i'm carolin roth these are your headlines >>> maersk warns the recent cyberattack will hit its earnings as the group posts a surprise net loss in the second quarter despite a return to black in its main shipping line. >>> construction boom. balfour beatty shares rise to the top of the stoxx 600 after the building firm posts a near 70% rise in first half pretax profit. >>> u.s. president trump doubles down on accusing all sides for violence in charlottesville in an erratic news conference prompting more criticism and departures by key business leaders. >> i think there's blame on both sides. i have no doubt about it you don't have any doubt about it either. only -- and if you reported it accurately, you would say it >>> good morning it's wednesday welcome to another episode of "street signs. want to kick things off with comments coming from the ecb saying that the ecb's president mario draghi will not deliver fresh policy messages at the jackson hole symposium which usually takes place the end of august in wyoming, in the u.s. he wants to hold off on that debate until the autumn. that's

i'm caroline roth. and these are your headlines outflows of stand life's funds pull shares near the bottom of the european equity market along abidine. the ceo tells c nbc he's positive ahead of the tieup. >> the main thing for me is not just the half yearly numbers but the fact that we saw increased diversionfication of our flows, so execution of strategy was in a good place which puts i think firm foundations for the merger >>> losing its find. pandora blames a challenging u.s. retail environment for its second quarter profit miss shares off by 9% >>> and trade data from china disappoints but the country maintains a healthy surplus with the u.s. >>> good morning, everyone, it is tuesday and taking a look at the map this morning, the stoxx 600 isn't going anywhere we're just holding ton the flat line the stoxx just out of the gates up by 0.2% now, an hour into the trading session we are flat as a pancake. again, that's a pretty quiet day when it comes to economic data the only piece of data we got out

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines >> terror in spain sends jitters through the markets. travel and leisure stocks are bearing the brunt of the losses. >>> police kill five terrorists in the coastal town of cambrils in connection with the terror attacks in barcelona >>> security forces continue the hunt for the van driver who killed 13 and injured more than 100 people on the tourist avenue las ramblas. >>> good morning on this very sad friday let's keep you up to date with the latest coming out of spain counter tr rerror forces are investigating multiple attacks around barcelona six civilians and one police officer were hurt in cambrils. attackers ran them over in a car before police shot dead five suspects in the northeastern spanish city police say it was related to the earlier attack in barcelona and that the five attackers were wearing fake explosive belts when they were killed. >>> in barcelona police arrested a third man in connect shun with a terrorist attack that killed 13 people and injured over 100 many of them seriously a van crashed into pedestrians in las ram

i am carolin roth. these are your headlines no sign of jitters european stocks kickoff the week on a firm footing with banks leading the way despite political concerns around north korea. >>> fee at shifts into higher gear that suggests a number of chinese car makers explored a potential bid for the auto giant. >>> fire up the cylinders. a strong performance in gas-fired plants cause the german company to raise profit outlook. we talk to the ceo at 11:30 cct. >>> good morning, everyone it is monday hope you all had a great weekend and it is a new week, especially for those investors caught with political tensions between north korea and u.s., sent stocks down, the worst performance since last november. on this monday morning, seeing a bit of a relief rally. if we look at the indexes one by one, these gains are broad based. ftse up by a half point. dax surging by 1.12% we will talk to the cfo later today. when it comes to the sectors, what you'll see is that we see a bit of a rebound when it comes to the

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines >>> business boycott president trump's two business councils disband as ceos of blackstone, jpmorgan, pepsi and gm protest his failure to denounce white supremacists. >>> a divided fed. july minutes show some policymakers pushing for caution on rate hikes due to low inflation, while the hawks believe it's risky to divert from the path of normalization >>> blown away vestas shares sink as the danish wind turbine maker misses profit expectations >>> good morning it's thursday. we have another jam packed show for you. let's kick things off with a look at the european equity markets. we are fairly even steven. we are looking at a 0.1% decline for the stoxx 600 this morning we've lost a bit of steam in today's trading session after three days of gains. let's look at the european markets one by one the ftse mib in italy hanging on to some marginal gains elsewhere, the xetra dax, cac cac seeing small declines. we have plenty of data out today in the form of july retail sales, eurozone inflation and the ecb minutes. when it comes to the sectors, we're

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i'm carolin roth these are your headlines tough call trading is halted after shares of dixons carphone plunge after the retailer issues a profit warning on the back of a difficult environment for the uk mobile market. >>> republican leefrsd aders on capito hill reject president trump's threat that he could shut down the government house speaker paul ryan says the extreme measure is not need ed to force congress into approving a border wall with mexico. >> i don't think a government shutdown is necessary. i don't think most people want to see a government shutdown ourselves included >>> airline asset. lufthansa reportedly submits a letter of intent for airline air berlin's niki unit, as the german carrier looks to expand its spanish routes >>> good morning it is thursday, and the stoxx 600 is not doing too much. it is inching higher up by 0.2%. still a cautious mode here as we head into the jackson hole symposium in wyoming, and we are getting the mario draghi at 8:00 p.m. uk time on friday we will look at european markets one by one the ftse 100 is up by 0.25%. the big story today, dix

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines >>> rio tinto in the red, despite plans to return $3 billion back to shareholders as the miner increases its share buyback and declares a dividend of 110 cents per share >> when we have more cash available, we will do it we benefit from stronger cash flows is implemented today $3 billion of cash returns today. >>> commerzbank swings to a loss in the second quarte dragging the shares lower, while socgen suffers as the french lender sees both profits and revenues decline the bank's deputy ceo tells cnbc emerging markets are helping >> we have an advantage from the improving environment in central europe, from the dynamic in africa, which has compensated the still negative interest rate environment in the eurozone, and the low market volatility. >> an apple a day keeps the bears at bay the iphone maker's better than expected earnings boost european suppliers, and set apple shares up to open at a record high. >>> good morning, everyone it's hump day, that means it's wednesday, of course the stoxx 600 is not doing too much this morning. we're off ba

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines bp beats on second quarter net profit as production rises 10% the energy giant sees its earnings halve from the first quarter due to a write-off on exploration in angola. >>> assets under management at british fund man group rise fairly 20% in the first half, lifted by the firm's recent purchase of real estate fund aalto. >>> president trump removes anthony scaramucci from his role as communications director after only 10 days on the job, as new chief of staff john kelly makes his mark on the white house. >>> good morning, everyone want to kick things off with a bit of data in the form of the eu pmi numbers the german manufacturing number posting more solid growth in july the french number showing another six-year high. and once again we're still waiting for the pmi numbers. we will bring those to you as soon as we get them. let me double check whether they're out. not for the time being but we'll bring them to you as we get them. when it comes to european markets, we are broadly higher xetra dax up by 0.2% ftse 100 is up by three quarts over a

thank you. [ applause ] >> hello i'm carolin roth you have been watching ecb president mario draghi speaking in linde dau, germany this is "street signs. wanted to outline what he has been saying to the audience. he says unconventional policy was a success but knowledge gaps remain saying unconventional monetary policy has been a success on both sides of the atlantic he also says that sudden shocks make flaws visible in policy framework. we didn't see too much of a reaction when it comes to the euro/dollar on the back of his comments we saw a bigger reaction when it came to the pmi numbers. the euro/dollar changing hands at 1.1775. let get initial comments and reaction from ken watra from t.r. lombard any major takeaways that rock your boat? >> they don't rock my boat personally i don't think they'll be rocking the market's boat either it's a backward-looking speech the input of research into policymaking for markets looking for indications of how quickly the ecb might announce the tapering of asset purchase and the form it would take, this was never the speech to deliver those. it may be th

i'm carolin roth rbs shares push higher as the bank's second quarter profit squarely beats analysts expe expectati expectations the rbs cfo tells cnbc that the results prove the bank's turnaround plan is working >> we're encouraged by the results today. second best results since the cris crisis over 900 million pounds of bottom line profits. >>> challenging market conditions could continue for swiss reason >>> a grand jury and jobs in focus. u.s. special counsel robert mueller reportedly convenes a grand jury to look into russian campaign leak links as investoo await the latest non-farm payroll number >> good morning, everybody it's jobs friday, we expect a print of 180,000 as usual on these fridays, we're in a wait and see mode ahead of that that very much happened in the asian trading session. the stoxx 600 is off a tad we have in other choice but to focus on earnings. rbs is one of the best performers in the stoxx 600. we'll get to that. also swiss re is the other side of the ledger underperforming, we'll get more details on that in a few minutes when it comes to the european equity m

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines >>> siemens sees orders slide more than expected in the third quarter but its healthineers unit helps the giant beat forecast >>> a mixed picture for european banks as unicredit surges on stronger than expected profits, but argicole slides over one-off items. the cfo tells cnbc that the bank is in good shape >> the economy is improving in our main markets, mainly france and italy. so i'm confident that we are on track to reach the financial targets we have set. >>> and adidas scores in china and north america after lifting 2017 guidance. we'll speak with the ceo caspkar rorsted at 12:25 cet. >>> good morning we have a bit of data to get through in the form of composite pmis for the eurozone for july we've got the july services pmi, let me get to that first, 55.4 this is bang in line with forecasts. we did see strong numbers coming out of italy but overall german and french growth, when it comes to the composite number, that did slow a bit. what we're seeing for the composite number for the eurozone is that eurozone business activity lost a bit o

i'm carolin roth these are your headlines european equities follow asia and u.s. lower as geopolitical uncertainty around north korea continues, with u.s. president donald trump saying his fire and fury comments were not tough enough >>> safe haven trades continue their upward trend with famed investor ray dalio recommending a higher gold allocation amid the rising tensions. >>> miners lead losses in europe as talk of higher margin requirements and increased geopolitical tensions weigh in on metal prices. >>> novozymes shares sink as second quarter earnings for the biotech firm miss across the board. but the ceo strikes a bullish tone telling cnbc growth rates are likely to pick up. >>> good morning tgif let's get to breaking news the oil market rebalancing is underway but it could take time before the numbers confirm this trend. that's according to latest report from the iea. brent and wti crude prices this morning a little bit lower to the tune of 0.9% let's get to neil atkinson in paris. are we saying the first signs of backwardation? >> a little bit, because t

i'm carolin roth and these are your headlines north korea considers a strike on the u.s. territory of guam after donald trump warns of fire and fury in response to further threats from the are a geechl. th regime. this has the rogue state reportedly developments a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on the tip of a missile. >>> and the danish drug maker posts better than expected second quarter operating profit. >>> hard to stomach? shares fall as a grocer misses profit expectations but the ceo says that the integration of its merger remains on track. >>> good morning, everyone it is wednesday, and it seems global markets hit by risk aversion coming from tensions between the north korea and u.s and evinvestors are taking money off the table when it it comes to equities. we're off by roughly half of 1%. but we're seeing save haven flows into the yen, treasuries and gold we'll get to those first though want to show you what is happening with the european markets one by one. ftse 100 off by 1%, xetra dax following by 0.8% and the cac 40 off by a similar percentage. weearning

cnbc's cal carolin roth joins us live. >> no surprise there. as you said, the exodus continues.eaders are leaving the president's manufacturing council over the firestorm over his response to the violence in charlottesville, virginia, over the weekend. the latest ceo is afl-cio president richard trumka but also his deputy resigning, saying the president, quote, tolerates bigotry and domestic troch terrorism. the alliance scott paul also leaving the council. president trump lashed out against the ceos on twitter attacking them saying for every ceo that drops out, i have many to take their place. >>> now in other news, let's talk about uber and more use for the ride sharing app. recode reports they issued another set of penalties for its privacy and security practices. the lapses reportedly date back to 2014. and they include the company deceiving consumers by allows employees to access sensitive details for example of its trip history. uber has been investigate by many agencies like the federal trade commission and must now submit 20 years of privacy checkups by outside auditors.

. >>> welcome back to "street signs," i am carolin roth. these are your headlines european equities are mixed after stocks are higher following a record close, strong job numbers in the u.s the u.s., australia and japan are out with a tough new statement, pressuring north korea to change its ways this as north korea says sanctions infringe on its sovereignty. >>> the book maker says the ceo is stepping down, the stock on track for worst day since brexit vote last year >>> good morning, everyone quick look at u.s. futures see if we see follow through from the strong report friday which took the dow to an 8th successive record high we're looking quite positive s&p 500 up, dow-jones set to add 23 points, nasdaq up by 13 points financials doing well, given the odds of another rate hike, increasing once again. when it comes to european markets, had a stellar session friday that was very much driven by weakness of the euro against the dollar the dollar rocketing out much better jobs report 209,000 jobs created in july now seeing dollar strength f

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cnbc's caroline roth joins us live from london.the discovery deal. >> a lot to cover today. discovery making the 11.9 billion deal to buy scripps networks interactive. both companies are struggling with the changes in the media space, such as declining ad revenue. the newly combined company will be worth some $22 billion. that's more than viacom, which is the next biggest tv company by market value. >>> i also want to talk about reddit. they've raised $200 million in new funding. proceeds will be invested into its business, such as building the home page. >>> last but not least, apple is reporting numbers after the bell later on today. analysts are expecting earnings of $1.57. the focus is not so much on the actual earnings. because we're coming towards the end of a product cycle. the focus will be on the guidance for the next quarter as we see the launch for the iphone 8. there will be supply issues with some of the models. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> still ahead, people in florida bracing for yet another day of heavy r

for those stories and more, cnbc's caroline roth joins us live from london.h the factors behind the uptick in global economies. what's at play there? >> look, there are many factors. i guess central bankers will want to take some of the credit, and they'll say it's because we implemented the record low interest rates and threw all that stimulus at the economies. the bottom line is we're in low inflation, moderate growth environment, which we call goldilocks scenario. we're seeing that commodity prices are rising. we've gotten over the financial crisis and the euro zone debt crisis and the imf sees the economy growing by some 3.5% in 2017. as we said, not such great news for the u.s. housing market. yesterday u.s. new home sales hit a seven-month low unexpectedly dropping some 9% in the month of july. partly to blame? higher prices. new house prices increase in some 6.3% from a year ago. increasingly, there are fears that this housing market recovery is stalling quite rapidly. >> all right. carolyn, one more question for you with uber. it's faced some serious