capture the city. And thousands of people are believed to have been killed in that offensive. The United Nations is pushing for access into t. Gray to provide much needed food and shelter, and also appealing for a 150000000. 00 in aid. The conflict is already forced more than 40000. 00 people from ethiopia into neighboring state farm.
To the upside. Other news coming through about approvals for future houses as well. The asx up 119 points. Thats move along and look at other Asset Classes. Crude trading yesterday with a 33 handle, hasnt had a huge rally since then. Part of that is down to russia and opec looking like they will not be hiking reduction in january. That news helping to propel oil prices up to over 97 in the last six hours or so. ,old remaining where it was just shy of the 1900 level. Thats ahead of the u. S. Election. The u. S. Dollar index marginally down, the Rate Decision coming expecting a 0. 15 cut in the base rate and we do have in anticipation of all that move slightly higher than that, and thats down to a commodity related currency and the crude price helping that along. Lets head over to new york and join karina mitchell. We start with the latest headlines on the pandemic. Starling fell to its weakest in the month, with an economy already reeling from similar measures earlier this year. France
Ethiopian egypt are expected to restart talks on the controversial nile dam project the President Donald Trump warns could lead to military. So with exactly a week to go now before the u. S. Election theres been a surge in early voting in part due to end in spite of the coronavirus pandemic more than 63000000 americans have voted by monday night already 4000000 more than all the early votes cast in 2016 the National Polls are giving democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although its a lot tighter in some battleground states the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast this shadow over proceedings infections is surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began stop. Markets in the u. S. Saw their biggest day one day drop in a month as concern grows that failure to contain the outbreak will hurt the economic recovery a rescue package remains he
At a Religious School in pakistan also this hour calls for a peaceful election in tanzania after violence and the arrest of an Opposition Leader in zines a car and the toll of yemens war on children the u. N. Says tens of thousands are suffering acute malnutrition. Im joined again with the sport as paralympic sprinter blake leeper loses his appeal to her to use prosthetic legs to true qualify for the olympics but he plans to fight what he says of races decision. Thank you very much for joining us with exactly a week to go before the u. S. Election theres been a surge in early voting partly due to and despite the coronavirus pandemic more than 63000000 americans had voted by monday nights thats 4000000 more than all. 4 years ago National Polls are giving democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although its a not tighter in some battleground states but the coronavirus pandemic continues to overshadow the campaign infections a surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospi