More on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Caught up in the hong kong protests, american Gaming Company Activision Blizzard reports its results after its controversial ban on players. The economic benefits of coffee beans. We report on a local community in sumatra. It is thursday. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us for another action packed edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Lets begin with us Gaming Company Activision Blizzard, which reports its latest numbers later today. You might remember the firm for suspending the accounts of four players after they openly supported the hong kong protests. Almost immediately, the hashtag boycottblizza rd immediately, the hashtag boycottblizza rd started trending immediately, the hashtag boycottblizzard started trending on twitter, prompting some players to stop playing. The firms leader says they will stick with their band, but they will
Even more torturous that it previously was and it was already looking torturous enough does that mean is going to. The extension has to happen beyond october the 31st. So look the government is going to be bringing that with draw agreement bill to Parliament Later on today and it wants to make that as fast as possible to smash through the various stages of the bill being read to score 1st reading 2nd reading 3rd reading it wants to get all of the house of commons Business Done this week if possible now m. P. s are going to try to say whoa slow down this is a massive piece of legislation that were looking at here that is too fast for us to do this it needs proper scrutiny that is likely to mean the is going to fall off the end of the october 31st deadline that the government wants to hit has promised it will hit for getting out of the European Union there is also another problem the Government Faces which is that in the passage through the house of commons their Withdrawal Agreement bil
As another top sponsor walks away. Turkey sins and the troops after a wave of airstrikes in syria leads to growing criticism. The u. S. Threatens sanctions in response. Shery we are seeing u. S. Futures gaining. 1 after we saw markets rebounding from two sessions of losses in the regular session. We had tech and Energy Leading the gains. We had a little more trade optimism today after bloomberg reported that china is still open to a partial trade deal. Suffice it to say we saw some of those gains being pared back in the afternoon session after another report said that china is starting to play down expectations of progress in those talks. Investors also had to digest the full mc minutes. Members seemed a bit more uncomfortable with that growing gap between Market Expectations and their own projections. The focus now on a u. S. Cpi coming out tomorrow. Lets see how we are shaping up for the markets in asia. Sophie we could see a mixed session in asia. We could see gains in tokyo. Could
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President trump urged his former secretary of state to help the clients of lawyer rudy giuliani. Syria. Of airstrikes in u. S. Senators lead the growing criticism threatening sanctions in response. Shery lets get you started with a quick check of markets appeared u. S. Futures being pressured right now, down 1. 2 after that South China Morning Post report that there was no progress made between deputy level talks between the u. S. And china. We have seen stocks pair back some of those earlier gains in the regular session in the afternoon as we have gotten another report saying that china is trying to play down expectations of progress. The s p 500 managed to end the session higher after two sessions of losses, gained. 9 . We have cap and Energy Leading the gains tech and Energy Leading the gains. Members showing a little bit more worry and concern over the growing gap between Market Expectations on easing and their own projections. To the u. S. Turning cpi numbers out tomorrow. Lets se