A warm welcome to the program. It is 6 00 in london. We are just getting earnings from a number of engineering businesses around europe. Lets start with those numbers from siemens. A lot of news surrounding siemens. It announces its strategy review today. It has bought some Energy Assets from rollsroyce. It is involved in this battle for various assets. Lots to talk about. I have to deal with the earnings. David will deal with all of the other parts. Second quarter income from continuing operations, 1. 6 one billion euros. The analyst estimate was for a 1. 78 billion. Above last years figures. The good news for investors, the company has confirmed its forecast for the sheer of 15 earnings per share growth. T has confirmed that forecast earnings per share will be 15 . Markets remain challenging in 2014. Despite the fact that it has confirmed the growth forecast for this year, markets to remain challenging. It is a massive day for siemens. Lets talk about the companys new strategy. Lets
It is 6 00 this thursday morning. Bloomberg reporters are standing by with stories to deliver your day. And lacing up for the world cup. And the story on google and startups in berlin. Caroline hyde is looking crackdown on and following rate decisions across asia today. We get to the inevitable top story the world cup begins today. Croatia in the opening match plays croatia in the opening match. They are viewing the country as an opportunity. He is lacing up his boots. [laughter] the curious thing for brazil is not how the world cup has been attracting eyeballs to the assets of the country, but the opposite. It has been a magnet for negativity. You have pimco saying it is a good idea that is priced in. They take the contrarian approach. They are not the only ones. Nationalpe corporations there are multinational corporations. They see the longer career term trends is the more positive than what is being presented in adams. Give us the argument for brazil. Is a young population. The medi
I am olivia sterns. Coming up on the program, the worlds greatest golfer gary player shares how to perfect your swing as the u. S. Open tees off today. Our top story. Bnps coo is stepping down. Pressuring theen worlds biggest bank to dismiss de courcell. This link to investigations over sentient violations . Bnp is letting him go of his own accord. It was his decision to step down. There has been a lot of indications in the media that u. S. Regulators were calling for his departure. We should be clear. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing. I want to ask you about your sense do you think bnp can afford this if they get cut off from the u. S. Dollar Payment System . It is a lot of money. I do not think it was their intent to force the bank out of business. Spiraling bigger and bigger. Every bank has to pay more than the last one so the regulators can show they are taking a very aggressive approach. Fair, it is not the reason that is up to 10 billion because of the sense that bnp was
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