Against russians deployed in the area. By consensus, the United Nations Security Council today formally nominated Antonio Guterres to be the next secretarygeneral. He spent 10 years as u. N. High commissioner for refugees he said he wants to serve the most vulnerable. The victims of conflict and terrorism, the victims of the violation of rights, the victims of poverty and injustices. The 193member General Assembly is expected to approve his nomination next week. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts around the world. Bloomberg technology is next. Emily im emily chang, this is bloomberg technology. Social media star snapchat may be getting ready for the Public Market. We will bring you up to speed on what we know. Plus, does anyone want to buy twitter . Shares fall 20 on news that prospects for a deal are falling apart. And a rare interview with the founder and ceo of chinas didi, how he won a care for and took over uber in asias biggest market. B
He died today at his home in ham burg at 96 years old. Cory i am cory johnson, in for emily chang. Coming up, emily sits down for an interview with one of the top executives of xiaomi. Apple shares drop after wall street analysts say there is weak demand for the latest iphone. Tmobile betting that free video streaming will drive user growth. Will the move hurt more than it helps . Hourly bottom betting that shopathon will reverse a plunge in market capital. Ma will answer the call for National Champions in technology. Emily chang is in beijing with this report. Emily we are here at the water cube, the olympic venue where Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals. Is kickingre alibaba off single day, the biggest shopping day of the year. It dwarfs cyber monday, black friday. Last year, 9 billion were conducted in transactions on alibabas platform. This is a day they invented to encourage shoppers to go out and buy for themselves. We are seeing more International Brands participating this year, i
Internationally. Investors may also get a reading of Chinese Consumer sentiment from singles day. The shopping frenzy is increasingly synonymous with a, whichbama alibab is moved to beijing. Sales are poaching last years 24 hour total. Lets take a look at the markets right now, hong kong and china currently close to lunch. Picture live in singapore, tokyo, and sydney but we are seeing the nikkei dropping lower, australia leading gains in the region. Cory i am cory johnson, in for emily chang. This is bloomberg west. Coming up, emily sits down for an interview with one of the top executives of xiaomi. Apple shares drop after wall street analysts say there is weak demand for the latest iphone. Tmobile betting that free video streaming will drive user growth. Will the move hurt more than it helps . Alibaba betting that a singles day shopathon will reverse a plunge in market capital. Jack ma will answer the call for National Champions in technology. Emily chang is in beijing with this repo