The same table in front of regulators. It may make it harder for the time Warner Comcast deal to go forward. It will be interesting to see if the comcast time warner deal does fall apart if the at t directv deal would go through. If theyre both announced in tandem, a lot of consolidation in that sector. The at t directv is a harder deal to go through. If you put it on the table with the comcast time warner deal, it makes the whole thing dicey for everybody, which is what i think theyre trying to do. New york state banking regulator is reportedly seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from Credit Suisse. The new York State Department of Financial Services made an opening bid of 1 billion but negotiations are expected to drive down the final penalty amount. The settlement with that agency would be in addition to the fine that Credit Suisse is discussing with the Justice Department. Of course the d. O. J. Seeking as much as 1. 6 billion from the bank. The journal calls this potentially e
A considerable time. For nassular setback up on commerciallaunch program. Commercial space launch program. , theseconds after launch commercial rocket exploded. We did lose hardware. We lost quite a bit of research hardware, which we will work with the different providers to get those back to the space station. Spacex is also used by nasa. Spending will increase next year by as much as 70 . Here is the chief operating officer. The investments we are making our longterm. These are large and strategic investments. The payoff will take time, but we believe they will provide a Necessary Foundation. Nowacebook said that mobile is back up again. The french drugmaker fantasy has ed its drone the maker the world series is all coming down to a Decisive Game seven. The Kansas City Royals scored seven runs in the second inning and went on to beat the San Francisco giants 100. Game seven is tonight in kansas city. The giants hope to win their third world series in the last five seasons. Now back t
But do i like it much better than the happy music at the top . I do. Do you . I think well get sued because it so clearly identifies with the walking dead. We had our walking dead pictures up there. That is why we have lawyers, dont we . Probably more overall financial pep than amc. Were bigger so we win . Andrew, isnt that how it works . Money controls youre tempting fate. We have the money. I think they like it its the biggest tv show in history almost. And what do they say about imitation being the highest form of flattery . There you go. Forget sugary chocolate the Global Market is getting an entirely different boost this morning with the bank of japan expanding monetary easing. Policymakers citing worries and a decline in oil prices that can hurt the areas. The yen dropped below did dollar to its lowest level since 2008, 1. 6 0. Check out the futures, at this point, there are some huge up sides to this. Dow futures look like theyre indicated to open up about 188 points. The s p fu
Andrew, welcome back. Thank you, becky. It is now official, weve been talking about it for weeks if not months, but bnp paribas has pleaded guilty to charges and paid ads 9 billion fine to resolve violations. 9 billion i think is the most any bank has ever paid in a case like this. The bank is banned for a year from conducting certain dollar transactions. Thats key and its important because its a key part of bnps International Business and will cost them and hit their bottom line. Fbi director jim comey yesterday with a message to all shareholders, not just those with a stake in bnp. The 9 billion thats walking out the door today is your money. We do these cases over and over again and shareholders money walks out the door. Until shareholders demand from their boards that those boards choose leaders who understand what it means to create a healthy culture of compliance, the money will keep walking out the door, well have to keep doing this work. And the penalties against bnp are signif
Germanys chancellor Angela Merkel speaking out calling crimeas referendum on joining russia illegal. Lets get to jim maceda of nbc news in moscow. We are looking at all the different ramifications and details. And one of them, jim, is the lock that russia has on energy in ukraine and the west would have to there eticly make up for that if they dont go with russia. So now we are looking at the details, and once again, a lot of it is about money when it comes right down to it. Reporter its about money, its about energy, and right now its about president Putin Holding all of the cards, joe. Were only six days away from the referendum you referred to in your lead. Taking place in crimea. But with those international monitors now prevented for the third time from entering the peninsula over the weekend, theres no reason to doubt that the final result will be a vote in favor of seceding from ukraine and becoming part of russia. Those russian or prorussian, if you will, troops continue to con