Fireworks expected, but having said that, tokyo up by 2 . It is sitting around 113. Pretty good gains from exports, as well as the banks. Shanghai up i went and six cents and six tenths. Just taking you through some of the movers we are seeing this session. We are looking at banks when it comes to the china session. We are seeing a little bit of weakness, pressure coming. Reports to the pboc, chinese regulators are encouraging inks to pick up banks to pick up debt. We are seeing gains coming through from energy services. Parsons in sydney, of by seven and 3 10 of 1 . Of at 31seas, news billion purchase of property assets. That stock is up by 3 . Kansai electric down, 1. 75 . Just taking you through the aussie dollar, training at. 75 at the moment. This is the highest point we have seen from the dollar from july of last year. Rishaad thank you very much. A heat of pressure on the leadership in china as they try to meet this years growth target, which is at least 6. 5 7 . And retailsales
Unsolicited stakeover bid led by anbang insurance group. Well give you the latest. United airlines ceo back to work today but the activists are not cutting him slack. Whats ahead for munoz and the airline at large. Starwood is up sharply in premarket trading. They received a takeover proposal from chinas anbang insurance. Its worth about 75 a share in cash. The board of starwood says it is not changing its recommendation at this point and supports the companys planned merger with marriott, but they have a waiver from marriott that will allow them to negotiate until thursday. People familiar with the situation indicate the hope is they can hammer out a definitive agreement with anbang insurance, which has chris flowers, former investment banker people may have known. And primivera, not an old Italian Restaurant on the west side, but a large private equity firm in china. Some of these names may be unfamiliar, but the 76 a share all cash offer and that 5. 50 is a significant premium over
Downpour. Thats the way it will play out through at least the early afternoon hours. Get your rain gear ready. And the coat with the liner too. Temperatures go from around 50 now into the low 40s by noon and stay there. Windchills by the end of the day into the 30s. Little after 5 00. Lets find out about this damp commute so far. How is it looking, lauren . Not too bad so far. Northbound by playland parkway. It blocks a lane and not causing a delay. Something to take note of. A water main break is causing a few closures in the grays end area of brooklyn. Avenue u shut down between Ocean Parkway and east 9th street. Ill let you know when that clears. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Lauren, thank you. 5 01 on this monday. Breaking news in kansas where an amtrak passenger train derailed overnight. Amtrak says 11 of the 128 passengers on board were taken the others were taken to a nearby Recreation Center to wait for another ride. Fie five of the cars ended up on its side. They were he
Should i Say Something awful again . Ah, you know, why not. What the hell . [ bleep ] Magic Johnson. Dr. Rove is in the house. Karl rove has not examined former secretary clinton but hes not letting them hold him back for a diagnosis. According to the New York Post rove said this at a conference in los angeles last week. Quote, thirty days in the hospital and when she reappears shes wearing glasses only for people who have traumatic brain injuries. We know to know whats up with that. Heres the response from clintons camp, please assure dr. Rove shes 100 . This goes back to 2012 when secretary clinton fell and suffered a condition cushion that later resulted in a blood clot. She was hospitalized for three days and earlier some republicans dubbed benghazi flu. He dialed back his charge on fox this morning, kind of. I didnt say she had brain damage. My point was that Hillary Clinton wants to run for president , but she would not be human if this didnt enter in as a consideration if and my
Times chairman nunes will not confirm or deny speculation about his sources identity. And he will not respond to speculation from anonymous sources. And, yes, you have heard that many times. Im not going to get into the sources. We never talk about sources and methods. We dont talk about sources at this committee. We want more people to come forward. Well, the other alleged source, ezra cohenwatnick was the subject two weeks ago of this political report about how President Trump stepped in to keep the 30yearold aide on his staff. Now just minutes after the time broke that Story White House press secretary spokesperson sean spicer took to the podium. I want to ask you when you were asked if the white house had any role in providing information, you first said it didnt make any sense to you. And you went onto say, and im quoting you here, i dont know why he, chairman nunes, would brief the speaker and then come down and brief us on something we would have briefed him on. Doesnt seem to m