It has made a turnaround with ea announcing record earnings. 1. 0, andrewn studio wilson. So lets start at the beginning of your time at ea. In 2013, the company was struggling in many ways, financially. The consumerist named you the Worst Company of the year two years in a row, but today, it is different. You have reported record profits. What did you do differently . Andrew i have been in the Company Since 2000. In 2013, they made me ceo. Emily i dont think that is quite true. Andrew somewhere in there is some truth. And we had struggled. And it wasnt because we were a company or because we made bad games. Its because we had lost our focus. We came in and we said what is , the most important thing . Who facilitates us to do what we love, which is made games . Which was our player. So, we started every conversation for the longest time and continuing today is, is this good for the player . The Worst Company in america vote feels like an age ago now, but its still at the forefront of o
Of the s p 500. Just about a half a point higher. We are going to be hearing from travellers United Technologies verizon and many more out later this afternoon. Its all about tech. Beyond earnings here the other big stories were watching this morning in greece today the government submitted a bill needed to officially start talks in the rescue package. The Prime Minister has until tomorrow night to get the measures adopted in parliament. Increasing year over year last month but only slightly. This shows how a slowing economy is hurting Investor Confidence and in Corporate News out today, the ceo was stepping down. This comes after an independent investigation says he was aware the company was inflating his profits over a number of years. Ibms earnings top which normally happens but revenues fell for a 13th straight quarter. It had to be because of the stronger dollar. You dont get revenue drops of 13. 5 . I dont know what organically it was. The strong dollar continuing to weigh on the
Hatians prepare to vote in longdelayed elections Home Sweet Home we are in mexico where a Community Found an unusual solution to dealing with the rising cost of the housing. First, palestinians in the west bang are preparing to bury a man that died from burn wounds suffered in an israeli settler attack on his home. His home was firebombed in an arson settler attack which killed his 18monthold son. He suffered Second Degree burns to 80 of his body. His wife and 4yearold son remain in a Critical Condition in hospital. Lets go to imtiaz tyab who is in duma where the father will be buried in the occupied west bank. Obviously a sad day for the family. What are feelings like are they running high within the community itself . I think more than anything theres a lot of sodness as they begin to prepare to bury the father. If you look over my shoulder i can show you where he will be buried. You see an open grave, and a smaller grave beside him. That is the final resti site of 18monthold ali, wh
Of troops or say what their roles will be. Global news, 24 hours a day powered by 2700 journalists and analyst, this is bloomberg. Bloomberg technology is next. This is Bloomberg Technology. Well do a deep dive into the currency market. Hit new high. Whats driving this current crypto mania. Plus, its a date. Apple officially gives a time and place for most significant Product Launch in years. Applediscuss what watchers are looking for. Cfo stepped up to the plate my conversation with Mark Okerstrom on his first order of business. To our lead it has a banner year in the realm currencies. Bitcoin, bitcoin cash. Those are some of the digital arrencies that have been on tear this year seen value skyrocket. Currency is crypto 170 billion and rising. Interest is at fever pitch. More bets being placed on currencies from high profile like mark cuban to some of the biggest banks across the globe will cover some of the issues aroundand the currency market over the next hour. Smootht just been sa
Secretary rick perry. A former Texas Governor also made the trip. President trump is pledging 1 million in disaster aid for victims of the hurricane. That is according to White House Press secretary sarah sanders. Trump arrived in texas to witness the destruction and visit with victims. The pentagon has begun to deploying additional troops to afghanistan. Defense secretary jim mattis said members of congress will be briefed before details are made public. Mattis did not give exact number of the troops or say what their roles will be. Global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. I am a alisa parenti. This is bloomberg. Bloomberg technology is next. Emily i am emily chang and this is bloomberg technology. Throughout the next well do a hour deep dive into the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin hits a new high. Whats driving this current crypto mania, and will it last. Plus, its a date. Apple officially gives a time and place for mo