For hours and thats the first time ive looked at him. Your hair looks good. Erik lets look at the headlines and manufacturing. Scarlett an increase of 2. 1 , and the consensus was 2 , so slightly better than economists were looking for. I believe this was the first increase since last july as well. This was the month of march. What is interesting here is that the previous rate of a gain of 0. 2 has been revised to a drop of 0. 1 . February was weaker than anticipated and march numbers were slightly higher than economists are looking for. If you back out transportation orders, factory orders were unchanged, 0 . Whereas for the february numbers, it was revised down from 0. 8 to 0. 1 . The Financial Markets are coming off of their highs, still a by 0. 1 . It is hard to say if that came out right after factory numbers of coming out. If i look at the dollar right now, the u. S. Dollar index slightly higher here, 9537. We have seen manufacturing numbers softening for the past few months now,
Both sides. The securities and Exchange Commission has a new warning to Bond Fund Managers that has to do with structural issues that have crept into the market. We will tell you about the implications. We want to start with breaking news on new skin. Sterns, ise, olivia there with everything you need to know on this story. Shares in new skin are down and the stock has been halted in trading twice. Comingllows allegations from a chinese newspaper saying new skin has been suspected of an illegal pyramid game. This is a company that makes nutritional and skin ruddocks and the government says they are investigating these allegations. Tearkin has been on a recently, the stock quadrupled last year. New skin denies these allegations, but this calls to mind another herbal Nutritional Supplement company that has been accused of operating a pyramid game herbalife. Herbalife shares are down 10 . It a pyramidalling scheme. Its interesting to see what analysts reaction has been. One has cut the re
United states. My colleague is off today. She will be back tomorrow. Were live from bloombergs European Headquarters right here in london. Lets start with the main story of the day. The conflict in the ukraine is escalating. Violence is spreading across the country. President obama and german chancellor Angela Merkel warned that theyre ready to impose more measures against russia. Isthe phone from moscow Bloomberg News reporter henry meyer. Walk us to the events and let us know what is happening. In the last hour, the russian news service, interfax, has reported that ukraines essential government has resumed military operations in the city vyansk. That could provoke a russian response. They have talked before about how theyre concerned about the ukraines military operations in the east of the country. In addition to that, we have reports of fighting in easternmost part of the country. Perhapsically and geographically, most importantly, we have unrest in the city of odessa, which is in
Kind of quiet on the earnings front. It will get busier as the week goes on. Davos is one week away. I will be in zurich. Lets do a data check. Were looking at stocks and bonds and commodities. The yield is 2. 85 . Crude goes nowhere. Where did the vix close on friday . Nicely under 13. That is interesting. It speaks volumes about a sluggish jobs report. We will talk about that today. 6. 04. Inese yuan, that is a shop for anybody on the asia watch. Were blowing through to east stronger yuan. A good morning to all of you watching in canada as well. It is a twisted weekend. She sort of dressed like tina fey this morning. Scarlet fu with the front page. Were working on that. Page story, the Iran Nuclear Deal will take effect starting next monday. They will stop producing weapons Grade Nuclear fuel. Theeturn, remember that u. S. Will temporarily suspend the economic sanctions. Relief will be worth about 7 billion. It is a step. What size step would you give it . It is a first up. It is the
Get them confused and eating the dogper instead. Thank you for watching tonight at 5 00. Back in 30 minutes and update you on the storm. Glor on the cbs evening news this thursday, a surprise guilty plea from the president s former lawyer saying he lied to congress. One of the few migrants granted asylum details what its like inside the caravan. And the Christmas Display that sparked a bitter Holiday Light fight. All that beginning with the headlines in 60 seconds. Mr. Cohen has cooperated. Mr. Cohen will continue to cooperate. Todays big stunner Michael Cohen pleading guilty for lying to congress. Hes a weak person, lying very simply to get a reduced sentence. If anything the president has said is true, why are all his closest associates being found guilty about lying about their ties to russia . Reporter an arrest made into in hoover, alabama of an officer mistakenly shot and killed a man they thought
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