Britain wants from a future trade pact. A warm welcome. This is bloomberg daybreak europe. I am anna edwards. Novartis. Will talk to some news breaking. In. Rtis numbers coming core earnings per share for the beat, quarter is a 1. 29. 3. 3 8 billion thirdquarter operating profit. This would be the first quarterly profit increase in three years. Helping them. The core earnings per share is a nice beat, thirdquarter profit 3. 3 billion. Novartis sees significant in the 2017 outlook is reconfirmed. Anna some hoping there might be a decision on that. Basf, how about strong is the chemicals story for this company . Thirdquarter revenue ahead of vestments. Adjusted eve also in line. Of the portfolio is in that area. Are they going to fix the guidance . Germany on at of 1. 5 billion Share Buyback program plan to start in the fourth quarter. I wontumber at give you that. That looks to be inconsistent. Is 491 income number million euros. Numberction on the sales , 3. 5 billion euros. Both those
And ready to conduct a trial. Analyst wrote on the website 38 north that satellite images show activity at the site. Still, south korea is downplaying expectations that a nuclear test is imminent. The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to wrap up the peacekeeping mission in haiti in midoctober after more than 20 years. The country has made steps followingbilization recent elections. The Council Voted to extend the mandate for a final six months during which 2300 military personnel will gradually leave. Global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im mark crumpton. This is bloomberg. Live from bloombergs world headquarters, im julie hyman. Abigail were 30 minutes from the close of trading here in the u. S. Joe the question is, whatd you miss . U. S. Banks reporting their first earnings under the Trump Administration. Will hear from the cfo of the nations largest lender, John Shrewsbury is wells fargo joins us
Face a very strong head wind. Two suspected terrorists are killed in a raid by belgian police. The threat level has been raised across the country. Welcome to countdown. The Oscar Nominations are up. Bird man and the grand Budapest Hotel top the list. The Swiss National bank lifts the cap against the euro. Japanese stocks have been falling as the yen traded at its strongest in three months against the euro on increased demand. Sovereign bonds and gold hit near fourmonth highs. This was frank is trading at close to parity with the euro. The countrys government warned about the impact of the s p decision on exports and tourism. Shares in swiss exporters went down. The swatch ceo describes the action as a tsunami about to hit the swiss economy. For more on the ramifications and the impact we go live to hans nichols. We are hearing many industry voices talking about this. Analysts and the markets were blindsided. That was the whole point. The Swiss National Bank President said that surpris
Extended by 700 million euros. Managing to keep themselves a float. Still money hemorrhaging out of the banks. 28 billion euros has been clawed back. We wonder whether that previous Prime Minister is extending an olive branch to the man who ousted him. Tsipras, will he need his help . Euro up. 4 . The lark largely we see the dollar down. Talks continuing in switzerland and still no deal when it comes to iran on the nuclear front. And to unleashing the oil they have at the moment. Will it be given to the market . Prices still falling. It is all about the United States. The dollar trading down 0. 3 . Many wondering what we will see from the payroll. The number to expect is 200 45,000 jobs added in the month of march. 245,000 jobs added in the month of march. Will it be bad news means good news for traders . If you get poorer Economic Data from the u. S. , are you pushing the can down the road . Will it not be till the end of the year when we see janet yellen raising rates . Will it give
Exit the bulk of its lending business, most of its real estate. The ceo is refocusing the company on its industrial roots. Apples new smart watch now on display in stores while online reorders push delivery dates for some versions into july. Apple what officially goes on sale april 20 four. Optimism for the new product lineup has pushed the Company Shares to record highs. Hillary clinton officially plans to launch her bid to become the nations first female president on sunday. According to people familiar with the matter, she will make the initial announcement in a video and head to iowa and later New Hampshire. We have got less than an hour to go until the close of trading. Scarlet fu is looking at the action on the street. Almost a triple digit rally in the dow. Almost. Getting close. Over the course of the day, 121 points. That is still more modest of a move been typical over the last three months. Scarlet this is the first threeday gain for u. S. Stocks since midfebruary and volume