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The eus Top Court Rules that uber is a transportation service, not just a digital provider the company says it wont change how it operates in most countries. Enerthe innogy ceo resigns a profit warning and more pain for steinhoff, shares plunge again as the retailer faces a credit squeeze after accounting troubles. Uber is a taxi company, so says the europeanjustice after a landmark ruling. The definition of uber as a Transportation Firm rather than a tech Company Means it will have to comply with european transport law and regulations in eu Member States the app has responded by saying it does not believe the ruling will change how it operates on most of the continent and says it agrees to regulate services such as uber we are joined by peter woodhouse. Does th ....
Performance in what is normally its weakest quarter. The slumping crude price takes a toll on oil stocks, which underperform the European Market as investors worry an extended output agreement wont address the supply glut. Less than 48 hours to go until the polls open for the final round of the french president ial election. As emanuel macron extends his lead over Marine Le Pen. Good morning. It is friday, but not just any friday. Its jobs friday in the u. S. More importantly here in europe, it is the last trading day and the last friday before the second round of president ial elections in france. Thats all happening on sunday. Lets look at the stoxx 600 and how its doing this morning. Its off slightly to the tune of 0. 3 . Were seeing a bit of a pull back as we see that drop in oil price really weighing on the Energy Sector ....
Not a threat for the european economy. Weaker crude prices also weighing on oil stocks. Saudis Energy Minister hints that the Oil Market May not need a producer deal to rebalance itself. A resounding victory for francois fillon. The second round of conservative primaries putting the Prime Minister in position to win next years president ial election. And aberdeen hitting the top of the stoxx 600 after the value of its managed assets rises by 10 despite a net outflow of funds amid political volatility. Speaking to this program, the ceo downplayed the impact of the u. S. Election. Obviously, weve seen a temporary setback with donald trump being nominated as president , but i agree with the sentiment that great opportunity for 20172018. Hi, everybody, and welcome to the show. Very glad that youre with us for this full hour ....
And margin calls are triggered over secession plans in the country. And japans Prime Minister hailed this weekends vote as an indication for economics. And paris taxi drivers stage a citywide protest against uber. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Lets get straight to our top story this morning. The ongoing hostage situation unfolding in sydney. These pictures recorded earlier show armed officers outside a cafe in the Business District. A lone gunman is holding an undisclosed number of people but local media says about a dozen hostages are held captive. Within the last few hours, the number of people seen running out of the building. Earlier the hostages were also seen holding a flag against the shop window. Tony abbott said the governments allegations are known but we ....
We have less than an hour until the close of trading. Lets go to the breaking news desk where scarlet fu is looking at the action on the street. Scarlet the action was concentrated in the moment morning. There is some drama that has given way to a quiet afternoon. A sharp drop, and a recovery. We reached session highs about 90 minutes ago. We have since been drifting lower. The morning did feature disappointing economic data. An unexpected drop in Consumer Confidence for one, and another month of contraction in the richmond manufacturing. All of this is as the fed began a twoday meeting that concludes tomorrow. Right around the time the data came out, there was report that irans military seized a u. S. Cargo trip. The pentagon denied the report saying the ship fired upon was flying a Marshall Islands flag. Treasuries did fall with yields currently at session highs. You ....