. >> i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines this morning. >>> the u.s. strikes syria with 59 tomahawk missiles in an attempt to disable an airfield which was allegedly used for a chemical attack on a syrian town. >>> european markets in negative territory, but oil prices rise after the missile attack, with president trump declaring that he acted in america's national security interest. >>> russian president vladimir putin calls air strikes on syria an aggression against a sovereign nation, confirming moscow's view the syrian army does not have chemical weapons. >>> we are in a positive mood over grease, says eurogroup chief jeroen dijsselbloem, as ei finance ministers arrive in malta to try and reach a deal to unlock the next greek bailout tranche. >>> the united states has launched a missile attack on a syrian government-controlled airfield near the city of homs. 59 tomahawk missiles were fired at the target. speaking from mar-a-lago , president trump said that the strike was made in response to the assad's government use of chemical weapons earlier in

i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. sterling turns positive on the back of a dip, after surging to a six-month high against the dollar as prime minister theresa may prepares to take her snap election plans to a vote in parliament today. >>> investors like the flavor of ab foods as its sugar business and primark sales boost first half profits and prompt the british firm to raise full-year forecasts. >>> america goes out of fashion for burberry, as the designer calls the market challenging, weighing on sales growth and sending shares lower in london trade. >>> akzonobel's first quarter profit beats expectations as the paintmaker unveils a new strategy it hopes will secure its future as a stand-alone firm amid a bidding battle with ppg. >>> good morning, everyone. yes, you're watching "street signs." glad you're with us on the show today we have all things covered coming from the political side in response to theresa may calling the snap election for june 8th. what does it mean for your money and

. >> and i'm carolin roth.hese are your headlines. >> tensions over syria keep markets on a slight edge as russia and iran say american air strikes crossed their lines, while the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says the moving of bashar al assad is top priority. >> we got to make sure we actually have a leader that can protect his people and clearly, assad is not that person. >> secretary of state rex tillerson calls the u.s. military strikes a message to nations including north korea, as he touches down for the g7 meeting. >>> shares of stada soars. >>> and the urt gets a boost after the adviser sends a letter to investors calling for the miners to stop the core drilling structure and spin off of the business. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "street signs." i thought i was being smart is this morning. i looked at the markets when they initially opened. completely flat, a bit of red, a bit of green. and now there's more red. >> more red? >> it there is, yeah. a bit more red. smaller markets just hanging on

i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> oil prices rebound after their worst session in six weeks. saudi's oil minister says an output cut extension is still on the cards, while his uae counterpart tells cnbc prices are still far too low. >> as an average, i think it's tough to go to 60, as an average. but in a single day can we see 60 or a little bit above 60? yes, we can. >>> publicis reports better than expected first quarter underlying sales sending the shares higher, as the ceo tells cnbc he's optimistic about the outcome of the french election. >> the worst nightmare you can imagine is a second round where you have marine le pen and jean-luc melenchon. that's the worst case scenario. i still believe reason will prevail. >>> shares of man group moving higher after a 10% rise in funds under management in the first quarter. >>> orders under pressure as large contracts remain elusive for abb, but the swiss industrial titan says it sees the first signals of stabilization in some markets. >>> g

. >> i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> apple supplier dialog plunges after a local investment bank says apple may develop its own power unit. >>> shares in lvmh rally to a record high as the french conglomerate posts a forecast beating a 15% rise in first quarter sales, setting a trend for the rest of its luxury peers. >>> crude prices wobble after a week long winning streak amid tension over syria and the shutdown of libya's largest oil field. >>> g-7 foreign ministers meeting in italy look to put on a united front on syria, as turkey suggests the syrian government still has chemical weapons capacity. >>> hi everybody. good morning. welcome. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> very good. a lot happening in the markets today. >> ton. a lot of breaking news. we'll talk about dialog in a second. we want to show you what european equity markets are doing in general. we saw a flattish open, flat to slightly lower open. markets lower somewhere in the region of a half percent. the ftse 100 bucking t

. >> i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> the richmond fed president, jeffrey lacker, resigns after admitting he may have leaked market sensitive data as former policymaker dennis lockhart tells cnbc communication between fed presidents has become more compl complex. >> the presidents can say whatever they want, and that creates conflicting views, it's hard for market participants to figure out what the message. >>> uk prime minister theresa may says free movement of uk citizens could continue for a period of britain leaves the eu. >>> the french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron accuses marine le pen of waging economic war, but it is france's far-left leader, jean-luc melenchon who is tipped to win the second debate. >>> investors in bovis homes cheers that the deal to end embattled bovis has ended. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, let's kick things off with a bit of economic data in the form of market. eurozone march final composite pmi at 56.4. a bit lower than the flash indication of 5

i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> european equities turn lower as a selloff in miners hits some of the biggest stocks. >>> u.s. vice president mike pence meets japanese prime minister shinzo abe as the u.s. seeks to boost trade ties and attract investment, telling the japanese people the u.s. is with you 100%. >>> the far-left and far-right rally for votes in france as the margin for error tightens, with just a couple of percentage points separating presidential front-runners emanuel macron and marine le pen from francois fillon and jean-luc melenchon. >>> president trump congratulates turkey's recep erdogan on his referendum win, but international monitors criticize the vote which awards him concentrated new powers. >>> good morning, everyone. yes, you're watching "street signs." glad you're with us today. it's tuesday, though it feels like a monday. we have had this long easter break. hope you all had a great one. the markets seem like they're off to a slow start. the ftse 100 is off by

i'm carolin roth. >> and hi, everybody, i'm louisa bojesen. here are your headlines today. >> french election results sparking a rally across europe, sending bank shares higher as macron goes through with a comfortable lead over marine le pen. >>> the cac in paris as the yield shrinks in the victory as a sigh of relief. >> the guidance with a jump in income in the first quarter the ceo telling cnbc the company is well positioned for the year ahead. >> year is still long. we believe that a 4% to 6% gross guidance is wide enough. we aim for 100 basis points profit improvement for this year. we start the year in the portfolio with 80. >>> and jimmy choo putting his best foot forward. rallying in london as the shoemaker is looking for a buyer that fits. >>> good morning, everyone. what we're seeing in the markets at this point is indiscriminate guying. that buying. that's with macron and le pen moving on. that's exactly what the marketing were looking for. >> exactly. >> despite the fact we're seeing in baked in the cake, we didn't see the nightma

. >> i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> a drovish mario draghi sends the euro lower as the ecb chief says there is no need to change the current policy path due to a lack of inflation evidence. >> inflation is not just converging towards our aim, but stabilizing around it. we would need to see signs of such pressures building, but so far there's scant evidence of this. >>> european equities open in negative territory after u.s. stocks post their largest one-day reversal in over a year as a more hawkish fed indicates it will start unwinding its balance sheet this year. >>> unilever bucking the european trend announcing they will be selling their spreads business. >> the business has leading market shares in most of the markets in which we operate in, so i'm sure there will be a lot of interest. >>> a series of polls sees french presidential front-runner emanuel macron lose ground to marine le pen after the television debate as his alleged lead in the first and second round narrows. >>> good morn

i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> european markets are skittish after comments from president trump send the dollar sliding, while he calls for lower rates for longer. >>> paper money. sweden's sca has reportedly received a bid north of $22 billion for its hygiene unit, sending the shares to top of the stoxx 600. >>> akzonobel under attack. elliott advisers threatens to sue the dutch paintmaker as it seeks to oust the company's chairman who opposes the takeover by ppg. >>> russia uses its veto power to prevent the u.n. security council from condemning the chemical attack in syria, as donald trump says relations with moscow may have hit an all-time low. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "street signs." the international energy agency says that it is confidently believing the oil market is close to balance. in the latest report, the ia said production cuts had been impressive so far. it did warn though markets will tighten this year, non-opec production will be on the rise again. we a

. >> i'm carolin roth. "worldwide exchange" is up next. >>> president trump and chinese president xi jinping speak by phone about north korea, secretary of state tillerson arrives in moscow. global markets take notice. >>> saying sorry. the ceo of united airlines makes another attempt at an apology as outrage builds about a passenger being dragged off a flight. the latest information and stock information coming up. >>> and behind the wheel. lyft raises more money pushing its valuation to 7$7.5 billion. it's wednesday, april 12, 2017. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. ♪

i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> french stocks underperform in europe as paris reels from a terror attack that leaves one policeman dead and two others wounded just days ahead of the presidential election. >>> a rally for rio tinto as barron's asks if it's time to buy the stock, saying the iron ore selloff is overdone. >>> danone sweetens its forecasts, raising its guidance for 2017 earnings, but shares trade lower after disappointing sales in europe and brazil. >>> a confident relationship. german finance minister wolfgang schauble tells cnbc that contrary to some opinion, the meeting between chancellor merkel and president trump was a successful one. >> people in the media are looking at a strange situation, shake hands or not, shake hands or not. that was totally wrong. it was a meeting of mutual confidence. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, it is a crucial trading day before the first round of the presidential elections in france. just want to bring you some data from the eur