that rob kaplan up about the boj today, saying the aggressive policies of governor kuroda are not the solution. one down for the hawks, a lot more to go when it comes to those guys. kathleen haysk you so much. coca-cola bottlers have reached what is being described as a basic agreement to merge, possibly by next spring. coca-cola east japan and coca-cola west will join up in a deal that will be worth combined sales of nearly $10 billion. the west will remain on the stock exchange with east japan to the list. india has successfully put eight satellites into space. the cargo included three satellites from india itself, plus three from algeria, and one each from canada and the u.s.. the prime minister tweeted about the launch was a moment of immense pride and joy for india. a new survey of the world's leading financial centers keep london public the heap, ahead of new york and singapore. the global financial centers index measures cities on their attractiveness to financial services on two levels, statistical data and a simple poll. the latest results but hong kong fourth in the 11th, and shanghai 16th. yenas created by the the group. takata meets its biggest customers this week.