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this is a pope we seen before who doesn t shy away from talking about the tough stuff. so he is being advised not to use the word rohingya. he is being advised to use the word bengali. whatever word he uses the word bengali. whatever word he uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am uses the bridge those local sensitivities, iam pretty uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am pretty convinced pope francis is going to talk to aung san suu kyi today about this issue, and put it firmly on the table. it is his style, it is his way. it is his way, and i think he feels he is called to a position to do this kind of thing. he has been very open about that since he became pope francis. but aung san suu kyi will be prepared, she will be ready to say what she is going to say, but it is interesting how the catholic community are very nervous about this there. they are in a minority there. it is 1% of the population. the rohingya, bengali population is about 4%, or was ....
against the dollar. the bitcoin bounce. the cryptocurrency surges more than 7% as trading starts on the world s biggest futures exchange. are we heading for another new year selloff? matt: we re less than a half-hour away from the european open. let s take a look at how the equity index futures are doing with no comment from the on the bitcoin news. you see futures down a third of down .2%. we saw big gains for futures earlier, so if we have red arrows across the board on futures, that is interesting considering how strong they were this morning about 10 minutes ago. how it is interesting things are starting to turn around, because friday we saw be s&p 500 trading up by .9%. the nikkei overnight is up. matt: i am going to say that those futures were somehow incorrect. i still see strong gains on my bloomberg. the dax futures are up .8%. i am going to say those should have been green arrows. guy: always believe the bloomberg i think of the message from this. that is the ....
independence and we are live for the tory party conference. we also have an all-star guest lined up, john fraher. ellon we speak to jim mal on his new book. we are live in moscow, where john fraher will leave a panel discussion with vladimir putin. in the meantime, we have a packed data check. the dollar is slipping. global stocks seem to be a little bit mixed. what all to do with investors are trying to figure out, who the next fed chair will be. we understand the president has a shortlist of candidates, but they all have very different policy agendas. you have some hawks, you have some doves and they are trying to figure out the most likely will get it. i am also looking at spain. stocks are resuming their decline after the king criticized the catalonian separatists for unaccountable disloyalty. and if you look at spain, the nation s bond yields are rising. in the meantime, we are getting breaking news out of the eurozone. pmi is rising a touch more than expected. pre ....
slightly. and would you pay to use an airport lounge. access is often a perk for business and first class travellers, but with more of us looking to travel on the cheap, we are speaking to the man who wants to pamper us before we off. today we ask the question after a potato shortage hits new zealand, sparking a crisp crisis. how much would you be willing to pay for a packet of crisps? could you live without them? hello and welcome to business live. europe s airlines are struggling like never before. three have gone into administration this year alone and one of those alitalia is up for sale, but the big question is can anyone save italy s nationalflag carrier? the airline currently flies to over 80 destinations around the world and its fate is being closely watched. bids for the airline were coming to an end today but thanks to yet another last ditch intervention from the government it has been given more time. in february this year, alitalia had debts of around $3 ....
also this morning: attempting to break the brexit stalemate, theresa may heads to brussels for surprise talks with eu leaders. new kid on the block, sebastian kurz is on course to win austria s election. at 31 he d be the world s youngest national leader. good morning. are young people in too much debt? a third of them are worried about repayments, and the regulator says it s an issue. i ll be looking at what can be done a little later. in sport, a last minute penalty from wayne rooney saves everton from another defeat, but is it enough to save mangaer ronald koeman‘s job? good morning. first, our main story. all schools in northern ireland will be closed today in preparation for storm ophelia, which is expected to hit the uk with strong and potentially dangerous winds in excess of 80mph. ophelia is already beginning to make it s presence ophelia is already beginning to make its presence known in the republic of ireland, where schools will also be kept shut after a re ....