britvic rallying up 10%.ll in all, frank, this corporate story highlights the interest that we are seeing recently when it comes to some of the uk names. >> silvia amaro live in the london newsroom. thank you. >>> we turn attention back to the united states and the cracks in the commercial real estate space. here in the new york city area, buildings have been sold at discounts. some at 70% lower than the original price. the commercial real estate data is predicting that this year and next year are the two worst years on record for office buildings with the floor space tenants are giving back or vacating. a major factor is elevated rates. some are holding off renegotiating or not able to afford mortgages if there are no tenants to pay the rent. let's bring in tour guest. >> good morning. >> i have to warn the audience. you come with a rosy picture with the real estate market when we get so much data that says quite the contrary. i'll go to the commercial leasing down 25% compared to pre-pandemic. you had quest

britvic rejected two bids from carlsberg.ritvic says the 12.50 figure under values the company as well as the current and future prospects. it will consider any further proposal on its pmerits. carlsberg says it is considering the decision. we have shares of britvic rallying up 11% and carlsberg down 8%. >>> and zealand pharma is seeing record highs after promising weight loss drugs. it saw weight loss results of 8.6%. it is trading the rest of the market up by almost 20%. it goes to show how important the rhetoric around weight loss drugs has become. >>> looking at u.s. futures as we approach the open on wall street. they are suggesting it will be a negative start to the trading session on wall street. we have a lot of data releases due today, including manufacturing pmi and services pmi for the united states. existing home sales as well and on top of that, we are monitoring any commentary from the fed officials as well. this is an important week for the tech sector. let's see what verydevelopments we'll have on the nasdaq l

britvic is overcoming a hurdle that could see a deal with carlsberg.ee what will happen in terms of the potential dealmaking. i want to look closer to the auto section. as i told you earlier, we have been telling you this is in the wake of the china and european union will hold talks over the announcement of imposing potential tariffs on chinese electric vehicles. looking to my right, we are seeing shares of european automakers trading higher so far in the session. bmw up 3%. volkswagen is up 2.3%. some significant moves. this is the first time, really, the two sides have agreed to enter negotiations since the eu probe into the chinese evs led to the decision to increase tariffs on some vehicles to as much as 48%. this comes as the german economy minister visited beijing, the first politician to make the trip, since the tariffs war was proposed. he said he welcomed the move by china, but it was a first step of many. annette joins us with more. this is an important story as we were discussing with clemens fuest. annette, did we get any indication from t

. >> britvic has cleared a new hurdle that could see carlsberg acquiring the company.ke over. these propoals were rejected. however, it could pave the way for a deal in this space. ultimately, jon, what this story tells us is there's a very strong interest at this stage in uk companies. first in the mining sector, now the food and beverage sector. it's likely we'll not just stay here. we could see further activity in the uk for the rest of the year. >> thank you. we'll talk to you again tomorrow. >>> next, the race is heating up as there are demands for a new leader. we'll discuss when we come right back. leader we'll discuss when we come right back (♪♪) (♪♪) try dietary supplements from voltaren, for healthy joints. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your