Adopted a hardline stance against the palestinians. He has attacked netanyahus policies. Netanyahu claimed victory in front of a large crowd in tel aviv aviv. Against all odds we achieved a victory many. The result allows us to go back to power. We will wait for the real result because this is just a projection. Everything is still open. Its still not clear yet who the president will order to form the next government. The Zionist Union are seeking the support of centrist parties. Negotiations to form a coalition are expected to be tough. Three men who used a psychedelic image of buddha wearing headphones to promote their bar have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for their advertisement. The men were arrested in december after posting the depiction on facebook. International human Rights Groups condemn the verdict, they say its an assault on freedom of expression and called for their release. About 90 of myanmar citizens are buddhists. Monks are not allowed to drink alco
30 for china. Asked about the atomic bombings on hiroshima and nagasaki. 56 percent of americans said it was justified. 34 said it was not. When factoring age, the majority of those 65 and over approved of the bombings. For those between 18 and 24 slightly less than half gave the same answer. At the end of the war, 85 of americans thought the bombings were justified. Looking at china the latest survey found that 60 of americans think chinas rise as a military and economic power makes u. S. Japan relations more important when asked where economic focus should be 43 of americans choetsz china. 56 named japan. The results show the u. S. And japan have forward looking and solid ties based on mutual trust. Americans are also very pragmatic about asia. And they know that chinas a rising power and we have to deal with it they dont trust china. But they also know that economically we have to deal with china. The u. S. Government is willing to work with japan to face china. A crew man aboard on
34 said it was not. When factoring age, the majorit of those 65 and over approved of the bombings. For those between 18 and 24 slightly less than hal gave the same answer. At the end of the war, 85 of americans thought the bombings were justified. Looking at china the latest survey found that 60 of americans think chinas rise as a military and economic power makes u. S. Japan relations more important when asked where economic focus should be 43 of americans choetsz china. 56 named japan. The results show the u. S. And japan have forward looking and solid ties based on mutual trust. Americans are also very pragmatic about asia. And they know that chinas a rising power and we have to deal with it they dont trust china. But they also know that economically we have to deal with china. The u. S. Government is willing to work with japan to face china. A crew man aboard one of the largest wrarships ever built has given himself a new mission. He worked on the flagship and is one of the few peo
Open as futures are weak. More worries about rate hikes pushing the dollar to 12year highs. Oil below 50 the group likely to maintain production at june meeting. Tenyear yield in the neighborhood of 2. 15. U. S. Markets unpressure taking a cue from earlier declines overseas. Higher dollar lower oil, Interest Rate related uncertainty. Echoing through the ecosystem, find out if apple customers, investors and Business Partners got everything they wanted out of the presentation. Qualcomm higher premarket, launching Million Dollar buyback as well. Stocks are selling off after yesterdays brief rally. Weaker than expected data from china, concern about greeces debt deal helping fushpush futures lower. Dollar strengthening to i 12year high against the euro. Investors weighing potential for early rate hike. Dick fisher saying a rate hike needs to be prompt the wage picture is exactly as you would expect, its a lag and theres not linearity there. Domestically, yes it should happen sooner rather
Met this morning a 70 billion merger. Royal dutch shell buying bg group. Will this finally trigger energy . Tesla upgrades the model s with a starting price of 74,900. More features a larger battery has tesla shares moving higher in the premarket. It is earning season. Alcoa set to report tonight. Apple watch review season. Were going to preview both in just a minute. First up Royal Dutch Shell striking a me da deal to buy bg group. Shell says the combination would add 25 to its proven oil and gas reserves and make it the Worlds Largest producer of liquefied national gas. Heres what shells ceo told cnbc europe about the deal this morning. This is not a bat on the oil price. This deal works in a whole range of oil and gas prices. Of course we still believe in the longer run in a few years time we will see the longterm fundamentals we assert itself. We will see Higher Oil Prices than what we see at the moment. Of course, this deal will look not just very good it will look fantastic. Jim