What do you have coming up, and hows the weather . So far, so good on the weather. Actually last time we were doing it outside on the island. Today were doing it inside on the off chance the weather does worse than it has been. Were at the annual Sports Complex conference going on. We have a huge lineup of guests throughout the broadcast. Bruins ceo george pine is going to be with us and arcs cathie wood. We can have a debate about bitcoin with her. So much going on in her world. Then well have a conversation with ceo ted leonsis who weve been talking about because hes been involved in that deal in washington, back and forth. And at 8 15, an exclusive interview, First Time Ever on cbc, steve cohen, now, of course, the mets owner, but maybe better known to those on wall street as the chairman and ceo of point 72. So many folks in the sports world. We have many of the commissioners from all over the league. I think we have michael rubin, arod, i saw last night. Corbin is trying to buy th
Battle for patents for the second time in seven years. Donald trump calls on carl icahn to help him combat excessive regulation as the activist investor will become the president elects special adviser. Good morning. Good morning. Do you hear that . Whole bunch of kids super excited. Santa on the way. Always on the roof. Dasher, dancer, prancer. I think we should do something on reindeer, whether or not they really have red noses. The stoxx 600 flat to a couple points lower. You would anticipate we would be looking at light liquidity at the moment. People already packing up their bags if theyre heading to the caribbean. Trade very thin. Just a reminder that officially the japanese market is closed tomorrow because of the emperors birthday. So we will have no trade another reason for quiet. Exactly. Mixed markets in europe, the ftse, xetra dax, a bit lower. To the upside, media, autos, healthcare. Big story in healthcare biotech, the underlying pharmaceuticals. Basic resources off by 1
First round of president ial elections in france. Been ringingua has as the news throughout the weekend. We see her in paris. I watched the special yesterday. The question i came back to was how could we get to a world where the two established parties in france did not even make it to the second round . Francine this is significant. There will be a lot of introspection and navelgazing today from the candidates who did not make it. There are two lines of thought. First is that france is ready to reform. They want growth and a more market friendly economy. That is why they voted for a 39yearold the wants to shake things up but is not too scary. How does that explain 40 of the votes going to extreme candidates, Marine Le Pen and jeanluc melenchon. There were four candidates. You can see the old school, the republicans almost had a clear win until january when we had Francois Fillon immersed in a scandal about paying his family without work being done. Macron won because he was the most p
Under 30 minutes until the end of a session. Go. It will extend until the end of qe 17. The caveat, the ecb can expand or extend if the outlook worsens, it can buy assets below the deposit rate if needed and abide bonds maturing between one and 30 years come a whole load of measures. Look at the move in the market come equities are rallying and we see the euro fall and bond yields are rising. Lets look at the other big stories. It is a month since the u. S. Election, the 2 trillion shock is what some could call it because since last november 8 a month ago today we have seen global stocks, the blue line is risearket capitalization by 2 trillion and the bond market, the Bloomberg Global aggregate market value, a tongue by 2r, but it has fallen trillion, one rising 2 trillion and one falling 2 trillion. You know why come all about the reflation train come a lovely chart and very simplistic. I want to show you about the differential in performance between the european stock market and the
Built insubmarine mumbai by a french ship builder. An investigation is underway. Catherine first, in italy, 120 to have died in a powerful 6. 2 magnitude earthquake that struck the center of the country overnight. That toll announced by the italian Prime Minister who is in the region. This is the most powerful earthquake to strike italy since when more than 300 died in same region. World leaders offering assistance. Italian Prime Minister, matteo renzi, is promising a rescue effort. Hearts fallenith with tears want to remember these are stories of families, human, women, men, beings. Therefore, the primary sentiment commotion, pain, and profound emotion. Sentiment that can be found across the country from the north to the south political or personal ideas. This is an italy thats in solidarity with the this territory. Catherine hundreds of rescue crews from across italy and the thecan have flocked to towns, a 90 minute drive east of area. N a popular tourist reporter rescue operations i