bregier is a tragic figure in this.e press release, he says, i have been working here for 25 years. he's been waiting for the top job for a long time and it did not materialize for him. why it did not work out, we don't know. ?as it the bribery case was it that he did not have the chops to be the ceo? he is different from tom enders, more of a technocrat, more of a methodical person. maybe the thinking was, we are looking for somebody different here, a different generation of people and maybe that is what ultimately they decided it was not his job. matt: thank you very much. let's say as you say, a changing of the guard at airbus. continuity is what investors like to see. now, it's almost a quarter of a century after nelson mandela, who led the african national congress to power. it stands at a crossroads, delegates of the ruling anc need to choose a successor to president jacob zuma. the voters face two choices, favorsex-wife, who the push of a radical transformation, or the deputy that is pledging to fight corruption

the chair would all of his off bregier would follow his boss. >> -- the carrier is debating how to livel and against low-cost operators. back in june, the company said changes may include job cuts. i think we will continue to see the environment challenging. with support across the organization of these, we are well prepared. pushing ahead with restructuring. the company agreed to sell three of its products for $1.1 billion. profits have been something the past few years as retailers contend with bankruptcies. bloomberg subscribers on their terminal. you can also customize your settings and you only get news on the assets you care about. this is bloomberg. paul: let's do a quick check of the markets. let's start off with tokyo. pretty negative over there in bullish and also negative in sydney as well. pretty much following along from what we have seen in the other markets. let's take a look at s eoul. if you doubt in the u.s. over the future of the tax plan. sureple of senators not about the way it is going to go. singapore starts trade in just over 15 minutes. global markets down about

bregier would follow his boss. seek a thirdll not stint as coo in 2019. intends to have new roots.ms of earnings. but passenger numbers should be close to where they were before the embargo. he said he expects growth to improve. >> our bottom line will be affected, and we are still giving a profit warning. as a matter of fact, we have had a very negative year, with our bottom line. numbers, itssenger will be close to the number of passengers we carried pre-blockade. back to the megadeal set the media talking, disney snapping up a big chunk of 21st oftury fox's assets, a deal $52 billion. bob iger says gives the company a greater global reach. we're excited about a number of things. i have talked about the content and offering it in more competitive ways. it gives us a bigger footprint. 21st century fox did an amazing job of growing its international businesses. in europe, millions of subscribers. its ownership of star with india, hundreds of millions of viewers a month. this gives us far bigger international reach than we ever have before. and an ability to reach consumers directly