sir salman rushdie, who s now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walk out in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news talking business with aaron heslehurst. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. they re the most powerful group of shoppers in the world. but can the american consumer save the world from recession as gas prices, food prices and interest rates rise? i m going to be taking the temperature of the american shopper and ask if it s still true that when america sneezes, the world catches a cold. i m going to be discussing all of that with th
In its life as a Public Company at least and the biggest u. S. Grocer m a deal ever. And for the purposes of our hour, which normally focus on tech, a nice intersection between an old, Old School Business and a new one. Its amazing. Just from a headline perspective and news that affects people, i cant remember a deal this big i mean, maybe aoltime warner, but you cant eat time warner. Its really a way of bringing things together unlike so many people who are this deal is amazing, i see a number of challenges, potential problems with this deal not necessarily getting consummated, but actually making it work. The logistics operation that you need to run a whole foods is way different from one that you need to distribute using ecommerce if i want cheerios and gatorade, whole foods doesnt sell that so how do you blend the whole foods operation for say produce with the stuff that most people eat yeah, i mean, how do you do all that and be successful while still running whole foods in a way
Oil inventories tonight. The market, futures higher as stocks break their losing streak glimmers of a plan macys adds a Top Executive and announces a further restructuring, how the new ceo is talking about those changes. Forecast in decline in teen anl u usage. Stocks are poised to open higher playing a big role politico, jim, says the big six as they call them, has a lot more than they had in july when it was just six paragraphs. I thought mcconnell saying there is going to be a debt ceiling not an issue was really important. And i think that can be an underpinning for a potential rally, given the fact that until he said that, i think that it was just well cast there may be organizational principles here. Im not saying that i think anything can get done necessarily on taxes im also saying were not going to suffer from a debt downgrader. You believe mcconnell i do. I think mcconnell is trustworthy on this issue. I really do. I know im out there on that. Politico at the same time as a p
Inventories are on the way. Our road map begins with the election six days away. Polls show pretty much a dead heat. Hundreds of economists including Prize Winners urging voters not to vote for trump in an open letter. Alibaba shares are on the rise this morning, the Worlds Largest retailer showing strength and cloud and in mobile. And big beat for time warner, company also raising full year forecast as it gets ready for that merger with at t. Call is wrapping up and well get you headlines on that. But first up, futures are moving lower a day after the s p extends its losing streak to six. Data from adp shows private sector added 147,000 jobs last month, that is below expectations. Meantime, the feds latest Interest Rate decision and policy statement 2 00 p. M. Eastern time. And of course six days until the election, jim, the past six days on all of the assets i just mentioned, is that all jitters ahead of tuesday . You know what, im going to say it is. I was talking with my friend sar
For all of the dows implied decline, macys is no good either. Well get to all of that. Europe in the red this morning. Asia quiet overnight. And watch oil up four of five sessions following the best day in about two weeks. Our roadmap begins with four names down big this morning. Shares of macys falling hard after the companys Earnings Report this morning slashing guidance. Terry lundgren saying on the call we are not counting on the consumer to spend more ncht office depot and staples calling off merger after a judge blocked the deal. Both stocks taking a hit this morning. And disney shares falling after missing estimates for the first time in five years. A drop in espn ad sales and subscribers taking a toll on that quarter. Ncht first up, macys down in the premarket after the company missed on quarterly revenue and slashes their full year guidance. Retailers says Top Line Sales expected to remain below initial expectations. Macys Early Release Terry Lundgren saying we are seeing cont