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Down by 11. We have a couple of stories were watching this morning. Earnings central today. Quarterly results before the bell from dow component ge and honey well. Also Economic Data is going to be front and center because at 8 30 eastern time well get the Consumer Price index and then at 10 00 we get consumer sentiment. Also the Spring Meeting of the imf and world bank taking place in washington. Among the headlines greeces finance minister is promising to compromise in loan talks but also pushing back against some of the reforms. Greeces borrowing costs soared this week amid growing fears of a debt default. You were watching some of the bond yields for greek bonds. They skyrocket to the highest level in ten months. The yield. The price has dropped. I was focussing on my you werent listening. I was focussing on hitting t ....
Last night we told you the widely held dow component was close to a deal to sell its real estate portfolio. What we didnt know is that that was just the beginning. The company is planning to essentially shed its entire finance unit. The first move is a 26. 5 billion sale of most of its real estate and mortgage portfolio to blackstone and wells fargo. But ge is not stopping there. The company will dramatically slim down ge capital over the next few years and buy back 50 billion worth of stock. That buyback ties apple for the biggest single buyback ever. Wall street loved the moves and sent shares higher by about 11 on the day. Mary thompson has our look at the deal and the new ge. Reporter in its most aggressive move in 14 years of ceo, jeff plans to slash the ge finance unit. Once a strength for ge seen as a drag now. We felt from an investors standpoint this was the right time. Reporter right time because low rates mean yield hungry buyers pay for these assets and selling them mean ge ....
Last night we told you the widely held dow component was close to a deal to sell its real estate portfolio. What we didnt know is that that was just the beginning. The company is planning to essentially shed its entire finance unit. The first move is a 26. 5 billion sale of most of its real estate and mortgage portfolio to blackstone and wells fargo. But ge is not stopping there. The company will dramatically slim down ge capital over the next few years and buy back 50 billion worth of stock. That buyback ties apple for the biggest single buyback ever. Wall street loved the moves and sent shares higher by about 11 on the day. Mary thompson has our look at the deal and the new ge. Reporter in its most aggressive move in 14 years of ceo, jeff plans to slash the ge finance unit. Once a strength for ge seen as a drag now. We felt from an investors standpoint this was the right time. Reporter right time because low rates mean yield hungry buyers pay for these assets and selling them mean ge ....
Dollar goes to a tender offer. And ackman says, hey, wake up, allergen. He calls their actions embarrassing. And the first deal at microsoft reports theyre close to a 2 billion purchase. The target, the video game maker behind mind craft. First up, apple creating all that buzz by unveiling new iphone 6 models, which are larger than their predecessors as well as that apple watch and the mobile payment system. Stocks rose sharply, up more than 4 at one time, after apple pay was announced, but then lost its gains following the unveiling of the apple watch. It did finish the session lower in true apple fashion. A lot of analyst calls. A lot of media buzz today. The new york times, their headline is, quote, apple is back better than ever. Yeah, first of all, you are iron man. Last i looked, he was there. Maybe there are two carls. A lot of other media areas. When does the other carl come in . I think we ought to step back for a second. First of all, when the watch came out, the misfortunate ....
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up mps demand the government allow them to continue voting by video link. And say the new giant queuing system isnt working. It all looked more like exercise in a category c prison for white collar criminals rather than the mother of parliament. Labour hardens its attack the government over its handling of coronavirus, but borisjohsnon reckons the country wants to see a united front. I really do not see the purpose of the endless attacks on public trust and confidence. I have supported the government openly and taken criticism for it but boy does he make it difficult to support this government. And an mp defends changes to the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. One reason why this house stood up for the rights of all women in the United Kingdom was because it was too difficult does ....