the walls are broken but in the replica that banksy made here it isa in the replica that banksy made day this wall will fall — it will not remain as it is. that seems unlikely, at least, for now. this still a symbol of tension and division — wounds that have yet to heal. tim allman, bbc news. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with some big news for girl power. # la—la—la... yep, the spice girls are back and are going on a uk tour, after nearly two decades apart. they shared the news on their official twitter page. but they have revealed that victoria beckham won't be joining the group for their re—launch. she says she is too busy with her fashion career. and a reminder of the main news — millions of people have already voted, and for the rest of polls open in a few hours right across the united states for the mid—term elections that will determine president trump's ability to govern for the next two years. he is not on the ballot, of course, but it is republican party loses control of even one of the houses of congress it will have a huge impact on what he can do for the rest

symbol of division — the banksy work of art that continues to cause controversy in the middle east.hinese prime minister meets global trade leaders as his country's dispute with the us continues to cause widespread concern. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme apparently 18% of britons have already done their christmas shopping — a much higher proportion than any of our european neighbours. so we're asking why is that? how organised are you or are you dreading the thought? get in touch. millions of people have already voted and, for the rest, polls open in just a few hours right across the united states, for the mid term elections. for the midterm elections. the outcome will determine president trump's ability to govern for the next two years. he's not on the ballot but, if his party loses control of even one of the houses of congress, it will have a huge impact on what he can do. our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. the ballot but in a certain way i am on the ballot so ple

banksy reported banksy has revived the rebellious political component which had been lost in street art and that is one of his achievements. the exhibition comprises eighty works from private collections including paintings cultures and prints it runs until the fourteenth of april twenty ninth. well we stay with street up now but back out those where it belongs like banksy philip schiff uses the street as his countess it transforms the city's grey landscape adding color and schumer for commuters in frankfurt to marvel at the self-proclaimed gorilla just used to work illegally but has since started getting permission from the city council for his installations his works are meant to be thought provoking but also make people laugh and look at their surroundings in a new lights. his little goes to the city. he served toast in a manhole cover. sent messages on an escalator. and sprayed ivory towers slated for destruction. this is street town intended to make the city of frankfurt and more corky. and this is the artist philip shape. leaving the conventional behind away from normality changin

the very few people know who banksy is but his works are internationally famous just one of our topics. in today's express. the world's oldest classical music record label turned one hundred twenty on tuesday. to mark the occasion a gala concert was staged at berlin's philharmonia concert hall featuring star violinist and sophie and pianist lang lang together with berlin staatskapelle orchestra they performed works by beethoven and mozart the audience was also treated to pieces by oscar winning composer john williams music lovers across the globe could follow the event online via live stream. in london british street artist banksy has created a replica of israel's border wall along the west bank. the installation is part of the palestinian stand at this year's london world travel market trade show. last march banksy initiated bethlehem's walled off hotel near metres from the separation barrier dubbed the hotel with the worst view in the world each of its rooms looks out on to the wall which features stencil artwork by banksy. this is not just for ninety people to the our house cafe in

banksy and notoriety go hand in hand. an installation promoting tourism to the west bank. focusing on this here, this gives an idea about what's going on on the ground in palestine, how palestinians are suffering because of the israeli occupation in palestine. israel calls it a security barrier, a necessary weapon to combat violence and protect its people. the palestinians see it as a symbol of oppression and occupation. banksy has previously opened a hotel in the shadow of the barrier, and this recreation is subtly different. the wall is not broken, but in this replica that banksy made here, it's a broken wall. and i think he's kind of making a statement about — that one day this wall will fall. it will not remain as it is. that seems unlikely, at least for now. this still a symbol of tension and division. wounds that have yet to heal. tim allman, bbc news. hello there. the pressure patterns set up across the uk for the next few days will be crucial to how the weather is going to look and certainly feel. we've got a big

last march banksy initiated bethlehem's walled off hotel near meters from the separation barrier dubbed the hotel with the worst view in the world each of its rooms looks out on to the wall which features stencil artwork by banksy. and. this is not just for nine towns people flocked to the our house cafe in moscow to play and eats with eleven feathered creatures who live here they're allowed to roam free. it's the first venue of its kind the russian capital. for many different species including your asian eagle owl received training and regular check ups. house café is especially popular with harry potter fans. back in the nine hundred eighty s. the phone adaptation of the german nobbut thus bought one international acclaim directed by german filmmaker. the film about a world war two separate and its crew was shown in cinemas the world over the box office hit there was nominated for six oscar us a longer version was also shown on t.v. all this was more than thirty years ago and maybe time for it to sell face again this time on a german pay t.v. channel. just bought is heading back out t

well we stay with street up now but back outdoors where it belongs like banksy philip schiff uses the street as his canvas it transforms the city's grey landscape adding color and humor for commuters in frankfurt to marvel at the self-proclaimed gorilla just used to work illegally but has since started getting permission from the city council for his installations his works are meant to be thought provoking but also make people laugh and look at their surroundings in a new light. his little goes to the city. he served toast in a manhole cover. sent messages on the net. and sprayed ivory on a tower slated for destruction. this is in st paul intended to make the city of frankfurt and. and this is the artist philip shaffer. leaving the conventional behind away from normality changing perspectives and seeing things in a new light that's what you could call the essence of my art. for years now philip shaffer has been quite successful as a guerrilla rottenest as he calls himself here he's making final preparations before he heads out for his next artistic undertaking. right now i'm cutting

early on, vhils benefited from the support of banksy. perhaps the world's most famous street artist. >>> banksy gave you a new platform. >> not just me, but to the whole community of artists that work in the space. he really put this movement on our level. >> reporter: once seen as a vandal, vhils' work is now considered an asset. in some cases, cities are commissioning him to scrape and chip into buildings. his work also appears in galleries, often touching on the themes of globalization and urban development. and he's constantly tweaking, or blowing up his technique, using explosives is one of his newer approaches. which the band u2 used in one of its videos. ♪ ♪ >> i wanted to pick something that's -- was kind of a metaphor for us. sometimes you just need a spark. >> reporter: but working outside in public spaces means his art won't last. >> and i like the fact that the artwork will evolve, the image will fade away or be destroyed because it makes it more human. >> reporter: the finishing touch on your work is it falling apart? >> it'

yeah you know you see the graffiti type of graffiti you know about the banksy or jeff koons as the big balloon animals you know when you think ok that's they have she's not like that ever she's been changing our regularly throughout her career so what she's doing now looks completely different what she had ten years ago that was completely different what she did thirty years ago but for me that makes her more interesting as an artist can't really pigeonhole her and the stuff that she's doing now at seventy which turns seventy today is i think just as exciting and interesting as what she was doing forty years ago what we think a lot. easier. decades make yourself pretty was a major retrospective of how it works which was first shown in the netherlands in twenty six. has always been. this because she doesn't allow herself to box and. there was. a lot. of. recognizable. as those to form i mean seconds and as as long. recognised by. has all. this. famously elusive he's against avoids giving interviews that reserve isn't reflected in her work own life features prominently in her it's. what

the military to concentrate on that banksy right in this war the chinese are preparing for war out loud. how over how did we get to this well trump for one aside from land blasting the chinese at every opportunity is tariffs sanctions his trade war he's also being very heavy handed congress has just approved a second arms deal with taiwan in eighteen months. of untruthful the sales of weapons by the united states to taiwan damages china's sovereignty and security interests that beijing sees china and taiwan as two parts of a whole two chinese entities same culture at this it's the same languages with two separate governments communist capitalist the end goal is to reunite into one state there are differences of course currency preventing that and about one hundred kilometers of c. that separate the two and trump always a fan of sticking it to the chinese he's been through seeing his warships right between the two china's. we have expressed our concerns to the u.s. side the taiwan issue concerns china's sovereignty and territorial integrity and is the most important and sensitive issue i

credit you know it's a simple us work of us cash two point four seven percent on an eighteen month banksy dig him out that's not bad that's what most people are pouring into cash and hedge funds have one of their largest cash positions at the moment they're liquidating everything they're look to liquidating their crude crypto in and credit and they're going long cash so they're hanging out in cash right now that is one thing now whether or not the dollar is going to soar as everybody tries to get cash because a lot of people hold their cash and dollars the inability of any single asset class to escape the dismal black hole super gravity of devastating losses in a brutal post catharsis that has mutated into an equal opportunity route crushing returns across all assets have left investors reeling shell shocked and paralyzed and dreading what may come tomorrow let alone next year when both the us economy and corporate earnings are expected to see their supercharged recent growth rates come crashing back down to earth now well i mean this is a set up for a four and a resumption of the bond ba

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art and it's raising awareness about the political complexities here the anonymous british artist banksy has been drawing attention here with his hotel. well next to the controversial separation barrier and boasting the worst view in the world is multimillion dollar art appeared on the separation wall last year for my point. it's a lot of a good argument to have this well over over the between the two peoples who so necessary will solve the problem this french family tells us they came here because of the artists' work that they were shocked at seeing the wall while. i'm christian and i can't accept that on a land that so symbolic that you build a wall it's not possible they has to be another way the new wall and to terrorize a population whether the visitors are here for religion politics or art palestinians tell us they haven't seen this many foreign faces in bethlehem for a very long time and hope they will continue to come stephanie decker or jazeera bethlehem. again i'm fully back to bo with the headlines on our world leaders are in argentina for the annual g twenty summit to tackle

is the biggest threat he is watching but will not say which banksy is shorting. -- he saysd see ipg hea list of about 50 companies he may bet against in the event of jeremy corbyn becoming prime minister. what does that mean for the u.k. banks? there is concern about nationalization, and that is what he is pointing to. it is interesting to point out that the banks that suffered most in the stress tests on friday were u.k. banks. a no deal scenario being a factor that can play a significant role in the outlook for those institutions. >> china's exports topped estimates as companies rushed to make shipments before higher tariffs came into effect. >> the top line with the export number which came in at 15.6%. front loading playing a big role. the president set tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods. they expect 25% on january 1. there is also the weaker yuan. in terms of the import numbers, a beat as well. they have been policies announced by chinese officials around boosting infrastructure. that may have played a role. most economists think the picture will look different in 2019, especi

thee use paint >> what would he think of banksy would banksy be considered an artist or too commercialrandfather was a single artist he liked to be a pioneer he liked to be the first one to do something banksy was probably something that could have been funny for him. i'm not so sure he was happy to destroy artwork. it happened when he was in paris, very poor he had to burn a painting so get some heat. >> my gosh >> after that, he kept his artworks until he died >> olivier picasso, thank you for joining us do you own a picasso >> yes >> do you buy art as an investment or -- >> i buy it because i love it. it meant something to me >> do you trade art? >> no, i only buy. >> you only buy. okay thank you. we'll come back in just a bit. when we return, by the way, we have more coming up from the baron investment conference. matt desch will join us. >>> and later we'll talk investing with henry fernandez of msci. >>> in the 8:00 hour, we'll get an update on dealmaking from ken moelis a big couple hours ahead on "squawk box. i consulted with your grandmother's doctor. we can do the screening a

art and it's raising awareness about the political complexities here the anonymous british artist banksy has been drawing attention here with his hotel next to the controversial separation barrier and boasting the worst view in the world is multi-million dollar art appeared on the separation wall last year for my point i don't have the it's not of a good idea to have this war over over there between the two peoples who saw necessary evil. the problem is this french family tells us they came here because of the artists' work that they were shocked at seeing the wall. of yes all that they'll do is you i'm christian and i can't accept that on a land that so symbolic that you build a wall it's not possible they has to be another way than a wall and to terrorize a population whether the visitors are here for religion politics or art palestinians tell us they haven't seen this many foreign faces in bethlehem for a very long time and hope they will continue to come stephanie decker al-jazeera bethlehem. top pocket except competing for design glory at the world architectural festival underway no

got those balloon dogs or banks the graffiti artists a very distinct style you mean say oh that's a banksy that's not the case with her and. the work that she's doing now doesn't look anything like the works did ten years ago or twenty years ago or thirty years ago but i actually think that's an advantage and that's her strength because she can't really be pigeonholed and now i mean she turned seventy today and the work she's doing now is still as as vital and compelling as it was forty years ago take a look. these again career spans for decades make yourself pretty was a major retrospective of our works which was first shown in the netherlands in twenty sixteen has always been. because she doesn't allow herself to be boxed in. there is a queue. behavior. recognized by the look of her work because. it has always tried to. accept its. famously allusive is against avoids giving interviews that reserve isn't reflected in her work the own life features prominently in her alts. work is often described as and it matic but it's also humorous. he's against can design the german provision at the ve

art and it's raising awareness about the political complexities here the anonymous british artist banksy has been drawing attention here with his hotel next to the controversial separation barrier and boasting the worst view in the world his multi-million dollar art appeared on the separation wall last year for my point i don't have the it's not of a good idea to have this war over over there between the two peoples who saw necessary evil. the problem. is they came here because of the work that they were shocked at seeing the wall. i'm christian. that so symbolic that you. it's possible they has to be another way and to terrorize. whether the visitors are here for religion politics or art. they have a. very long time and hope they will continue to. head on. i tend to catch up on sports his own folly thank you very much the main sponsor of afghanistan's women's football team has cut ties with the national federation of the claims players were sexually and physically abused by by by male officials the former head of the afghan women's football department the popal told us in the last hour

banksy's line of questioning, is that on the contractor? was not received at the deadline agreed to in the contract is the taxpayer going to eat every additional dollar of overtime or is it something the contractor will pick up? who is on the line for this overspending? >> i can address that. >> quickly if you could very >> we do voluntary overtime most of the time. my budget for voluntary overtime and education is 6 million a year. we need to million more to get through august and september to do this work. this is mandatory. we are pulling out all the stops. in a normal year we do voluntary overtime for the search periods -- surge periods. >> if the system were working and delivered on time you would not have had to use that overtime? there has to be other needed you have that budget line. i will move on to other questions. mr. undersecretary when will the system the ready? >> i don't have a date for you at this point. when i tried to explain is we are in the process. it is not a dysfunctional process. when we have completed that we will

the banksy >> does that make sense? >> no. art world is -- people say deep down the art world makes every other business where there's shady things going on it, makes them look -- >> legit >> yeah. >> the ultimate nontransparent market >> beauty is in the eye of the beholder. >> i think wine, have you seen how that works >> a great "american greed" on that one >> on what >> on wine >> as seen on cnbc prime time. >> i love "american greed. >> check your local listings. >>> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas in new york city. the 86th annual lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree is tonight. the city is preparing. police are lining the streets with barriers, armed guards will be present and security officers will screen those attending. before the 50,000 bulbs light up the night, the star-studded lineup of performers will be rocking around the christmas tree you can catch it all tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> do you have names >> i have never seen it live, have you >> i've seen it from the window. we're not