that is manfred weber. matt?at interview -- matt: great interview and great to hear from manfred weber. let's get a business flash. laura: apples high-stakes antitrust fight with epic games kicks off in front of a california federal judge ater today. the maker of fortnite is trying to show the app store is run like a monopoly. apple insists it does not abuse its market power. the case comes on the heels of the eu blaming apple of breaking competition rules. the global semiconductor shortage will not be result for a few more years according to the intel ceo. he told cbs the company is reworking some of its factories to increase production but says it may take a few months for the lack to begin easing. verizon is said to near an apollo deal. it would jettison the ones dominant -- a deal could come as soon as today and be worth as much as $5 billion. both sides declined to comment. that is the bloomberg business flash. matt? matt: thank you, laura wright with your business on this bank holiday. coming up, prime mini

manfred to possibly move the game back.rs network and its president, alfredo ortiz, that they're not trying hard enough, but today a rally. they've been running a series of ads on billboards, particularly in times square a couple week ago, others again saying no balls, all strikes on mancaving to the pleasure -- manfred caving to the activists. they've also written the commissioner to set up a meeting with him to discuss the matter and why his decision to move out of atlanta was not just, you know, giving in in to the woke b but how it cost many businesses a lot of money. the network is a right-wig, i guess you could say a conservative advocacy group. they push for free market solutions to problems, lower taxes, less regulation. we're not talking qanon here, this is mainstream conservativism of low taxes, less regulation. also, they're also like many other conservative groups pushing back against major league baseball, establishment entities adopting a woke sort of political culture in their dealings with the pluck. so -- w

that is the sentiment from the oakland a's president and mlb commissioner rob manfred who gave the a's his blessing. start looking for a new home. >> building at the coliseum site is not an option. >> reporter: the mlb wants new stadiums in downtown urban areas like san francisco's oracle park. the team is calling on the oakland city council to approve the team's proposal for the $1 billion privately funded howard terminal stadium. critics blasted that sight saying it is an environmental nightmare and an expenive mistake. >> even if we got a vote of the city council this summer, the earliest we could get the stadium built after all the lawsuits and everything is probably 2027. >> the a's are putting the city on notice. maybe forcing the city's hand. >> reporter: the mayor released this statement saying, we call on our entire community, regional and local partners included, to rally together and support a new, financially viable, fiscally responsible, world class waterfront neighborhood that enhances our city and region and keeps the a's in oakland. >> we're still trying to make oakland

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now, we have rob manfred who is in charge of major league baseball. the a's could have been in san jose. this was blocked because the giants had territorial rights something that goes back. the tried and oakland, fremont and san jose. this is the latest. joining me now dave cavil. dave i appreciate your time. the commissioner of baseball feels the project is stuck or is stuck or at the very least not progressing. >> the commissioner was very clear that the case of progress in oakland was not going fast enough. it is important that the a's look at other markets.other mar. we need to have other options as the franchise. we need to way that and pursue our options. >>> we will come back to that in a moment. this was from the jump as a privately financed stadium.finai is it accurate to say without the money from the the hasn't penciled out. >> it is important to figure out that money comes from project. >> i think it is really important. what you are telling me is that your owner, john fisher, billionaire from the gap,the ga, has the money to finance all o