Yesterday was a standout day. It was the best day for the dow since may 19th the best day for the s p 500 since may 24th and the best day for the nasdaq since december 11th of last year. Things are looking cautious at the open overnight in asia, the nikkei finished up by 0. 8 . The hang seng and shanghai were weaker hang seng down by 0. 3 in europe, some of the early trading thatsalready taken place, you can see right now it looks like there are some modest advances for many major indices. The dax and cac are up the ftse is flat crude oil prices were under pressure yesterday crude settled at the lowest level since november of last year it was down 54 cents to 44. 20. This morning its down another 8 cents. Testing that 44 level at 44. 12 you got the beach on your mind a little bit. Okacean i was thinking ahead to stocks i have not had coffee yet. Following a developing story in barclays. Uk authorities filed criminal charges again the bank and four Top Executives under undisclosed payme
Chief of Bloomberg Businessweek all about global technology. Why now do this . Megan technology has always been a franchise that Bloomberg Businessweek. It is something we have distinguished ourselves on. We pride ourselves on the covers, the stories we are able to tell. We really wanted to keep global tech as a franchise and even make it more global than it already was. What you see in this issue are two themes. One is here are some of the companies in developments and entrepreneurs that are changing the world, like tencent. And also, the future is closer than you think. Whether that is fish skin being used to treat wounds or the race for space, things we thought were Science Fiction almost are not so much. We wanted to bring that to readers. Oliver this has got to be one of the Coolest Stories you guys ever had in one magazine. We want to keep this sort of Business Economic thing open, but the stuff is so exciting. What to you is most exciting that maybe you had not heard about or go
Chief of Bloomberg Businessweek all about global technology. Why now do this . Megan technology has always been a franchise that Bloomberg Businessweek. It is something we have distinguished ourselves on. We pride ourselves on the covers, the stories we are able to tell. We really wanted to keep global tech as a franchise and even make it more global than it already was. What you see in this issue are two themes. One is here are some of the companies in developments and entrepreneurs that are changing the world, like tencent. And also, the future is closer than you think. Whether that is fish skin being used to treat wounds or the race for space, things we thought were Science Fiction almost are not so much. We wanted to bring that to readers. Oliver this has got to be one of the Coolest Stories you guys ever had in one magazine. We want to keep this sort of Business Economic thing open, but the stuff is so exciting. What to you is most exciting that maybe you had not heard about or go
Chief of Bloomberg Businessweek all about global technology. Why now do this . Megan technology has always been a franchise that Bloomberg Businessweek. It is something we have distinguished ourselves on. We pride ourselves on the covers, the stories we are able to tell. We really wanted to keep global tech as a franchise and even make it more global than it already was. What you see in this issue are two themes. One is here are some of the companies in developments and entrepreneurs that are changing the world, like tencent. And also, the future is closer than you think. Whether that is fish skin being used to treat wounds or the race for space, things we thought were Science Fiction almost are not so much. We wanted to bring that to readers. Oliver this has got to be one of the Coolest Stories you guys ever had in one magazine. We want to keep this sort of Business Economic thing open, but the stuff is so exciting. What to you is most exciting that maybe you had not heard about or go
Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 and analysts in more than 120 countries. This is bloomberg. Bloomberg technology is next. Caroline im Caroline Hyde in for emily chang. This is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, 14 billion from the Television Empire he has always longed for. We will analyze the proposed merger. The road ahead for tech in the u. S. With donald trump in the drivers seat. Commerce secretary Penny Pritzker joins us for an exclusive. A reallife robot going to war in a virtual space. We will introduce you to the augmented reality battlefield. First, our lead. 21st century fox has reached a preliminary deal to buy sky for 14. 1 billion. Shares closed down more than 2 . Sky shares closed up 26 . You will remember Rupert Murdoch owns 29 of sky and has been trying to increase his stake for years. Joining us for more on this deal is alex sherman. Thank you for joining us. I remember six years ago when this deal first emerged because there was concerns about the