Testimony. And a bloomberg exclusive. Morrison has contacted private equity and waning interest on taking the supermarket private. Hello and welcome to countdown. Its just gone 6 00 wednesday morning in london. Bloomberg reporters are standing by ready to deliver the stories to drive your day. Manus cranny has been digging into Janet Yellens testimony. Asia shares are gaining for a sixth day on the back of Janet Yellens comments. Looking at the bank of england Inflation Report today and stay with countdown for these big interviews. Right now. G we will speak to the ceo next. Our for more insight our very own Francine Lacqua ds for anto harro exclusive interview with ahmad alsayed. We will hear from that interview through the morning. Heineken just coming through. Fullyear operating profit coming in at 2. 9 4 billion euros against analyst estimates of 2. 96 billion euros, so just a shade lower but in the same region. They see organic Revenue Growth in 2014. Interesting insights coming t
Hello. This is todays Worldwide Exchange. Im ross westgate. And im kelly evans. Rio tinto shocks the market. The mining giant reveals it will book a 14 impairment charge. And boeing hits more turbulence. This as top rival airbus gets set to report its commercial results within the hour. The biggest retailer in paris talked about sales improving in the Fourth Quarter because of strength in its two biggest hkts. And bank of america and citigroup will report earnings in the u. S. With mortgage lows expected to weigh on results. Hello and welcome to todays Worldwide Exchange. Plenty to get to on the corporate front. Maybe things are getting better. So much corporate thus. Much less of the European Central Bank Crystal Ball action. Well get to all of on those stories. Were going all over the world to bring them to you. Rio tintos ceo steps down ask well ask whether the miners mozambique actions are to blame for his sudden exit. Boeing is set to report 2012 orders. Here in london, well take
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Kushner lost his security clearance . Jared kushner is the president s soninlaw. He is married to the president s daughter, ivanka. Mr. Kushner still works in the white house. He still has the white house Senior Adviser title that he has had ever since he first got to d. C. But mr. Kushner apparently is no longer allowed access to any classified materials. Because he was not able to get a security clearance. One of the reported concerns about his security clearance application were these repeated allegations that he was mixing conversations about the needs of his familys real estate business with conversations he was having about u. S. Government policy as a white house adviser. Thats the kind of thing that can keep you from getting a security clearance. If you are giving Business Owners or donors or foreign governments the impression that if they financially help out your Family Business that might give them an edge when it comes to getting what they want from the u. S. Government, th
On his shoulder. I dont think hes going to like it very much. I mean, its one thing to hear funny and incisive criticism of the president. Lots of people do that. All i could think seeing that tape and the bits of it i knew you would have on your shows how this functions inside the president s mind, to have a guy who is actually one of the richest people on earth hoos which is a milieu he not only aspires to but has been a pretender to for so long. I have a feeling this is going to be a very potent thing for the president. I think youre very much right about that. Congratulations on breaking that. Thank you very much. Exactly. Thanks, my friend. Well done. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Super happy to have you here. Theres lots going on in the news tonight. Lots to get to. Do you remember when Jared Kushner lost his security clearance . Jared kushner is the president s soninlaw. He is married to the president s daughter, ivanka. Mr. Kushner still works in the white