Spain exits deflation, the country also posts its strongest quarter growth in three years. The key inflation figure for the eurozone as a whole due in one hour. Plus, brace for impact. Were joined on the show by dr. Doom himself, mark farber who says equities are facing a crash this year that could be worse than what we saw in 2008. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Hello, a warm welcome to the program. Mark farber is with us on set. Well be getting to him fairly shortly. First, alstom shares are soaring higher as they open for their first day of trade since monday. The firm says it is considering a 17 billion effort from General Electric for its power unit that includes 13. 5 billion in enterprise value and 3. 5 billion in cash. Alstom will make a decision by may. It all comes as rival siemens says it needs a month to prepare a bid for the country. Where does this leave us exactly . Stephan, where does this leave the french government
With overseas visitors struggling to go cashless in China, mobile payment app providers have worked to make it easier for them, and the central bank has told businesses to still accept cash payments.