Renegotiation of nafta obviously Security Issues talking about the resilience of friends in new york so please give a very warmth of welcome to the brand new u. S. Ambassador and her counterpart joining us on stage by the chair. [applause] warmer grove warmer. Get warmer. [applause] surviving for that grade introduction in the blood is wonderful and there is a lot of things going on between u. S. Sen the canada to have that opportunity to have you here to talk of the importance across of borders but ambassador you have been here a hot minute a head when i was asked to moderate the conversation to find out what i could and with that fantastic video to pull together and we could play that here tonight for gold the video. I am the u. S. Ambassador for awareness the che privilege and honor to serve my country and especially in our neighbor, our friend and ally. I grab bin kentucky my father was a veterinarian and the glove on the farm. My brother i graduated from the pony to the horse. The
American Business Council and people automatically clink your glasses. That is excellent. Excellent. Now, i do like to intrude on your sunday mornings, but tonight im going to intrude on your dinner. Its worth it, i hope, because weve got a really dpextra extry moment. These dinners have been going on for decades. But tonight two people who are maybe at the center of maybe the most important issue of our economy, the trade been canada and the United States and the renegotiation of the nafta agreement, some might say the weight of the world, certainly our world on on their shoulders in many, many ways. Obviously Security Issues and weve talked a little bit about the resilience of your friends in new york, but for the first time on stage together, please give a very warm ottawa welcome and we can be very warm, the new ambassador to canada, the honorable kelly craft and her counterpart the honorable David Mcnaughten and theyre joined on stage by the chair of the board. We can get warmer.
Investors are looking to an end of five years of declining revenue. Yousef also, Blackstone Group and cbc Capital Partners among the likely bidders for staying the emirates. This is Bloomberg Markets middle east. Manus i am shery ahn in hong kong. Let us take you to the markets right now because they are mostly in the red. We had japan closed on holiday but they are turning slightly more positive. Shery Industrial Metals just losing ground. In theighed on australia aussie dollar and australian stocks. Aussie dollar right now unchanged, but it was one of the worst g10 performers. Of course, just hit by that route in metals. Iron ore falling the most in three months in china. Yieldthrough the 10 year is losing ground. We have hsbc as well with firstquarter earnings out. Atre adjusted protect profit 5. 94 billion. That would be a beat of estimates because adjusted pretax profit was expected to we are hearing they came in at 5. 94 billion. Now, their Dividend Per Share is also at . 10, and
1800743cnbc or tweet me jimcramer. Sometimes this market can be incredibly difficult to navigate, because the crosscurrents are so powerful and so crushing. Today, for example, the averages got slammed by a wholesale collapse in the commodity complex, especially oil. But then the republicans passed their Obamacare Repeal bill in the house of representatives in the afternoon and we rebounded. The doubt ultimately sinking six points, s p advancing 0. 06 , nasdaq edging up 0. 05 . It was like there was no session at all. Whatever your opinion of the health care bill, wall street likes it. Because it contains tax cuts and demonstrates that Speaker Paul Ryan can actually do his job. You might have expected the market would roar on the news. Nope. The broader economic backdrop is just too grim right now. With the fed set to keep raising interest rates, right when business seems to be slowing, and its too dangerous to go full hog on stocks when the Labor Department announces its employment re
Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. One belt, one road. China gears up for its first new silk road summit in beijing. What will it mean for investors. Skyhigh prices for homes in asia. Which Property Market gives you the best bang for your buck . It is friday, everyone. Thank you for joining us. I am rico hizon. 28 World Leaders will gather in beijing over the weekend to discuss chinas grand plan to invest billions of dollars to improve its global trade links. What is known as the one belt one road initiatives is crucialfor the chinese president. There are concerns that it is masking other ambitions. Our correspondent has the details. By sea and by land chinas president has a big idea to bring his country closer to some of you. It is called one belt, one road. An awkward and confusing name but it is about trade links. The belt refers to this, road and rail that heads west through outer china. But look at this. This is the road. Maritime that heads south an