We have world coverage here on daybreak asia. We will have the latest news from sydney. Betty and, follow from firing of theps fbi director, that stunning news earlier this week. We are live from our u. S. And asia headquarters. I am in new york, it is just after 7 00 p. M. Yvonne it is just after 7 00 a. M. In hong kong. A soggy day in asia, not just the weather. The markets, as well. Earnings at a retail with the biggest disappointment. Consumer staples were one of the better performers today on the s p. As you mentioned, that risk off coming into the market, we did fight back from the low of the session to close near the high of the session. Still on the red. S p down 2 10 of 1 . Losing. That makes it all the more poor and important to see direction in the market. An upside to the retail scale numbers tomorrow to see where the economy is headed. Numbers suggest a big rebound. Here is how asia is keeping things kicking things off in new zealand. Cautiousness, stocks down 1 10 of 1 .
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A very warm welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. This is the focus of markets. Much of it has come through better than what was expected by economists. That has highlighted the stabilization of the chinese economy. On your bloomberg, you can pull this chart. Figures year on year numbers coming through, the constant price year on year in green showing the stabilization, in the words of chief economist ,eport china at citigroup saying this is an economy that has stabilized. Away from the growth data, the wobbling in some of the equity markets is the impact we have seen from a closeddoor meeting that took place over the weekend. The smallit have over caps in china . That is something we will discuss later in the program. Lets showed where we are on the Global Equity markets. The msci index is up for a seventh day. We also have a soft sales day, which suggests a study gradual pace from the fed. The japan is closed. The new Zealand Dollar falling. A lower new Zealand Dollar will rebound as
People, and you at the top of that list, to thank above all for the inspiration. Thank you all. [applause] [inaudible conversations] more now from the recent conference at Princeton University called a worthy life finding meaning in america. The next panel focuses on bioethics and the potential for technology to advance the physical and mental capabilities of human beings. This is about one hour 45 minutes. We turn rather abruptly from the prescientific to the scientific come from the Human Experience of a human to the scientific account of man, its implications and what we imagine to be its implications. In book seven chapter one of the metaphysics aristotle says quote, in fact, the thing that is been sought both anciently and now, and always, and is always perplexing, is what is being . Does this question apply to the being that is asking to us . If so, and it seems so, then to paraphrase aristotle, the inquiry and perplexity in early times and now and always is this, what is human b
Now to Princeton University in new jersey for a look at the bioethics of medical technology aimed at enhancing the physical and mental capabilities that human beings. This is about an hour and a half. We turn rather abruptly from the prescientific to the scientific, from the Human Experience of the human to the scientific account of man, simplifications and what we imagine to be its implications. In book seven, chapter one of the metaphysics, aristotle says, quote, in fact the thing that has been sought both anciently and now and always and is always perplexing is what is being, end quote. Does this question apply to the being that is asking to us . If so, and it seems so, then to paraphrase aristotle, the inquiry and perplexity in early times and now always exist, what is human being . Our panelists are christopher tollison, distinguished professor of philosophy at the university of south carolina. Charles rubin come associate professor of Political Science at Duquesne University and