She spoke to reporters about the reason to pause in order to restore order. But she didnt stop short of retracting this bill altogether. Our chief north asia correspondent Stephen Engle is in Victoria Park around the outskirts of that area where the protests began. What do you see . People are angry. ,hose are the words disappointed and angry after that press conference yesterday. Is targeted at a few points that she made. She stopped short of withdrawing the bill, saying it was still necessary. Obviously, the people coming out here want the bill withdrawn. She sidestepped repeated questions on whether she would resign. They also wanted a release of protesters who had been detained since wednesdays violent protests. They want charges to be dropped and want accountability. Is there any indication that we could see scenes from wednesdays clashes and violence . This rally is more like last sunday. Family, strollers, and kids on fathers shoulders. There are not a lot of hard helmets, goggl
Firms ceo. And congress probe into big tech kicks off the discussion on how facebook and google are challenging the news industry. We will hear from a top lawmaker who does not think big is necessarily bad. But first, to our top story. Apple has a backup plan if the u. S. China trade war continues to escalate. The companys manufacturing partner says it is able to make all iphones bound for the u. S. Outside of china if necessary. This group now makes most of apples smartphones at its chinese factory. Our bloomberg tech editor joined vonnie quinn with the details. Alistair this is an executive who was talking to investors and other people in taiwan, and our reporter in asia, debbie wu, was there to listen. This is more of a plan. They did not say apple asked foxconn to do this yet, but he was saying they are very capable of doing it. It has raised a lot of questions. We spoke to an analyst over here who looks at the smartphone industry, and he was saying that actualre talking about fina
I wanted to start with comcast. It is another story in the features section. What i loved about it is that it is kind of an old, stodgy Media Company that is transforming to the next generation. Joel this is a fun one. The son of the ceo, Tucker Roberts, is the guy leading the companys foray into esports. They are doing it in philadelphia, where the company has its roots, and they have even built a singleuse stadium for esports which is a crazy way you can really double down and try and make a big bet. But the question is, will it work . David another question has to be g. E. Betting on a new ceo. Market cap has been falling, what is the update on g. E. . Joel this is the most iconic american company, and it has hit every rung on the way down when last year it even fell out of the dow. The ceo came out of retirement to try to save the company. And it is really a question of, can he do it . It is the ultimate ceo test. The jury is still out. That is what we dug into. Taylor another stor
Challenging the news industry. We will hear from a top lawmaker who does not think big is necessarily bad. But first, to our top story. Apple has a backup plan if the u. S. China trade war continues to escalate. Hon hai, the companys manufacturing partner, says it is able to make all iphones bound for the u. S. Outside of china if necessary. Hon hai now makes most of apples smartphones at its chinese factory. Our bloomberg tech editor joined vonnie quinn with the details. Alistair this is an executive who was talking to investors and other people in taiwan, and our reporter in asia, debbie wu, was there to listen. This is more of a plan. They did not say apple asked foxconn to do this yet, but he was saying they are very capable of doing it. It has raised a lot of questions. We spoke to an analyst over here who looks at the smartphone industry, and he was saying that if youre talking about actual final assembly, which is what foxconn does, putting together all the components in an ipho
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