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Retailer tesco to announce it overstated profits by over 400 million. The g20 finance ministers are wrapping up meetings in australia saying they are close to adding an extra 2 trillion to the economy, but the group is warning that europes slowdown remains a major stumbling block. And it is playing out if we take at what is happening with the u. S. Equity futures. Right now the dow futures are down by 28 points below fair value. The s p futures are up by 7 points. Although, andrew, this is an improvement from earlier this morning. Yes, it is. Thank you for that. As joe was telling us, it is a merger monday. Its already shaping up to be a busy monday for deals. Just crossing the tape this morning, germanys merck buying sigmaaldrich. That company is valued at 17 billion. Thats a huge deal. We have both executives from both companies to join us first right here on cnbc and well have that interview at 6 40 a. M. Eastern time. Also, it is official, siemens is buying u. S. Oil field maker dr ....
Im suzanne maloney, im vicepresident and director of Foreign Policy here at Brookings Institution, on behalf of Foreign Policy and the Talbot Center for security and technology, im truly delight today welcome you to the special event today. Our first annual night forum on politics. This forum is named in honor of brookings Phillip H Knight and made possible through his gift to the Foreign Policy program. And the overarching goal of the phil knight gift is supporting essential research into interNational Security, grand strategy, military affairs, american alliances, and security partnership ....
Its were. Host john nixes late to see you again. Lets set the stage iv this. Some people are going to see the title and there are going to think local boy here we go another guy who doesnt like capitalism and who has a lot of criticisms of it and he is probably feeling guilty. The fact is that you are quite a ferocious capitalist and what is interesting to me is that you arent necessarily born that way but rather you talk in the book about your younger life as a young man, selfdescribed progressive. He lived in the housing coop in a food coop. You start a business and your views at the time and i will quayle you you embrace the ideology that business and corporations were essentially evil because they selfishly sought only profit. Then you start your business in the next thing we know youre reading Frederick Hayek and milton freedom Milton Friedman. Talk a little bit about ....
He highlights the practices of Companies Like whole foods and southwest, that seek to increase value for their shareholders by creating value for their customers and employees as well. Its about an hour. John, its a delight to see you again. Lets set the stage for this. Some people are going to pick up this book, see the title, and theyre going to think, oh, boy, here we go another guy who doesnt like capitalism, who has a lot of criticisms of it, even made money as ceo, probably feeling guilty. The fact is you are quite a ferocious capitalist and what is interesting to me is that you werent necessarily born that way but are somewhat of a convert, and you talk about your younger life as a young man, selfdescribed progressive, living in a housing coop, a food coop, start a business, and your views at the time you embraced the ideology that business and corporations were essentially evil because they selfy,ly south only profits. The ....