matt: from bloomberg world headquarters in midtown manhattan, we're covering stories from washington and london to berlin, tokyo, and sydney in this hour. oncks lower, the pound down concerns britain might face hard brexit after the prime minister theresa may pledged to start pulling the u.k. out of the european union next year. outsourced sports equipment deal, agreeing to a , a victory to the activist investor who has been pushing the company to put itself up for sale. more in today'feels report with jeff. has donald trump lost the race in the past seven days, starting with a widely criticized debate performance and ending with reports he may have avoided paying federal taxes for 18 years.