Matt u. S. Authorities worn americans to prepare for a can potentially coronavirus outbreak to prepare for a potential coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, rio tintos windfall. They report their highest fouryear profit in eight years on a surge in iron ore prices, but the Company Warns of significant uncertainty if the coronavirus persons. And a South Carolina freeforall. Democratic president ial candidates turn on Bernie Sanders and his rivals came to stall the front runners momentum. Matt, let me pick up with whats going on with breaking news this morning. Weve got a number of corporates reporting. Lets get to the luxury sector with hermes. 10. 7 . S up by the estimate was an increase of 10. 7 . Thats a redhead line across the bloomberg this morning. Still talking about ambition, some commentary coming out of the luxury french business. The ceo is saying it is too soon to know when sales will rebound. There is a potential normalization from coronavirus in china. In china, there has been
Life changing. Plus, marine a is a free man. Royal marine Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter, has been released from prison. Overnight. He received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. His wife spoke to this programme in march when she heard the news that he would be released. I spoke to him shortly afterwards and i think it took a little longer for the realisation to hit. I think he had worked very hard to prepare himself for not such good news, so once it had finally dawned on us that we were going to be together soon, we were very happy. Well bring you all the details in the next half hour. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. So much to talk about today, please get in touch, please get in touch. Porna bell was married to rob, a Science Journalist for three years before she discovered he was a secret heroin user. We have been speaking to her in her First Television int
Question. It is be prepared. There will be some negative statistics over the course of the next two or three months. They can impact confidence. We are not seeing that impact significantly at the moment. It is keeping a significant watch on that. Haveovernment and bank levers they can pull and are ready to pull them if necessary. Right now, i would not be are going strongly for those levers to be pulled. Manus that is pete redfern, the ceo at Taylor Wimpey. Thank you for joining us today. Anna that will do it for countdown. On the move. On the move is next. Anna it is 7 30 in london where caps on down to the start of european trade. This is on the move. I am anna edwards on site Caroline Hyde in berlin. Good morning to you. Caroline has the morning brief. Caroline good morning. Set for stimulus. The yen takes a dive after a with a ¥20 trillion boost will will and 20 trillion will a ¥20 trillion boost will and trading slop and overall charges hit the bottom line. Estimates. Ats we spe
Countdown. I am anna edwards. Manus breaking news, let us take it off with statoil, the Norwegian Energy giant. The market was looking for profit of 294 million. That is considerably less, the understatement at the start of the reporting day. Adjusted earnings at 913 million, that was after 1. 3 billion Capital Expenditures cut, adjusted net loss at 28 million. The estimate was for a net of 294 million. They are holding on to their output guidance. However, they have cut down to 12 billion, the first of a feast, as it were, a breaking news. We will have the ceo, eldar saetre. Anna let us get on to another corporate breaking numbers, that is santander. The bank of course based in spain, but operates globally, they have given us a net profit in lineillion euros, with the estimate of 2. 8 5 billion euros. They say they have a goal of raising Dividend Per Share in 2016. A business that has a number of headaches, eliminating around 1400 jobs in spain just this year. Low Interest Rate enviro
A split between the top and bottom as the premier league makes plans for the restart. Clubs at the top are happy to play out the season at neutral venues, but those near the bottom like brighton want the threat of relegation removed. Wright of relegation removed. Not as much rain around th week wright not as much rain around this week are compared with last and it is set to get a bit warmer. Not as much rain around. I will have more details later on breakfast. Its monday the 4th of may. Our top story new rules to help businesses emerge from lockdown are being considered by the government. Under draft proposals, employers would need to stagger start times and limit the amount of equipment that needs to be shared. Workplaces would also be asked to provide ppe if the two metre social distancing rules cant be observed. Andy moore reports. As we enter how sixth week of lockdown, deserted streets, like here in leeds, are all part of our new normal, but the government is now looking at how we