Issue basically in france right now, 11 unemployment. Japan suffers the first negative effect of the sales tax hike in april. Retail sales in the country fell at their fastest pace in three years. Youre watching worldwide exchange. Bringing you Business News from around the globe. A warm welcome again to todays edition of worldwide exchange. Lets get to one of our top stories straight away. Apple is buying beats electronics for 3 billion to boost its music business. Streaming services encroach on itunes. Apple doesnt only gets beats streaming service and its market leading highend head phones but high profile talent. Beats cofounder jimmy ivin and dr. Dre, too. Now, apple expects the deal to close in its fiscal Fourth Quarter. Tim cook tweeted this photo, saying, sharing a laugh with jimmy and dre. Interestingly for apple here, what do you think of it . I think its an interesting move. Because over the sort of past 20 years apple has been very much seen as a product innovator. And this
These guys to come get tattooed and we would split the money. It was a fair source of income at that time. He liked it so much, he decided to make a career out of it. He opened up a shop in maryland tattooing the usual dragons and cross bones. Never did he dream that one day he would use his love of tattoos to solve a problem that has eluded the worlds best surgeons for years. When i had the opportunity to do a portrait of a nipple on a lady, i did, and it changed things in the industry a little bit, i think. For susan mcmillon, hes also erased some of the taboo around tattoos. My parents always said you will never have a tattoo. Do not come home with a tattoo. I then told my children over my dead body will you have a tattoo. And of course i have to laugh because i have the tattoos now. And i love it. Anderson cooper 360 starts now. Erin, thanks very much. A lot happening tonight. The worst tornado some have seen in years. A pope resigns, which hasnt happened in six cinchries. The whan
Even more. Watch this blast in ukraine. A european diplomat now tells cnn that massive explosion was an arms depot or factory and struck by a government artillery shell. The pro u. S. Government wont confirm that. Like so many things in the rebel strong stronghold of donetsk, details are murky at best. Also hard to come by consensus, later this hour german chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the white house and urge president obama not to send arms to ukraine for fears it could escalate the crisis. First, lets get to you to eastern ukraine. Peyton walsh joins us from donetsk, take it away nic. What were seeing on the ground is how much damage has been caused by the fighting already. One town is looking very similar to that part of chechnya leveled, with so many Residential Homes flattened. I saw one Administration Building with a huge hole torn in it. Another nine story apartment block ripped to pieces. People fleeing, coming back quickly as they can so they can leave permanently and o
Water, so the power were talking about as well as the volume is extremely significant. Reporter the governor declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard. As officials predict river levels could exceed the great flood of 1993. That claimed nearly 50 lives and damaged or destroyed some 50,000 homes. The most devastating in modern u. S. History. In the town of west alton, near st. Louis, the may other urging his 500 residents to evacuate after water levels overtopped the levee. This is your notice, this is serious. You need to get final preparations and go. Reporter parts of union, missouri under water with homes, cars, restaurants completely submerge. And one photographer even capturing video of this cabin floating away. Authorities urging drivers to stay off inundated roadways, fearing theyll get stuck and swept away. The vast majority of deaths weve had, i cant stress this enough, is people driving into water, especially driving into water at night. Reporter its th
Clinton. Im sick and tired of hearing about your damn email. The pope of the holy see. If theres anything true about pope francis, he is close to the people. God bless america. Joy to the world, the lord has come let earth receive her king let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing good morning. Welcome to a special Christmas Day edition of new day. Merry christmas. You have your news elves. And whatever my name is. Were all here for you. You were listening to the young peoples chorus of new york city. Were also going to give you the latest news. As well as going through 2015. From the rise of trump to the ongoing terror threats home and overseas. And well have a look at the role that faith played in the headlines this year, including the popes historic visit to the u. S. Of course and cuba. And our show wouldnt be complete without talking about holiday returns. You probably got something today that you might not have had on your list. Well s