North and south korea have held talks for the first time in more than two years. A week ago the north was threatening nuclear war so this is progress of a sort. Two important things came out of these talks. First, an agreement to hold more talks to ease military tensions on the border. Second, north korea will send a large delegation to the Winter Olympics in south korea next month that will include athletes and cheerleaders. The talks were held here in the demilitarised zone that separates the north and the south. You can see the demarcation line with the demilitarised zone either side of it. And this is the moment north korean officials stepped across the border. The line is marked on the floor. The moment he steps across he is leaving north korean territory and so he did. Afew north korean territory and so he did. A few moments after that, the two sides greeted each other and exchanged pleasa ntries. Two sides greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries. Then they got down to talk
These are your markets and we see a little pullback when it comes to european stocks, down by 0. 2 . S p futures gaining 0. 8 . The further correction we saw overnight is putting a little bit of anxiousness out there on the market. We spoke to a lot of market artisans and they say, look, it is too soon to see if the situation will stabilize. We will look at the opening of the was market to see if there are any tensions there. Its just too soon to make a call on whether or not the markets will be quiet right now. That is what we will discuss throughout surveillance. We will keep you updated on all the action throughout the morning. Plus, we speak to Iain Duncan Smith about how long theresa may can hold onto power. We also have an exclusive interview from milan. And later on, we hear from the chief executive of loreal. First, to the bloomberg first word news. U. S. Senate has passed a budget bill. That is as lawmakers seek to end a partial Government Shutdown that began at midnight local
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