on credit agricole.us is alberto. they sold out of empirike. credit is resilient to what is going on. does that mean risks in europe have diminished or we're choosing to ignore them? >> well, i think they have diminished. they will continue. i think europe is still a good place to buy bonds, to buy credit, corporate bonds, and bank bonds. because things are stabilizing like we saw for italy, for example, or there is green chutes across other kun feliz the periphery but we're not there yet in terms of our recovery. there is less risk. rates and government spreads remain low despite the political risk like we saw in portugal or italy. these type of political situations have become more isolated and less -- and cause less contagion. and the ecb is going to continue its easing policy. we have seen easing of collateral for abs recently. the european investment bank is planning three potential programs to increase lending to small businesses. all these things lead to the banking union also next year. and new b

of the three, credit agricole have been the standout performer, up by 34% on the year. >>> and norway'sister has been moonlighting as a taxi driver in the run-up to the country's elections. the prime minister revealed the recently spent the afternoon driving around oslo picking up passengers wearing a taxi driver's uniform. the exchanges with the passengers were recorded by a hidden camera and footage will now be used as part of his campaign. so we want to know from you, what job would you do for one day if you had the chance to take time out from your regular work? join our viewer exchange, get in touch with us by e-mail at worldwide@cnbc.com, via twitter or direct to me @carolincnbc. what would you do? as a job. >> that is a job, right, with a 3-year-old. i don't know what i'd do. i have another half hour to decide what i want to do for a day. but probably, i don't know. so many interesting jobs out there. >>> could a controversial property tax strike the final blow for italy's fragile coalition government? we discuss straight after the break. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software tha

credit agricole up 1.5% today. numbers got released slightly earlier than they should have. but investors liked what they heard. they pulled out of the greek business this and helped boost their income, 696 million, to $56 million a year go. both banks performing fairly well. that's where we stand at the moment. aussie dollar, you mentioned the rba rate cut. they rebounded off three year lows against the dollar on the back of the basis there. the reserve bank didn't come out and say we could be cutting rates further again off this record low. that's it for now. back to you. >> all right, ross, thanks so much. >>> we talk about jeff bezos and dan loeb and other billionaire news, carl icahn bought nor dell shares. he now holds more than 156 million shares or 8% -- excuse me, 8.9% of the company. and david tepper is turning in some impressive returns according to appaloosa investor letter. 1 million invested in the firm in 1993 is now worth $149 million. as for long-term performance,an, 20 years, up 28%. ten years, up 25%, five years, more than 30%. year to date, up 23.4 net of