germany s linde agreed to acquire home health firm acquire home health firm lincare for nearly $5 billion. chipmaker micron technology is buying a japanese rival; dell is buying quest software, and ever- bank is picking up one of g.e. s business lending units. with all these deals on tap, erika miller gets the outlook for mergers over the next six months. reporter: conditions in much of u.s. have been hot and dry. and we re not just talking about the weather. the first six months of the year were the weakest for wall street deal-making in nearly a decade. even with the spate of deals that occurred today. we are still trending for possibly the first down year for u.s. m&a since 2009. reporter: it s not for lack of cash. corporate america has over a trillion dollars sitting in the bank, representing over 70 weeks of net income. m&a is very confident-driven. and i think most of the global corporations are not confident in their business models. reporter: they re concer
is a symbol of peace. it will take on even more meaning this month as international negotiators meet to discuss how to regulate global arms trade. delegates from around the world have come to new york to talk about a treaty that s been in the works for years. international protocols regulate the exchange of weapons of mass destruction. but similar rules don t apply to conventional arms such as tanks and guns. guns, ammunition and other weapons fuel conflict and terrorism around the world. amnesty international says armed violence killed one person every minute. supporters of the treaty say it could save thousands of lives. japan, european nations, and some latin american and african countries are on board. the group held a press conference pushing for strict regulations. translator: it is difficult for us to control regional conflicts in which small weapons are used. we in japan must create an environment in which we can contribute to peace-building. reporter: but the key
what now? goldman sachs says brace for down side. the ism and ecb meeting. the barclays scandal claims its first victim as the bank s chairman resigns. could that actually mean your interest rates go up. busy week endfor m & a. and new york times says facebook is considering leaving the nasdaq, but wait, then it says it isn t. the bulls ruled the first half with the dow rising almost 5.5%, s&p up more than 8%, but goldman sticksing p theend price targets which would am to about an 8% drop. full-year earns as well, guys, the dow is 114 years old, when it s up for the first half, 71% of the time it adds to the gains in the second half, and 88% of the time it at least hangs on to some gains, so historically, numberology would say it s the wind is at your back. last week it was nike and ford. this morning it s a ubs downgrade possibly. so all of these things are building as we enter the second half of the year. you wonder how much wind will be at our back, and we face t
activity hitting a seven-month low. the lowest level since 2011, a change from a month ago. and japanese manufacturing sentiment, improving from the prior assessment. joe? thanks, steve. you have got to do that again. just for me. enrique? keep going. enrique, and what a great way to start a monday. that s the new guy. when we go to break, will you work with me? i may have to say that. i can roll my tongue with the best of them. enrique. enriqinreubenriqu enrique. this barclay guy, does he say the buck stops here. no, the pound stops here. i am surprised the brits don t say the pound stops here. several deals. bristol meyers, $31 a chair. and amylin, it traded in the $15 range before reports was servicing that bristol meyers was interested in a buyout, and they are collaborating on the products once it s completed. you know amylin is involved, and it s found in people that have dementia or alzheimer s, and am lynn is not understood well. i was glad bot
announcer: you re watching worldwide exchange bringing you business news from around the globe. okay. we re back. warm welcome to you. last night, spain did fairly well. not specifically on the data. although given how spain was the real winner last week they might have had a double whammy with the football win, too. we ve got the latest copulation with the 45.1. it s slightly better than the flash which is 44.8. it has just taken the euro dollar back up. not quite on the friday high that we saw. and the final excuse me, the output pmi index, 44.7 against 44.4. and, therefore, the employment index for the pmi, also slightly high. we had these initial numbers out two weeks ago. that would be when i was on the beach in rio. i think that was what you spent your time doing in rio. anyway, the point is they re not great. but they re a little bit better than the initial numbers that we got out. this fella pulls numbers out of china which we ll recap in a few moemts. r