Citys police superintendent. This comes after a video showing a white officer fatally shooting a life teenager. You can get more on these and other breaking stories bloomberg. Com at. Mrs. Bloomberg. Coming up, Mark Zuckerberg gains a daughter and gives away a fortune. The facebook founder announcing his plans to donate 99 of his shares in the social network. Plus, a changing of the guard. Can the new leader save the smartphone business . And what goes down must come up a new investment in snapchat. Mark dose of news from zuckerberg. They are the proud parents of a baby girl named maximo. He planned to give away 99 of their shares in facebook worth about 45 billion. In a letter to their daughter he said our society has an obligation to invest and improve the lives of all those coming into this world, not just those who are already here. Joining me with more is our bloomberg billionaires reporter tom metcalfe and sarah. What is happening here . 99 of his facebook shares. It is worth 45
That she was a contraction. I want to Bloombergs Julie Hyman with more on numbers. Julie contractions are a negative surprise. Economists had estimated 15 and inalf, expansion manufacturing. Instead, we got a reading of 40. 6, even after we have the Market Manufacturing number 15 minutes ago that showed an expansion, a better than estimated number. A couple of different readings. Prices paid rising less than estimated, a reading of 35. 5. At the same time, we got Construction Spending month over gain that gained 1 ,. 6 estimated here. Overall, it looks like the isn manufacturing report is considerably worse than had been estimated. We have been seeing for some time waning manufacturing numbers. This is the biggest decline since june of 2009 in manufacturing. Betty it is knocking stocks off the peak. Julie if you look at what is going on with the u. S. Averages, lets take a look. Weve been seeing a bounce back from yesterdays decline. Heading into what is traditionally the strongest mon
And volkswagen recalling cars in india. Than 19e announced more recalls. Lets look at markets. Hong kong and china, currently closed for lunch. Trading in they the morning. This is how it looks at the moment. Singapore up 0. 8 . I am back in half an hour with another update. Time for bloomberg west. Emily im emily chang and you are watching bloomberg west. Coming up, Mark Zuckerberg gains a daughter and gives away a fortune. The facebook founder announcing his plans to donate 99 of his shares in the social network. Plus, a changing of the guard. Can the new leader save the smartphone business . And what goes down must come up, a new investment in snapchat. A big dose of news from Mark Zuckerberg. He and his wife are the proud parents of a baby girl named maximo. His wife and he planned to give away 99 of their shares in facebook worth about 45 billion. In a letter to their daughter he said our society has an obligation to invest and improve the lives of all those coming into this world
George washington in march of 1776. Today, pursuant to senate bill 309 we will present a gold medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol whose valor and dedication saved countless lives during world war ii. The Civil Air Patrol was organized some six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Its members flew more than 24 million miles on coastal patrol. They summoned help for ships and survivors in distress, they spotted enemy submarines, dropped bombs, depth charges and some 64 americans died during these operations. Those who lived have quite the stories to tell. Many of them are with us today. Please join me in welcoming these american heros to our capitol. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors by the United States Armed Forces Color Guard and the singing of the National Anthem by the Brass Quintet and the retiring of the colors. Color halt. Present arms. Please remain standing as the chaplain of the United States senate, dr. Barry black, gi
The rev rand, john a. Boehner. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the u. S. Capitol. Thank you for being here to continue a great tradition. One that dates back before our country was even a country. The congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. The first was George Washington and today, we will present a gold medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol with valor and dedication saved countless lives in world war ii. The Civil Air Patrol was organized some six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Its members flew more than 24 million miles on coastal patrol. They summoned help for ships and survivors in distress, they spotted enemy submarines, dropped bombs, depth charges and some 64 americans died during these operations. Those who lived have quite the stories to tell. Many of them are with us today. Please join me in welcoming these american heros to our capitol. [ applaus