Hello. Welcome to countdown. Just gone 6 00 here in london this thursday morning. We have Earnings Releases as well as other things. The companys latest results showed a wider loss in 2013 dan previously thought. Dont miss our exclusive interview with the cfo later this hour. Elians from allianz breaking now. Neils anderson will talk to us after earnings break next hour. They own the biggest container shipping line. Breaking now. Fourth quarter has missed estimates. Analysts estimated 1. 3 one level is above what they had targeted. The actual figure for a operating profit, 10. 1 billion, up over the previous years mine. 4 billion and given some guidance. Operating profit will be between 9. 510. 5 billion. They have raised their dividend to 5. 3 euros per share up from 4. 5 and they will be looking to see whether they are planning share buybacks or will stick with an increasing dividend as well. Those are the early headlines from europes biggest insurer. Speaking to the cfo in about an
Good morning. You are watching the pulse. I am guy johnson. The latest. Inside of the luxury carmakers model. A grand opening. We will show you the pictures. Before i get to our top story, the pilot a union has announced a strike for lift hands. A. M. 6 00h to 10 00 p. M. That is going to be something they could have a Significant Impact on your travel plans. It is best to check in with the airlines. Lets talk about apples big a day. After weeks of speculation, and if you links to the they are and a few leaks. The tim cook is betting on wearable technology. Expecting an iwatch. The details of what we know. The anticipation. Caroline hyde joins us. Where are we . They have been stoking up the hype. Cook set we have an incredible pipeline and we cannot wait to share it. They are whetting the appetite and even building a three Story Building next to where they will begin when the speech in california. Maybe to show off some of the software. The devices are basically well in the Public Dom
Inshestors shrugging off a drop in First Quarter sales. They were hit by adverse currency effects. And the italian Prime Minister shakes up the corporate sector proposing ucos and investors take a dim view. Shares trading lower. Welcome to todays program. Well take a look at where we stand with equities. Just over an hour into trading. Pretty even stephen advancers versus decliners. Of course, yesterday it was up 22 points. Very strong retail sales out of the u. S. That pumped the u. S. Markets up. The s p was up eight. Played a little into todays session. Right now the ftse is down some seven points. Ukraine, just weighing a little bit here. Dax is off a third. Number of individual stocks that were looking at this morning, well kick off with those. There is a lot going on with this particular stock and shares suspended. They were down 10 at one point. Reports that the tuscan lender was planning to increase the hike. Trading down nearly 10 before they suspended. The bank now confirmed
What are we doing this morning . Jonathan called it yesterdays news but the stocks will trade higher in the United Kingdom. We are expecting an open up. Hendersono them at earlier who are saying that what is positive now is we will get some clarity. A fast track timetable from David Cameron. We will start to see the devolution of powers whether at the taxation or the regulation being handed up to scotland. Start to debate and january these rules hope to be passed. Dig oh this morning, a few discoveries whether it be 29 or so over the Scottish Border saying please dont add to regulation, own ad taxation. The future is bright when it comes to whiskey. How theve a look at british pound is reacting. Today it is a. 3 . Lets look at it on a two day basis. The biggest move we have seen in a year. We are basically up 1 against the dollar. On the bond market we are seeing how the United Kingdom has opened its morning. The yield is trading higher. Not sure if that has fully updated yet. Market,o
Alibaba raises 21. 8 billion dollars in its share sale. Welcome to countdown on this historic day. Lets get straight to the history, the top story in edinburgh for the scottish vote story on the independence. The votes are being tallied. Early vote tallies put the no campaign ahead. And that edwards anna edwards is there live. Shes been up since the wee hours. 1 30 a. M. The numbers started to trickle through. We started to see an early lead for the no campaign. 32 counts, six in the know campaign. The 32 counts of reporting. We have a great deal about the story now. The no campaign. Not means it looks as if the campaign has done enough here and its to remind you that this is no to independence, no to breaking up the United Kingdom. No or no thanks, he says he has been humbled by the amount of support the team has seen. The Scottish National party leading the yes campaign. Alex hammond on twitter congratulating the people in glasgow voting yes to independence. They did make some big wi