we have in place to improve abb, we are on track. you have seen progress and we are committed to deliver on this year. so all together the progress is in line with expectations. >> james joins us now. good to have you on the show. we haven't had that much yet from the european earning season but so far it's clearly been a tough one. >> six beats and six misses. but if aggregate the trends it doesn't look good. i'm encouraged by the results by heineken this morning. and typically when indices remain buoyant as they have in europe despite the very weak first quarter. and i think the consumers remain fairly strong. where we'll see strength in the earnings season this season is probably in the consumer discretion and staples like we've seen in the united states, probe healthcare. and quite a weak tech sector and we'll see the first sign of what interest rate policies have on banks as well. a >> if we shift to the u.s. and look at earnings expectations. in the heaviest downgrades we've seen since the credit issue. the comparables going to

abb requires time -- a baby requires time and investment. i agreed. i said, mom, mothers know best.nd iprayed about it embarked on that full-time. , dad,to chat with my dad let me have a sabbatical. [laughter] and i spoke to him and said let's keep it as short as possible. we negotiated, then it went from one year, and he feels i should still come back. but he knows, deep inside, that my heart is not about, being with the family, without the family, it is not binary. it is more that, how can i as an individual make the most impact in the quickest possible manner? >> grabtaxi was actually bought in harvard. it was a school project. anthony tan: yes it was. haslinda: your professor was impressed. he was saying there was a social element to it which may not be a good idea. anthony tan: the first iteration which was focused on women to safety. actually, i did not even get a good grade on it. [laughter] they said that kind of the scale, it is not going to scale. bad grade. then, after that slap, i moved on to the second iteration. second iteration was the one we submitted for a business

. >> it seems abbe's stimulus measures, intended to have an affect for the whole economy, have failed to reach his business. >> for the first time in recorded history, the global population is more obese than it is undernourished. that's according to a major study involving the world health organization and several hundred researchers. according to a study being published in the lance et journal, there are 641 million obese people worldwide. and by 2025, one fifth of all adults will be classified as obese. the countries with the highest number of over weight men and women are the u.s. and china. and meanwhile, south asia, almost one quarter of the population is over weight. that's 120 million adults, based in 166 countries. >> archaeologists say more analysis is needed to establish if the tomb can reveal one of the most important discoveries of this century. they have been using radar technology to discover a cavern behind king tut's 3,000-year-old tomb. archaeologists believe that it could be a burial chamber housing the remains of his mother, queen nefertiti, whose remains have long

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shares in abb up by 4.1%. -- theyo in the news make machines that make chips -- a dutch company, europe'sst semiconductor equipment maker. it forecast sales topping analyst estimates. customers are wrapping up capacity. they are investing in new technology. 2.2%. were up as much as it looks like they will close down. a choppy day. like it will close up by roughly 1%. it is the swedish phone carrier that reported first-quarter earnings that beat estimates. investments in fast and urban -- internet boosted demand. telia is looking for buyers in its mobile carriers in the form soviet union, trying to distance itself from bribery allegations over the purchases of licenses in pakistan in 2017 -- 2007 -- whose pakistan in 2007. speaking of earnings, automakers in the u.s. are about to report their own earnings. general motors tomorrow, ford next week. suching of ford, this is an interesting story by bloomberg news. apparently, ford has shelled out 200,000 to get its hands on one x suve first tesla model vehicles. above the sticker price. you would think why does ford want a model x, other than

. >> if john rosen is a criminal for giving advice inn his coelom then deaear abb was on a 50-year crime spree. >> this year i receed a letterr from attorney forr the kentucky ycychology licensing board, telling me that i was practiticg psychology witithout a license.. >> cease and desist. you're engaged in unlawful pracce opsychology. >> people all over the country are getting in trouble for giving advdvi without a cecens i represe a a blogger from north carolina whoasas giving out die tier advice over the internenet. he got in trolele. i represent t aa v w who was helpgg people overseas whoho hae no acss to veterinarian. ththat guy got in troububle. >> it is often the litittle guy whwho is the biesest victim of usive lawsws. >>>> am i being arrested? >> you need to -- >> we neneed check you for weapons. >> these men had the nerve to offer home improrovements. >> arere you kidding me? >> no, sir. this is not a sting operation. >> because theseobob seekers did not put up thousas of dollars and take severall tests, government cracked down. bureaucrcracies at a state licensing g board offe

. >> abb, anything but bill. >> she didn't talk about hot sauce.ugh -- like oh, i know, he leaves the light on all the time. >> and feasting on -- >> oh, mcdonald's. >> good luck getting donald trump to stop tweeting. >> exactly. >> stop tweeting for two weeks. >> i deleted a twitter account for two weeks, and i think he put it back. >> we have to go, that was very fun. >>> next, we return to the breaking news outside minneapolis today, prince, the legendary musician and performer, was found dead at the age of 57, we continue to look back at his remarkable life and career. stay tuned. ♪ only kraft natural cheese has a touch of philadelphia cream cheese, so whatever you make, is creamier than ever. ♪ ♪ it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... try boost® 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. and it's available in two new flavors, vanilla caramel and double chocolate fu

and we have abb. it has been grappling with some emerging market weakness. that first quarter emergingll amid slowly markets and weakened demand from the oil and gas industry. the number was a beat. also, the company has been making management changes, and costs andd to cut begin a strategic review. finally, one of the worst performers today, damn holding. it has said that net outflows , as3.1 billion francs market turbulence prompted investors to avoid risk. management fell 7%, and the company expects performance fees to fall from the first half a year earlier as market instability continues. caroline: thank you very much indeed. keep an eye on volkswagen as well. let's check in on the best-performing sector so far this year. i have a great visual. it is none other than the miners. it is up 25%. this is your gr are function -- grr function. you can see how much the sector has outperformed. i'm glad to say that we can no dig into this much more. we will be speaking -- speaking to none other than an investment report. green inrtain see some the street. you pu

we have gotten into industrial reports so we had abb last week, atlas would be another good barometer are with global economic activity. that is important to put into context. if we are starting to see labor demand improving, industrial demand improvement -- we are in the green chute space with it being fundamentally obvious. that raises questions that we are in an environment that expects rates to be cut. the last 10 days, it has been interesting to notice the government bond markets which have been very bearish in the beginning of april, we are starting to see longer data rates rise again for the first time. we are still lower than we were at the start of the year. it is quite a tulsa between the market. we are starting to see small cap stocks outperforming. it is almost a sign of a growth. the bond markets are a bit more cautious. anna: it is settling your nerves and it? piers: we are early in the day in the reporting season. often at this stage, you would expect a surprised to come early rather than later. anna: thank you for joining us. it is great to have your report on a whole

livingston roadin around 1:30 this morning.orng that's where they found thefoun victim stabbed and side of abbive nor the victim'sictim' identity.identi >> other news a maryland statene trooper still fighting for hisis life this morning after an an accident on the beltway.e belty this happened on the outer the loop near 450 in lanham.

livingston roadin around 1:30 this morning.orng that's where they found thefoun victim stabbed and side of abb residencede.nc no word on a suspect nor a n motive nor the victim'sictim' identity.identi >> other news a maryland statene trooper still fighting for hisis life this morning after an an accident on the beltway.e belty this happened on the outer the loop near 450 in lanham. trooper ezra ganeshananda washaa injured in that accident. accid. he's currently listed in critical condition.dition investigators say the trooperthp was parked on the shoulder in i an unmarked patrol vehiclepa investigating another accidentgn when a car smashed into thee trooper's car sparking a chainga reaction crash involv involvingt other vehicles. >>> the man charged in the drunk driving accident that killed officer leotta. reluzco he could face theace t maximum sentence of 10 years10 s in prison for vehicular manslaughter. >> happening today, a statusta hearing will be held for a former prince george's countyge school aide in the schoolide system accused of filming and engaging in sexual acts with children.ch

prime minister abbe has made that one of his goals, to increase corporate efficiency. the number one shareholder is a central bank that can print aum, how much will it help corporate governance? i think that is the neck question we have to ask, so that is hopefully what people will be looking at this thursday when the boj announces results. rishaad: thank you very much for that. that is mr. not them are joining us from tokyo. nakmura joining us from tokyo. a we had something that got abolished in 2009, but it is coming back in two months from now. yvonne: that is right. good news for fund managers and brokers. hong kong stock market is reintroducing a closing option after that seven-year gap, to bring it in line with markets in other developed countries. hong kong exchanges and clearings says the new price setting system will determine if there has been manipulation by limiting price moves and allowing the market to close randomly in the final two minutes. the new system will have to avoid what happened back then. hkx'souble of hk asked -- first was closed after shares

would try to keep their options open with the need a limited number of votes to put them over the top abb willing whether they vetted much or not. >> nixon chose agnew not because he turned over votes but it with those southern delegates and in effect nixon was looking for somebody to veto people of the right leg governor reagan on the left. and he viewed governor agnew as more centrist he could start off as a rockefeller republican. >> to repeat that? as somebody denigrating the vice president to denigrate the office nixing grew pretty quickly and the end to start off a he would complain they he was to have these meetings with me and that is not however works. you don't meet with vice president and he should go out to give these speeches. but when they were reelected is 72 agnews saw himself as the leader in the polls to see themselves as the candidates. and why don't you read it chair of the bicentennial celebration in? and that is what he had in mind. but that transformation between 73 when agnew was marginalized and 77 when mondale could walk into the oval office anytime he wanted it

the abb has gone from two states to ten states including kansas, texas, nebraska, south dakota, massachusetts and ohio. wild populations are stable and robust. there was never any substantialiated threat to the beatle and there clearly is none today. the fish and wildlife service supplemented highly successive captive breeding programs in both missouri and ohio. more states can easily breed and reintroduce the beatle it they so choose by any measure. it's clear that the beatle no longer belongs on the endangered species act. the plan is squarely in the beatle's known range. they deal with the requirements and future plans to expand and modify are impacted as well we shouldn't be burtening them for a species which is clearly thriving. that's where possible and reasonable. they impose costs on the military every day and we need to prepare the force and my amendment helps restore that balance. i yield back. >> the gentle lady from california. >> we were alerted to the emerging national security threats roaming the heartland. we continue to battle the cleeper cells that threaten to disrupt our wa

there are several manufacturing entities in the u.s., including efisec, georgia transformer, abb, wau ke sha and hyundai. those are the transformer manufacturers in the u.s. is that enough capacity we need? i would say we need more capacity with respect to transformers. so it's important that we continue to look at a transformer sharing program. so we are in progress and on target to meeting that deliverable for the committee. >> so what was the timeline that was established for the conclusion? >> the timeline established in the fast act was one year from enactment. so it would be due in december. >> okay. great. are you aware whether or not the regional power administration is, you know, are you working with them, because they obviously have most of the -- are interlinked with private but for the most part provide for the power transmission and high voltage power transmission. and half of that -- well, part of it is d.c. so we have two different sets of transformers. >> thank you very much for highlighting that. yes, we are working with the power marketing administrations which inclu

there are several manufacturing entities in the u.s., including efisec, georgia transformer, abb, waukesha and hyundai. those are the transformer manufacturers in the u.s. is that enough capacity we need? i would say we need more capacity with respect to transformers. so it's important that we continue to look at a transformer sharing program. so we are in progress and on target to meeting that deliverable for the committee. >> so what was the timeline that was established for the conclusion? >> the timeline established in the f.a.s.t. act was one year from enactment. so it would be due in december. >> okay. great. are you aware whether or not the regional power administration is, you know, are you working with them, because they obviously have most of the -- are interlinked with private but for the most part provide for the power transmission and high voltage power transmission. and half of that -- well, part of it is d.c. so we have two different sets of transformers. >> thank you very much for highlighting that. yes, we are working with the power marketing administrations which includes

there are several manufacturing entities in the u.s., including efisec, georgia transformer, abb, waukesha and hyundai. those are the transformer manufacturers in the u.s. is that enough capacity we need? i would say we need more capacity with respect to transformers. so it's important that we continue to look at a transformer sharing program. so we are in progress and on target to meeting that deliverable for the committee. >> so what was the timeline that was established for the conclusion? >> the timeline established in the f.a.s.t. act was one year from enactment. so it would be due in december. >> okay. great. are you aware whether or not the regional power administration is, you know, are you working with them, because they obviously have most of the -- are interlinked with private but for the most part provide for the power transmission and high voltage power transmission. and half of that -- well, part of it is d.c. so we have two different sets of transformers. >> thank you very much for highlighting that. yes, we are working with the power marketing administrations which includes