stand-alone service. comcast now deciding its next move. disney raised its offer to more .han 71 in dollars the company is close to winning antitrust approval for its did. comcast may have to offer more than $75 billion to have a chance. is parent of mercedes-benz cutting its outlook and blaming it on global trade tensions. daimler said full-year earnings will be less than last year. many sedans and crossover vehicles are made in the u.s.. they would be caught in the tariff war between washington and beijing. alix: thank you. bloomberg first take, three stories we are watching this morning. central banker sounding off on the trade dispute on growth. yet companies starting to predict how much trade spats will hurt sales and margins. finally, goldman sachs says emerging markets are a buy. we are joined by peggy collins, and the chief u.s. economist at deutsche bank.