Lacqua in london. Bonds marketsd are closed for this Martin Luther king day. For our american viewers, happy holidays. A little pressure coming from some of the earnings. Without a doubt, these data points come from china. Which is why i am looking at the chinese data, filtering to the y uan. Eurodollar, 1. 2230. Euro strength, dollar weakness. Will that continue and when will it hurt european exports . 60. 25. Brent, 70. Airbus joins us in 30 minutes. They could check on the a38 if there are no orders from emir ates. Ofs, the vice chair Blackstone Group joins us. And of course, tom keene is in town for the week. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Nejra donald trump is an asteroid of awfulness according to the u. K. Shadow foreign secretary. Trump on the ut at bbc. He is an asteroid of awfulness that has fallen on this world. Ithink he is a danger and think he is a risk. I dont want him to come to the country. I dont think he should have been given the invitation in the way tha
Americans plan to shop this weekend according to the National Retail federation. Of course, how and where we do that keeps changing. Americans will do more of their Holiday Shopping online and at specialty and discount stores. And that leaves many questions about the role of traditional brick and mortar Department Stores. Thats our cover story this week. The holidays are traditionally the season of Department Stores. From the macys thanksgiving day parade and festive window displays to crowds of shoppers. But the stalwarts of retail are beginning to see their sales go elsewhere. Department stores are expected to see just a 1. 2 growth in sales for the Fourth Quarter of 2015. At the same time, Discount Online and catalog retailers are expected to have a much larger growth in sales. And americans are increasingly turning away from brick and mortar stores. The average consumer now plans to do 46 of their shopping online. Holiday shopping is even going mobile. More than 21 of smartphone ow
More than 135 million americans plan to shop this weekend, according to the National Retail federation. Of course, how and where we do that keeps changing. Americans will do more of their Holiday Shopping online and at specialty and discount stores, and that leaves many questions about the role of traditional brick and morter Department Stores. The holidays are traditionally the season of Department Stores, from the macys thanksgiving day parade and festive window displays to crowds of shoppers. But the stalwarts of retail are beginning to see their sales go elsewhere. Department stores are expected to see just a 1. 2 growth in sales for the Fourth Quarter of 2015. At the same time, discount, online, and catalog retailers are expected to have a much larger growth in sales. And americans are increasingly turning away from brick and mortar stores. The average consumer now plans to do 46 of their shopping online. Holiday shopping is even going mobile. More than 21 of smartphone owners now