7 00 if youre watching in amsterdam. Get to the phillips breaking numbers. , 374 quarter adjusted million euros. They are saying that the lighting separation process is well on track and that is a key topic of conversation. They are trying to exit the lighting business. Whether that is an ipo or a sale. How well is the medical equipment part of the business doing as they are trying to suffer out the lighting separate out the lighting part . They are looking to streamline their costs, adding on Servicing Agreements and incorporating more technology into their health care products. They have hired banks to prepare for this possible ipo of the liking business. We will speak to the chairman and ceo at ex 40 this morning on countdown. Just for a little bit of comparison, that revenue number looks to be ahead of estimates. That is the Early Morning earnings season that started monday. Over in asia, a conversation a combination of oil prices and a strengthening yen. Lets put that in a little
Stop in South Sioux City yesterday, we will tell you why. Coming up and. We will take you to des moines where Iowa Democratic leaders are turning their focus to statewide education. These stories and more coming up on abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae the gop president ial contenders faced off on the debate stage for the first time in 2016. At a showdown in charleston south carolina. Just a couple of weeks before the first votes are cast iiowa. Heres abcs Stephanie Ramos with more 7 gop president ial candidates. One debate stage. And no lack of attacks. First up. President obama. Fresh off of tuesdays state of the union address. Sot cruz president obama didnt so much as mention the ten sailors that had been captured by iran. Sot christie on tuesday, i watched story time with barack obama this debate. Had the candidates on the main stage. A last ditch. High profile effort to persuade voters before the february 1st iowa caucuses. The gloves coming off between donald trump and ted cruz.
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