Economic outlook grow. The two biggest drivers, strength in germany and france. Things are up slightly this morning in european trading. But there has been some interesting calls on this. And well talk more about what jim cramer had to say about europe a little bit later in the show too. An update from our colleagues in london in a few minutes. Jimmy saying europe is back. And thats a big story for u. S. Stocks. Corporate news, the former jpmorgan trader known as the london whale and regulators reached an agreement to avoid criminal prosecution. But two are expected to be charged as soon as today. The s. E. C. Is said to be in settlement talks with jpmorgan over disclosures of the trading losses. Number of activist investors in the news today. Lets start with carl icahn. Hes taking a large position in apple and says the stock could be worth as much as 700 a share. If ceo tim cook pushed for a larger stock buyback. In the tweet yesterday, icahn announced he has spoken to the apple boss,
Virginia democrat mark warner. Aym an jabbers reported last week milliseconds ahead of other trades based on the feds surprise announcement that it was not tapering. 800 million worth of futures contracts traded in the first seven milliseconds after 2 00 p. M. Eastern time. You saw some massive moves there because this was something the market had not anticipated. Ayman will join us with more later this morning. And the s. E. C. Are in early state settlement talks. Kate kelly is reporting lawyers for the two sides met last week. The group met at the prosecutors suggestion, signaling that embattled sac could resolve the dojs investigation and continue operating as an independent hedge fund. Andrew, ill send it over to you. Thank you, becky. I want to talk more about that story in a little bit, if we can. In corporate news, jp morgan is trying to stop a wave of litigation from the government. Those include their own securities as well as those that they purchased as part of the acquisiti
War. Booktv in prime time continues this week. Tonight after the communicators, well bring you authors from book fairs and festivals. At 8 30 p. M. Eastern, we begin with Oscar Goodman at freedom fest. He talks about being oscar from mob lawyer to mayor of las vegas. After that, well go to this years printers row Literary Festival to hear about the cooked seed. Then on to bookexpo be america in new york city city with erica jong who talks about fear of flying. And we finish with author and radio talk show host larry elder at the Los Angeles Times festival of books as he discusses his memoir about his troubled relationship with his father in dear father, dear son. Booktv in prime time all this week on cspan2. Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. Host well, with the announcement this week that the Washington Post has been sold to jeff bethos, we thought wed take this opportunity to look at changes in the newsp
Today the United States continues to build a Broad International coalition to degrade and destroy the terrorist group known as isil, as part of air campaign, france will join in strikes in iraq. And as one of our oldest and close of the allies, france is a strapbg partner in our efforts against terrorism, were pleaseed that french and american servicemembers will Work Together on behalf of our shared security and values, broadly more than 40 countries, including arab nations have offered assistance. This including support for iraqi forces, strength ending the Iraqi Government, providing humid to iraqi civilians in doing their part in the fight against isil. At home, i am pleaseed that congress, a majority of democrats and republicans in house and senate, have voted to support a key element of our strategy. Our plan to train, and equip the opposition in syria though say can help push back the terrorists, as i said last week, i believe there that were strongest as a nation when president
Sad missing earnings estimates. The stores and more text and content. Why is it friday gender twenty fourth year in korea life from seoul minute. And from limping so much for joining us. We begin with the new development in inner korean relations right as most of the nation was wrapping up the workweek hours ago north korea offered to hold for unions for families separated during the korean war and in uni in response south korea welcomed the proposal for more on the latest sign of improving inter korean ties beacon that much tragedy and sitting by the new center billy and what can you tell us to see a shiny new with me at around six thirty pm korean time in the family re Union Proposal in a telephone message sent to south korea as a restaurant by the inter Korean Restaurant on the last time and on. This according to Korean Central News Agency the location of every unions that would be the malcolm done some resort as previously agreed upon and by the two koreas. As for the tightening of