amin: honestly right now some 75 percent of our business has died.before quarantine it was very busy, we'd never sit around outside like this. >> amin had a thousand customers a month before the coronavirus struck. now it's around 200. he had to fire his 4 staff and get his son in to help. now they only make enough to cover the 7 thousand dollars-a-month rent. next door, a clearance sale is underway. sierra robinson is the last employee standing. sierra: i am getting a very small amount comparitive to what i would normally have available not just to survive but to live -- to not be afraid of where my next meal is coming from. to make matters worse, the contract on her apartment is now expiring. she and her partner cannot afford to rent a new place. sierra: in the absolute worst case i would have to leave new york. which is the last thing i want to do. i worked really hard to be here. >> thousands of businesses ruined, dreams shattered, hundreds of thousands of jobless. many can't pay their rent any more. there's a moratorium on evictions, but it's on

it marks a week since amin assigned to ceasefire agreement with us by john over the disputed newborn a carpet enclave. a deal the armenian public has deemed humiliating liquids on this job. and was it fun for us? so this marks 7th day of protest really in the cup or so. and today we started off at freedom square once again mr. minnesota's purchased from from last week about for about 400-3000 people for about 2 hours. there is a speech is the slogan of the burgess continues to be a newco question. your son is a traitor because you know the prime minister who signed the agreement with azerbaijan and russia last week over the kind of on the go to kind of a heavy police presence. i haven't seen any riot police who were very prominent in dealing with the protesters and the protests that were going to blow the opposition parties. and they're calling for mr. pushing him to resign and peace to go to parliament today. however, was just an piece from the most part, you know, and so those in power with the opposition and these are refusing to sort of turn parliament and saying that we don't ne

the peace deal with neighboring arab by your own protesters that were calling for the resignation of amin as prime minister. monday's truce brokered by russia ended a 6 week conflict over as a by johnson. the boehner nagorno-karabakh region, the deal that azerbaijan will keep territorial gains it made in the fighting. the philippines is getting ready to face its typhoon in as many weeks or 50000 people living in the path of typhoon vanco have been ordered to leave their homes. much of the east of the country is still recovering from typhoon gunning the most powerful typhoon this year, which swept across the country last week. the u.s. courses rejected a bid by pop star britney spears to have her father removed as conservator of her estate. a lawyer says the singer's afraid of her father and will not perform again as long as he's in charge of her career. her father was my guardian in 2008 when the star was having frequent public meltdowns. were saying in the united states, president trump is due to mark veterans day later at arlington national cemetery, his 1st public appearance since u.s.

canadian prime ministers justin trudeau speaking to bloomberg's haslinda amin.ts are demanding the chief of the general services administration give a briefing on the continued refusal of president trump administration to allow biden's team to assess government resources. i want to get more with senior international editor jodi schneider. what actions are democrats in the u.s. congress starting to take in reference to president trump not allowing resident liked biden to start with his transition? even just us talking about the gsa is a pretty big deal. this is the plumbing behind the u.s. democracy that americans don't normally see. jodi: that's right, and mary. basically -- annmarie. they are saying they want and in person briefing about the gsa, about this continuing refusal of president trump and his administration to allow president-elect biden's transition team access to government services and facilities. in a letter, they said those actions are blocking transition activities required on the the law and they are having -- under the law and they are having

at the bloomberg new economy forum on asia's energy destiny, hosted by my markets coanchor haslinda amin. more big names coming up. we will be hearing from bill gates, and imf managing director, the head of the w.h.o., and moderna chief executive. onhave conversations online, the terminal and social media. you are watching bloomberg markets. i am joined by juliette saly in singapore as well. juliet: good morning. our top stories this hour as we check in on market action. we are seeing asian benchmarks come off of those highs. 13 sessions of gains on the asian benchmark index, the longest streak since 1988. today we are seeing a pullback similar to what we saw in the u.s. as the coronavirus's bread overshadowed the vaccine. we are closely watching what is happening in other asset prices. the bloomberg dollar index had been falling to april 2018 lows, but in -- a rebound coming on the index. we have been watching bitcoin, back below 18,000 after it hit levels we have not seen since 2017. the dollar-yen study. and gold steady as well. rishaad: let's get to the first word news. pfizer announ

amin? >> ron allen in laguardia, just outside the airport there, thank you, ron.testing capacity is allowing some governments to mitigate travel restrictions significantly, by reducing the required quarantine period from 14 days to 5, so long as the passenger tests negative on day five. joining me from london is nbc news correspondent villa marks. gool good to have you. what more can you tell us about the decision that led to them making this announcement? >> reporter: well, we saw this happen first in iceland. they've been ahead of the curve during this pandemic. in march, they were testing aggressively. they've introduced this rule on day five, you can walk out of your quarantine, it's the same in some regions of germany. and in mid-december, in time for the busy christmas travel season here in the uk, the government also introducing a similar set of rules. there is a small chance that people tested upon arrival and then tested on day five would still be carrying the virus. it would not be detectable, but they could become infectious. that is a risk. but talking

tarang amin of e.l.f. cosmetics. >>> the coronavirus pandemic, we talk about this with each and every business story, has really crushed the travel industry. none more than airbnb. but the vacation rental marketplace bouncing back and has finally filed for an ipo after all these years. but what does that filing reveal? and kodiak cakes. have you had those pancakes? the ceo joel clark shares how he bo bootstrapped his company starting at age 8 dragging his mom's pancake recipe in his little red wagon door to door to building a multi-million dollar pancake powerhouse. boy, did it take a long time. i want you to listen to my latest podcast episode of everyone talks to liz. how he found sweet success on spotify, apple, wherever you get your podcasts. slow and steady won him the race. >>> closing bell ringing in 18 minutes. the dow is falling a little deeper, now 205 points down. we'll be right back. when i was in high school, this was the theater i came to quite often. the support we've had over the last few m

with tiny hidden cameras, aminals or illegally filming, and sharing people's most intimate moments. going to one east investigate south korean spy, camp demick on al-jazeera december on al-jazeera . it's 10 years since of revolution in tunisia ignited the arab spring. al-jazeera looks back at the uprising and asks what really changed across the middle east. the stream is where al jazeera has global audience becomes a global community. a year after the 1st coronavirus case in china will examine the devastation caused by the virus and the efforts made to eliminate covert 90 people in power is back with more investigative documentaries and in-depth stories. climate leaders will gather online to press ahead with a new stage of the paris climate agreement and examine the possible global solutions. december on al-jazeera. after world war 2, france's great empire began to unravel and vietnam to most everybody was throwing themselves into the streets, bursting with joy, kissing each other. and algeria has until she must, if they indochine mean that managed to beat the french army. why not t

to go ahead to the scenes, the russian president vladimir putin says the bloodshed between amin and the form of a conflict in what i care about. i managed to convey the hostilities, but his obligatory condition was the return of refugees, including to show then unexpectedly for me the position of romanian paul that's been straight hours has ample tear gas. one person told me that they were being forced down into the metro, which is just behind me, where you might be able to see that there are huge number of police officers around . it is a building course inside that the tear gas being left off inside there and that they were being forced down to be is fixated well, of course we go down into the metro. but there is the scenes as they've been described by some of the protesters to no, i've seen women having their hey, yeah. and being used to be grabbed by the head to be thrown to the floor by police officers on the floor. you are then shot them. how would that one medics being hit by police patton's? and in fact, as we were just at the metro station filming some of the violence against t

civilians from the area or the armenian priests who live in the monastery are allowed to remain christian amin ians resent having to give over their homes to muslim azeris but the terms of the peace deal, and now azerbaijan, to take control of kandahar for money controlled by armenians. both ethnicities have lived here at different times. according to moscow, more than 4000 people have died in the 6 weeks of fighting in and around nagorno-karabakh. i mean, it's a still burying their dent you'll see that all the dead guys and now our sons, it doesn't matter who died relative or non-relative. we're grieving for everyone. but all the sort of this agreement with azerbaijan is not mere children. it's about capitulation. that's all sort of us in the field of the russian peacekeeping mission will last for 5 years, with an option for in your own, azerbaijan would have liked that key ally, turkey to be directly involved too. and ankara pushed for that. but moscow got its way, the armed conflict may be ended for now, but overcoming resentment in both our media and azerbaijan won't be so easy. and joinin

as a big army says it has entered at the 1st of 3 districts to be handed back by amin year as part of a contentious peace accord. the agreement was brokered by russia and ended weeks of fighting over the disputed region in and around nagorno-karabakh. that area is marked here in red on the map. now it's a region inside as of the shabat populated by ethnic main eons of control the territory and the surrounding areas for decades. but in september, forces started an offensive to reclaim the disputed territory. quickly overpowering their army and counterparts under the peace deal, the borders of nagorno. karabakh has been redrawn and army and troops must leave the region. they have lost control of by december 1st. the fighting is officially over, but normal life is still a long way off for those affected by the conflict. w.'s emily show and has more it's a joyful moment for some in the united after weeks of fear. now that the fighting in the gordon occurred about has ended, hundreds of refugees are returning to their homes since to parkhead it every day. russian peacekeepers watch over th

one error, a den reach 10 days, and the targeting seems to be temporary indiscriminate which crucial amine kills a bus, abbas hitch schools and so on. so the concern is the identity of the delegates will be doing their job if they, if they can find that gender of the coronavirus. while boris johnson is a minister liz just contended that there are isolated incidents that may have breached international law. very different from what you're saying. i think it's very different from what a lot of people are saying, including observers on the ground and human rights groups. the same still be a accident of indiscriminate attacks, of targeting, going wrong. and i think they, they, this seems to me a forum when this can reasonably be the be raised. maybe it's a good thing that it is happening in saudi arabia because they, they need to, they need to be told and they, i, as i said that the delegates won't be doing their job unless they do raise this issue for the good also. because, well, morris johnson, when he was foreign secretary said he didn't want independent inquiries into british arms sales t

as part of the deal to end fighting over the region of nagorno-karabakh amin is in the process of handing over cal, which are the territorial concession is part of an agreement which and a 6 week conflict between the 2 countries, but anger among the $600.00 on millions living and cal, the jar is so deep that many set fire to their homes as they left the deal has led to protests against the armenian prime minister. nicole passion yon for the mood, of course, is very different in azerbaijan, as sullivan reports from near help. this family is celebrating the return of the jar to other by john. this is the region, is there my little crispe for the women of the mon and the plentiful, but also gets upset, looking at what is happening there. many armenians are burning homes and schools as they hand over the region. the imminent army of islam and the rhythm of all the houses, the burnt in my village. my heart nearly exploded with grief when i see the treachery and betrayal. why you come to our furnished houses. they did not belong to you. during the war with armenia over nagorno-karabakh, that en

amine years accusing azerbaijan of using volatile white phosphorous munitions in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh armenia's ministry of foreign affairs released this video saying civilian areas were near the scene of the attack white phosphorus is considered an incendiary weapon its use is restricted under international law and cannot be used around civilian areas it sticks to flesh making burns much more severe what i mean is prime minister has asked russia for help in its conflict with azerbaijan and very forces have made advances towards some locations in the new gonna care about region after talks in geneva and the collapse of a 3rd ceasefire the 2 countries have agreed to not deliberately target civilians. sean connery hero's international stardom as a suave secret service agent james bond has died at the age of 90 a charismatic scottish actor had a career spanning 5 decades schama ballasts looks back at his life. it was in the 1962 spy thriller doc to know that sean connery 1st acid one of cinema's most famous minds. bond. james bond a role that would change his life he

to force the troops correspondingly patrolling to accompany the russian delegation on its way from amin it as a by john and said this report from the 2 capitals so what does it take to cement a cease fire deal that possibly saved thousands and thousands of lives in mcgauran a car about 2 weeks after it was side trip to both the capitals of armenia and azerbaijan, within a single day by some of the most senior russian government ministers on a day that's supposed to be a day off saturday stop number one, the presidential palace. but sure. we repeat that any attempt to cast doubt on the peace agreement, both in the region and in other countries is unacceptable. we'll spare no effort to make the truce work because it has helped save lives and prevented further hostilities, silencing the guns isn't by far the only element of bringing the life in nagorno-karabakh back to normal. russian government officials came to your yvonne with a plan to set up a special humanitarian response center in armenia to help with issues as painful as for example, that of refugees plus moscow also wants to get t

meanwhile, displaced under the new deal, amin's force that there is no wonder the control of his time and torched their homes. they say they don't want to leave them for what they see as the enemy. and we had a good life. it now we are tearing down the houses, we built ourselves. i know one thing for sure. i wouldn't even want my kidney me to find himself in a situation like this case. it is very hard, but we do not have any other choice on the side to come. joe biden is already taking his team to.

amin ians, living in parts of nagorno-karabakh, have been given 10 more days to leave before land is given to azerbaijan. the transfer as part of a deal to end fighting in the disputed region. the district of called the joy is among the 1st areas to be handed over. some people torched their homes as they left and is simmering in armenia about a peace deal many see as a trial for as there is, the mood is very different. assam, a binge of a reports from told no which is niqab it. john, this family is celebrating the return of the jar to other by johns the region is there in the fall, crispe for the memories of the mountains and the plentiful but also gets upset, looking at what is happening there. many armenians are burning homes and schools as they hand over the region in an alley this woman did among the houses a burnt in my village. my heart nearly exploded with grief when i see the treachery and betrayal. why you come to our furnished houses. they did not belong to you. during the war with armenia over nagorno-karabakh that ended in 1904. their child was a soldier in other by john'

rallying against the country's prime minister, calling for his resignation and marks a week since amin aside the cease fire agreement with azerbaijan over the disputed nagorno-karabakh enclave. a deal, the armenian public have deemed humiliating, and i call john your sons and the assassin there because it was in yerevan for us. for this month, 7th day of protests really in the cup or so. and today we started off at freedom square once again. mr. minister has purchased from, from last week about for about 400-3000 people for about 2 hours there is speeches and the slogan of this protest has been. nicole is a traitor. a question on the prime minister. that's him referring to. and then they marched through the city center through the level of the main streets to the 1st time, actually since approaches were going to the prosecutor general's office, usually a march to the parliament building or a government building in people who very much short last week and probably still are in i think some people without by coming out to purchase. i think the emotions are really high and people are seei

began on that topic, setting off fighting that's killed hundreds and sent thousands exodus ethnic amin ians evacuated town before the area is handed back to azerbaijan. also this.

i think the capital of amin is best this period over a piece there with us by john shows no sign of abating. well, as refugees flooded in from the war zone, into the spoken with woman about her ordeal, i didn't want to leave my home, but another siren. my daughter said, mom, they're coming pretty sake of my children. i left running at that very good morning to you. this is international. the problem and kremlin critic could have been targeted with a nerve agent after leaving russia. that's the claim coming from russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov. speaking at a video conference with journalists, the diplomat stressed the valley had tested negative for toxins. while in the country where for national reports, it seems russia has had enough after months of what most go. so as groundless accusations, foreign minister sergei lavrov says in a volley could have been poisoned after he left hospital in russia. lucy is just the one you have every reason to believe that what happened to him in terms of chemical warfare agents getting into his body could have happened in germany were on the plane.

why should you think the people of amin yeah going to support their prime minister in this may. my impression is that this is going to be very dicey that. the prime minister has some real. public cell initiative to sort of bring home some of the advantages given that the armenians had suffered a series of military setbacks and that the prospect of conflict and its cost could be so much worse for the armenians given the current rate of momentum so he's in a difficult position to be sure and it remains to be seen what the future holds for him many thanks for your thoughts richard. professorial lecturer in the department political science at george washington university as richard mentioned that just before the knees of the conflict ending came through as a by john apologized to shooting down a russian military helicopter of its border with i mean you're killing 2 russian personnel a helicopter was flying more than 70 kilometers away from the disputed region but as a by john says a war was a contributing factor to the incident which it says was accidental. donald trump's election c

the negotiations will be led by israeli deputy chief of staff aminal shark and on the palestinian side the bill shut our offense chief advisor. my 1st meeting with general i'm not shocked and it was quite pleasant the man betty modestly came to me and said of the shots here is my speech and you know i have never given speeches before i am a straight military man so why don't you look at that speech i felt that this was really very modest and very positive starting point but between that 1st meeting and the 2nd meeting which came out after the weekend and so on for 5 days later i went through google and other sources to find out about general. i found he was part of the raiding party that killed 3 of my dearest friends in beirut. and i thought about that and i said i'm sorry i cannot get myself to negotiate with you. it's very difficult these were very close friends of my brothers there i don't know i don't feel like it's fair to negotiate with you so i'm unsure i said but maybe he'll. we are here so that we would never repeat that. on february 19th not because shot in general shock pre

amin said he's cooperating with all of the investigations.edly denied any wrongdoing in these cases. and said that he treats his patients with the utmost care and respect. yesterday a dozen or so congressional delegates democrats sent a letter to federal investigators asking them to protect at least 18 of dr. amin's patients saying they are in detention and they are fearing for deportation so they're asking for that protection of them because they could have crucial evidence in this case. anthony. >> an alarming story. thank you very much. >>> ahead, vlad will look at the >> announcer: this portion sponsored by vapocool. consequence. problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening side effects include a buildup of lactic acid and liver problems. do not take biktarvy if you take dofetilide or rifampin. tell your doctor about all the medicines and supplements you take, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis. if you have hepatitis b, do not stop taking biktarvy without talking to yo

let's bring in our correspondent, haslinda amin. is important u.s. to singapore.rtners. 4.5 thousand american companies are based in singapore employing 200,000 workers so it is an important event indeed. minister to trade look at how singapore is doing this election. always good to have you with us. we are awaiting for that conclusive outcome from this u.s. election. from your perspective, how is singapore viewing it? what is the possible impact on u.s.-singapore relations? >> very good morning to you. it is always a pleasure to talk to you. i think we look at this election from a longer-term perspective and we look beyond the personalities. let me explain why we say that. at this point in time, regardless of the outcome of the elections, we will be looking at the following set of factors. first, we know that this election has deeply divided the u.s. electorate. candidatesge for the will be how can they reunite the country? how can they unite the country and make sure they adopt consistent and coherent policies going forward? the second challenge will be how can

that was the malaysian trade minister speaking exclusively to haslinda amin. truck by electrifying it with the help of a detroit-based startup -- the japanese carmaker is considering a partnership with hercules electric vehicles, with the aim of using its technology for its titan pickup. let's get more from our senior editor, reed stevenson. tell us what you are hearing from sources about this deal and whether it is a good idea. in the u.s., the full-size pickup market is extremely competitive. you have the ford f1 50 and the chevys from general motors. electrices into the pickup space. and of course now this new idea of taking an existing platform that is the nissan titan and turning it into an electric truck. remains to be seen whether in this crowded space, how much traction that can get. if this deal goes through, it would breathe some life into the titan where we saw sales of that model plunge 38% last year. what obstacles here is this facing that makes for a potentially interesting deal overall, this deal with hercules? reed: it goes back to the competit

but job that anger among the $600.00 amin's living there is so deep that many set fire to their homes as they left. and it's led to protests against our media's prime minister, nicole passion yun over in moldova, the polls of close in the presidential run, who vote seen as a choice between a close relationship with russia or the european union, the incumbent to go down as pro russian. while the formerly timaya sandu favors, close the ties with the e.u., sandu finished narrowly ahead in the 1st vote 2 weeks ago. rewind, now continues, but i'll be back with the news hour at $2100.00 g.m.t. in about half an hour from now. i'll see that it's 2002 and her parents have now moved into a bigger company, a pop song. so how do you feel about what is now to this was a good thing she's proud of in your apartment. so this is about back this more space here for the whole family, sammy and that's what you're still about that want to play that song by the only role for a while. i'm no in every fucking phone you want about me. if i would be followed by the old ones and go with the things you can you k

what legal experts told me he will have to accept the outcome based on the ballots 5 we might see as amin as you've just said we might see some court cases here we might see some legal battle we might see some chaotic days ahead in fact but in the end what is going to count is what's in the ballots and it is likely that donald trump doesn't have any proof for his allegation that those mail in ballots are fraudulent and back over to you i mean i mean one of the reasons trumps able to ask for these recounts which he may do when he's saying he will and challenge them in court is because the margins are so razor thin why is that. well the margins are razor thin in these states because probably because of the very high turnout what you're seeing is a lot of votes coming in last minute and closing these margins a lot of democrat cities that lean very democrat are reporting there are a 1000000 votes finally and you're seeing these margins narrow now what biden pointed out in his speech is that trump only won wisconsin and michigan by the same narrow margin that looks like biden will win both of

it amin: social media makes more difficult for shenanigans to take place. of the things you see almost a minute by minute basis, these days, is which apartments of the state have come in. a of a sudden if there is avoid in the area where the esults aren't in, you can rest assured that there will be social media scrutiny and see ters scrambling to what's up. david: this has been very interesting. i assume both of you think that process is better than it was in 2000 in terms of voting themselves working upright, is that right, both of it's better than 2000 or not. perfect, but not better. bob: i agree. until i'll be washing up midnight on election night and to if you're right and go sleep knowing. thank you both for an interesting conversation and know you for letting us exactly how this process really works, a lot better than we did before. thanks a lot, bob and ben. bob: thank you. david: to the members of the club, i would say this interview on economic club.org in a few moments. we >> election day is here, november 3. stay with c-span to learn who the vot

>> amin, georgia voters showed up to vote on november 3rd because they knew what was and stake.ting our children back to school safety -- i have a 5-year-old who you might hear at any moment who is upstairs right now, because he's in virtual kindergarten and didn't get to start off school meeting his friends and new teacher. we need leadership in this country who is willing to get this right and our two u.s. senators have enriched themselves instead of looking out for every day georgians. so, i know that when we elect john off yas and raphael warnock to the united states senate, they're going to be looking out for every day georgians. >> that senior senator there, david purdue, let me play for you something he told a rally in georgia just yesterday on the presidential election. watch. >> what are you going to do to help donald trump in this fraud? >> i'll be glad to help you with that. i'll tell you that in a second. we called for the resignation of our secretary of state is what we did. we're calling for lawsuits. we're doing a lot. >> what does it mean that a sitting georgia s

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amin closing, i take you back to the moment before eisenhower began his first inaugural address.owd for the privilege of offering a prayer of his own. i share some of that with you now. almighty god, give us the power to discern clearly right from wrong. and allow all of our words and actions to be governed thereby. and for the laws of the land are concerned shall be for all people regardless of station or raise our calling. may cooperation be permitted and be the mutual aim of those under the concepts of our constitution called to different political faiths, so we may all work for the good of our beloved country and thy glory, amen. may the united states of america mean something more to each of us because of eisenhower's legacy and our reflections thank you. [applause] >> please welcome former secretary of state and national security adviser condoleezza rice. hello. i am so grateful to have this opportunity to participate even virtually in the long-overdue establishment of a memorial to our 34th president dwight d eisenhower. to my good friend senator pat roberts thank you for

i'm haslinda amin. our coverage of the election continues here. rishaad: i am rishaad salamat.gan.winning the trump campaign sues over vote counts in michigan, georgia, and pennsylvania. asian markets pushed higher, despite the unclear results in the u.s.. investors returned to tech shares and are backing away from the massive new stimulus in washington. jinping tries to reassure the business world is committed to open trade. the president rejects concern the dual circulation plan would see china turn inward. asia tracking the strong gains we saw in the u.s. overnight. the s&p 500 rose about 2%. the msci asia pac index coming up by 1.2%. poised for its highest since march of 2018. it is about technology and health care. absolutely. let's look at bank on. -- bangkok. the uncertainty with regards to inflation. set in bangkok, seeing if it is following the regional trends. up by 11 point three. that's where we are with that. gaining a little bit of a ground. reversing sum of all of this. we saw the up tracking gains of other currencies. some clarity emerging over the winter of thi

on that topic, setting off fighting that's killed hundreds and sent thousands to mass exodus ethnic amin ians evacuated town in nagano, cut a bomb before the area is handed back to azerbaijan, also this hour,, one week since joe biden was declared u.s., president elect donald trump is still refusing to admit defeat. we look at what the future holds for the republican party and digging up the costs. columbia restarts examine bodies as it comes to terms with a dog chapter of it comes on. how much not have all the support including raising points last straw. it clinches its 1st, ever poll position ahead of the turkish. thank you very much for joining us. we begin this news hour with the worsening situation in ethiopia, where after days of denial, a leader in the region has confirmed it was its forces that struck 1st squawking fighting which has since killed hundreds. he says a t.p.m. nephew launch a preemptive strike against a military base last week. it prompted the federal government to non chits offensive in the region to get his goods on other gully with what? you must understand that t

amin is handing over the area as part of a cease fire deal to end weeks of fighting over nagorno-karabakh us president elect joe biden has been declared the winner in the state of georgia for a 2nd time after a hand recount the ballots were audited after president donald trump's campaign questioned the results and claimed widespread fraud trumps legal team has again promised to produce evidence of what it calls a massive democratic conspiracy to steal the presidential election. joe biden has accused him of being irresponsible for refusing to concede. an official has more from washington d.c. . there's no saying from his legal team that donald trump is preparing to concede. in fact, they're digging in for a long legal battle, even though almost all the court actions until know, have been dismissed. no claiming, without producing any evidence, there's been a democratic and international conspiracy to steal the presidential election. this is real. it is not made up. it is not. there's nobody here that engages in fantasies. i've tried a 100 cases, a prosecutor, some of the most dangerous crim

i am haslinda amin. look him to bloomberg markets asia. -- welcome to bloomberg markets: asia.c considers banning mailing companies from american estate -- american exchanges. >> it all at stew uncertainty in the markets. stocks lower in tokyo with plans to raise the city's virus level. as hong kong struggles to recover from street protests, covid-19 is in a deep recession. we hear exclusively from one of its biggest developers. ronnie chan joining us this hour. it does seemket, like investors are taking a breather. that has returned, this is the fear of covid restrictions. he says look at the index down by a 10th of 1%. this was after a reaching -- reaching an all-time high. the market now estimating bears cases in the u.s. and europe. let's have a look at the opening in bangkok. just following the regional trend at the moment. on the way down by about four tons of 1%. .4%. the focus is on reviving the economy and that all shifted toward fiscal policy. there we go. the nifty is projected to open flat there. we go to the rupee. just a tad stronger. 74 rupees. >> onto our top st

i'm haslinda amin. rishaad: i'm rishaad salamat. this is a look at our top stories.its the outcome of a bitter election. seven states hold the keys to the white house as president trump again alleges corruption. -- joe biden says he's confident. haslinda: looking at the tea leaves. investors weighing all potential outcomes. asia with a rally. seeni 225 near levels not since 1991. ashaad: myanmar prepares for second democratic election since the end of army rule. latest.t the haslinda: markets inching upwards, close. extending gains in recent days. seen as a safe haven but before the elections mostly because of how well asia has contained the virus. china also on a strong recovery path, tech inching upwards as well currently up 3/10 of 1%. it has been going gangbusters. the nasdaq, almost 10% this week alone. rishaad: let's have a look at what's going on with thailand. benchmark just getting up to speed, just opening, and opening flat to lower. what's interesting is the recent gains we have seen have helped the thai bard appreciate. this is down essentially to a weak

shery: that was the monetary authority of ravi menon, speaking with haslinda amin.st sales growth in two years, growing its market share as u.s. sanctions pummeled rivals. --'s bring in senior analyst how sustainable is this sort of sales growth? >> in the near term or even next year, xiaomi continues to be in a sweet spot. the pricing of the devices suits the demand very well and as you mentioned, given the trade sanctions of huawei, xiaomi continues to benefit a lot and it's a matter of time when the other chinese brands are coming in to gain a bigger slice but in the meantime, xiaomi, which already has a good presence in europe, you know, got the first advantage and at the same time, the distribution panel, online distribution channel, it bodes well amid the pandemic. tot's why we expect xiaomi continue to beat industry shipment growth. but then of course, there could be other risk factors as well. >> what are the major risks for that smartphone business? anthea: the market is concerned about maybe huawei could make a comeback and we know that huawei brandy sold

financewas the thai minister, arkhom termpittayapaisith, speaking exclusively to haslinda amin. talks were delayed after a long and tense meeting broke down without agreement. we will be discussing the prospects for a deal later this week with the a and said strategist, daniel hynes -- with the anz strategist, daniel hynes. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: let's take a look at how this first trading session of december is headed after what has been coined a november to remember with global equities at the record best months we have seen. in the nikkei 225 looking like we are seeing some pretty convincing gains. that is despite data coming out weaker. we are looking at the kospi just reporting another 400 or so new covid cases but still gains when it comes to south korean stocks up by 1.3%. a couple hours out from the rba decision. we are not expecting a change in policy but certainly looking for language given we are seeing increasing pressure on australian exports going into china due to the bilateral tensions. kiwi stocks, the languard in this region -- laggard in this region. vola