caroline, it is a deal day. astrazeneca adding their hands on the diabetes outfits. >> suddenly a flurry of pharmaceutical deals. -- heardca, we had that this could happen. for four $.3 billion, up to that amount, they are buying obriston that joint venture. myers could get $2.7 billion. they could get another 1.4 billion coming its way through regulatory introduction and sales related payments. big boost in m&a. has and rated in the top five industries for m&a this year. supposedly they are going to be forced into doing more deals as the year goes on. i am going to keep an eye on it. for me, i'm going to keep an eye on buyers for today. they are also coming into the new market. they have finally done a deal. drugis a prostate cancer that they have finally done a deal with for 362 norwegian krone. keep your eyes peeled across the technology industry. withaw oracle come out slightly better numbers last night. those two stocks have yet to open. let's just talk more about 80 yes, an early christmas present. >> a $6

caroline hunter, welcome to democracy now!ood morning. >> your thoughts, first about that movement back then, the action of polaroid to your questions and your concerns and especially now in this week after the death of nelson mandela? >> polaroid pretended they did not know what was going on in south africa. 1937olaroid was founded in . in 1938, they opened their first is to readership in south africa. reflecting on the death of mandela, i think we have lost one of the greatest human beings who has ever lived. we must learn from his example that one person can truly make a difference in the life of not only his people, but the lives in the world. >> caroline hunter, you proved a person to make a difference. describe the moment when you started to make the connection. this is the early 1970s. your it done woman chemist working at polaroid in cambridge, massachusetts. when you realize the connection between apartheid south africa and your work? >> it is interesting i'm in new orleans when i'm doing this interview because i lear

. >> the baby growing inside caroline doesn't belong to her.tually belongs to this woman, who has the same last name. shannon savage. >> i'm thinking, this woman has got to be a basket case and then find out she's pregnant -- oh, by the way, with somebody else's kid. >> here's how the embryos wind up in the wrong womb. to locate where the frozen embryos are stored, a lab worker by mistake uses shannon savage's paperwork instead of caroline savage's. the worker pulls shannon's embryos from a cryopreservation tank and places them on a petri dish with the name "savage" on it. nine months later, knowing she was having someone else's baby, caroline gives birth to little logan and then gives him up to his real parents. >> can you say hello to everybody? say hi? hi? >> to think that a woman carried someone else's baby, albeit by accident, to term and then had to hand that child over to that couple, not achieving her own pregnancy, first of all, she's an amazing woman. and secondly, it's a tragedy. >> happily, sean and caroline recently had twins, isab

ryan chilcote in caroline hyde have more on those stories. ryan -- caroline? and airlines set to win out. domestic all about travel. china is really going to be feeling the growth but so will the middle east. i will dig into all the numbers and outline which carriers will be winning out for him the surge in passengers. notorious for pirated movies and music, the legal online media market is growing by leaps and bounds. very tiny now but it could be massive. of the talk to the ceo russian version of netflix and we are looking for clues as to what will happen next in ukraine. there is speculation that police or the government could try to use the military to clear the streets of kiev. we have the russian parliament addressing in a few hours and we will see what they have to say about his neighbor. >> coming up, i next guest says the fed, ecb, and boj will lower the rates. >> the news team is back. ron burgundy and his anchorman 2 crew have been doing allover america to create does for the film's sequel. keep it here. ♪ >> time for today's company news. montclair

caroline was going to nursery school and kindergarten. she was very grateful to the president for that. >> you have listened to a lot of jacqueline kennedy -- she sounds so in control of herself, 10 days after the assassination and going to the funeral, how do we understand her and her psyche issues. >> you will find someone who has lost a spouse or someone very close to them -- during the days of the funeral and the ceremony, she said -- just keep on moving right now, we can collapse later. there were enough decisions that she had to make -- decisions about the presidential library, making sure that the children were as and as well of environment as possible. you cannot think of anything more abnormal than, the children lost their father this way. and once she got to georgetown she did almost collapse. this was late december and the beginning of spring. before them -- for the four of them, you can ask for more than she did with keeping the situation together. >> in the days before the trip to dallas, what was the popularity of the kenned

. >> caroline hyde us with the details. what is the objective here? >> it is all about clamping down on the shift of taxable profits. ofis all aimed at the likes google, amazon, yahoo!. we know that they shift large amounts of profit around the world to so-called havens. the likes of ireland, luxembourg, bermuda. italy is trying to crack down on this and they passed a measure saying that if you are going to buy internet ads from a company in italy, you have to buy it from a locally-registered company. it cannot be something that happens to be registered in ireland. there is plenty of concern at the moment. >> this law is not without controversy. some say could violate eu law. >> this is what many lawyers are saying. as it stands, the measure does not hold above water when you look at eu law. they say it is a violation of competition law. they are trying to force the hand of the oecd. they are trying to lead the way because there is $100 billion at stake and that is how much europe and the u.s. uses intact from the likes of amazon, google, starbucks. t

caroline hyde is standing by. what is the sentiment on high street? five days to go until christmas. >> the countdown is on. the christmas lights are beautiful. you can really smell it. christmas is in the air. air is also an air of panic. in every shop window, a sale sign. marks and spencer is offering 30% off. don the road, 50% off. more on why retailers are slashing their prices and why ubs says the clothing retailers have hit the panic button. >> caroline, we will get back to you very shortly. , let's have a look at these equity markets. we are seeing higher equity markets as europe loses aaa s tatus. does that really matter? stocks saw their biggest rally in nearly three months. higher by door to voice a -- deutsche divorce a -- borse and merck. we will see stocks and indices go off the board today. all agility will be the name of the game. the dollar index rises. fx volatility is dropping. pimco does not expect the dollar to rise much. the euro dollar drops by a quarter of one percent. it has had a good run. a couple of stocks and headlines. 25%

thank you, caroline hyde.ow we have been hearing this morning, our extended conversation with mikhail khodorkovsky. he was once russia's richest man. he said president putin pardoned him from the objection of -- >> after you released the head of rosneft, which to a certain tent is exists thanks to the assets, said that he would be happy to give you a job. he was joking. maybe he was actually mocking you. how does that make you feel? the comments are a joke. because i know right up until the very end he was trying convince the country's leadership not to free me. only because he was personally afraid of something. a man who wants to joke around with an opponent on equal footing and integrity shouldn't use the power of the state to get rid of him. >> b.p. owns 20% of rosneft. some would say that effectively legalized what i guess some would argue is the expropriation of the assets. how do you feel about that and .p.? >> i agree with the idea. but when you're doing business, you can do anything you want that is n

caroline hyde. >> ok, the u.s. luxury jeweler tiffany will have to pay swatch almost half a billion dollars after losing a breach of contract case against the swiss watchmaker. david tweed is in berlin with more. tell us the details of the case. a jointes back to venture that was set up between swatch and tiffany in 2007. the idea was that swatch which is the biggest major -- maker of watches in switzerland, it was going to join up with tiffany to produce and develop and manufacture watches under the brand name of tiffany. in 2011, swatch brought this allegation that tiffany wasn't expanding and developing the business. that is the root of this entire battle that has been going on. we have heard that the netherlands arbitrator has decided that in favor of swatch. be $449ges going to million. it is quite a lot of money. >> it is quite a lot of money. half a billion. it is a significant blow for tiffany. >> it is more than tiffany earned in its last financial year. tiffany says it is going to have to take charge of a

. >> caroline: all right. there. looking pretty good. >> liam: yeah? >> caroline: yeah. >> liam: all right. >> bill: using my jet for your honeymoon? >> liam: you mean katie's jet? >> bill: [ laughing ] oh! katie's jet -- that's funny. almost as funny as trying to walk down the aisle with a busted kneecap. >> caroline: oh. >> liam: [ clears throat ] yeah, we're not going anywhere. >> both: what? >> bill: what do you mean? >> liam: well, we just -- i don't know -- want to stay at home, be a married couple. >> caroline: that'ki

caroline, thank you.om her in the chocolate shop, if we can find are amongst the truffles, later. allowing you to enjoy chocolate without the calories. a chocolate massages just the right tree to get you into shape for the party season. -- it is just the right treat. fine darkilled with chocolate. you are not allowed to eat any of it. instead, they are destined for something altogether more decadent, a chocolate full body wrap and facial. >> it's a luxury treatment. first, we do the massage and then we massage with the chocolate. >> therapist and beautician parisa works at beauty and the melody spot in london. she says it's gaining in popularity and not just with women. >> these days, men take her of themselves and they really enjoy the luxury treatment. long chocolate facial will cost 130 dollars. a full body treatment including being sealed in sheets for 30 minutes will set you back $155. -- does it work? it's not all about the science. a little of what you fancy does you good. angus bennett, bloomberg.

caroline hyde. of course. there was some speculation.n oft like the it becoming more upmarket and more luxurious. he said, we are looking for a replacement internally and externally. they can work fine without her. they have got people on the creative team. ostrich leather bags in 2005. below $1000. alexa bag.ve the minister gave group are the g-8 civilized mulberry -- personalized mulberry bags. the prices went up 12% at the end of last year. the expansion plans are probably eared -- are probably big. they are reliant on the u.k.. >> is looking to open in the asia. states and in >> it is interesting to know where those buyers are from in europe. a large number of them are from europe. they are to visitors from overseas. -- they're selling to visitors from overseas. >> they make for global luxury sales. the whole of china descending upon europe and buying up the paris --he land and milan and paris, that is why luxury brands were good in europe. there is a large amount of the .urope tourism >> are expecting signs of growth? starting to. w

since a young age, caroline has had a passion for serving our country. in her 22-year career reflects that. she's served in sensitive positions in the white house, justice department, and other federal agencies. she's currently principle deputy assistant attorney general. she's been legal adviser to national security counsel, and nine years before that, a career attorney in the office of legal counsel, not a political position. in each of these positions, she quickly developed a reputation for thoughtful concerns of our country. caroline's work has earned her accolades and praise from officials across the political spectrum. she is the recipient of numerous awards for her high quality work, including the attorney general's award for excellence in furthering the interest of u.s. national security. she also received 2007 team of the year intelligence community legal award. she has the deep and abiding commitment to the rule of law and to human rights, and she'll work to protect our civil liberties while furthering our national security interests. her intel

he will be joining caroline hyde.tical question, does he have an advantage or disadvantage to become the ceo? we are going to be cooking the books. blumenthal is a man who is a scientist, and the chef. michelin starred, a new twist to cooking. we will be talking to him about his business and cooking. >> looking forward to that. thank you. netflix the year that and amazon and hulu took on the networks with original content. what would the story be for 2014? let's all -- ask apollo sweetie. sweeney. what can we expect? >> we will find that content is king. one of the things they executives and hollywood are sitting and noticing as there is more demand for the content than ever before. not just traditional broadcast networks or cable, also internet enabled distribution systems such as netflix and hulu and amazon. they are writing the big checks for hollywood content. it has been a good time to be a content owner and hollywood. >> the content, the battle is on mobile. i can go to the website and decide i want to see that.

back to you. >> caroline hyde. thee will continue conversation with the chairman at the top of the next hour of the pulse on bloomberg tv. >> looking forward to that conversation. let's move forward to germany. have a government and the opposition party gave its support to it. we are talking about a coalition government and they are not the opposition party anymore. merkel has some interesting in -- appointments over the last 24 hours. the defense was amongst them. david tweed has more from berlin. reasonablys out in a strong story and, in many ways, it was the spd that ran the coalition building process. what did they get out of it? >> gabriel is the president and chairman of the sbd. he undermines his leadership of the party. that is one thing he does. he is going to take over a ministry and they are going to merge the economy industry and that means that he will oversee the transition and the great nuclearransition from power to renewable power. merkel says it is a priority for her government. they are paying fo

to introduce the committee, my friend, caroline krass. i recommend her enthusiastically, and i hope that the senate will swiftly confirm her in this new role. thank you. >> thank you very much, senator. you're welcome to stay. on the other hand, if you can't, it's understood. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here. if the witnesses would please stand. and if you would affirm the oath when i complete its reading. i do solemnly swear that i will give this committee the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me god. >> i will. >> thank you. please be seated. now, i have five questions that are protocol that we ask. if you would just indicate yes or no please. do you both agree to appear before the committee here or in other venues when invited. >> yes. >> yes. >> do you both agree to send officials from your respected offices to appear before the committee and designated staff when requested? >> yes. >> yes, i do. >> do you both agree to provide documents or any other materials requested by the committee in order for i

good work there, caroline hyde.u have more on chocolate. >> very few people can make those blue hats look good. i think she just achieved that. we have a new spa that allows you to enjoy the benefits of chocolate without apparently the calories. therapists say it is just the right treat to get you into shape for the party season. what am i talking about? angus bennett reports. >> these are filled with fine, dark chocolate, but you're not allowed to eat any of it. instead, they are destined for something altogether more decadent. a chocolate full body wrap and facial. >> very luxurious. one other treatment. first we do the massage and then we mass weather channel the chocolate. -- massage with the chocolate. >> she works at the melody spa london said the chocolate treatment is gaining in popularity, not just in london. >> they enjoy their luxury treatment. >> an hour-long chocolate facial, that will cost you $130 and the full body treatment which includes being sealed? in sheets for at least 30 minute also set you ba

i see caroline and others. i'm jane harman, president and ceo of the wilson center and delighted to welcome you to this just before the christmas holiday, important event. the wilson center knows a lot about brazil, and so does our keynote speaker and good friend, ambassador tom shannon. our brazil institute is the premier place in washington for dialogue on u.s. brazil policy. we were first to honor dilma rousseff and sponsored the brazil economic conference. we regularly hosted brazilian government and legislative in our interest a platform to air the good, the bad and the ugly in our relationship.

profitexpected. >> caroline, thank you. stay with bloomberg tv.n "the pulse." . . >> apple connects with china mobile. they finally strike a deal to get 1.2 billion subscribers access to the iphone. >> the amnesty continues as putin releases one of pussy ri ot's members. mikhail khodorkovsky says he will work to get other risen out of jail. >> and an exclusive interview with the las vegas sands billionaire. he talks about the future and why he is not lacing his bets online. online.ng his bets

the story live from tokyo. >> hey, carolin.e will be up 3.5% from this fiscal year as a policy spending such as social security and defend programs will rise to a record high $696 billion. about one-third will be spent on social security. defend sxebd temperatures will rise as japan strengthens defense capabilities to offer greater deterrent for neighboring countries. the government hopes to restore fiscal health by reducing bond issuance by 315 billion. in the meantime, the government releasts monthly economic report today drops the word deflation for the first time in more than four years. the government says the consumer spend sg picking up, but left the basic assessment for now. back to you. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you, too. thank you very much for that. still with me is alistair winter. what happens with the nikkei next year? best performance this year since 1972. can you believe it? up 53%. >> yeah. but it's going -- probably looking good for 2014, as well. i think pushed by the dollar/yen exchange rate. the

caroline hyde has more on the u.k. airport expansion program. >> ukraine president is heading to russia for a bailout. an unlikely combination. by oneark chain backed of china's richest man. ipo. manus cranny is looking at the u.k. biggest consumer electronics retailer. >> the big interviews coming up. all a bloomberg television this morning. a new development in the debate over extending airport capacity and the u.k. list ofout his short options for expansion. we will be speaking with him on "the pulse." his reaction. both of those interviews on bloomberg. >> european finance ministers are meeting and brussels to try and agree on a bank resolution mechanism to deal with future crises. david tweed is an berlin. it used to be mario draghi concern it would be complicated. >> is my job to explain simply what the plan is. there are two aspects. one is a banking resolution mechanism. the problem is according to dragic it would be administered by a board made of representatives and created under existing european law. there

and caroline, are there still hopes of a last-minute rush? i know i haven't done my christmas shopping for one. i shouldn't admit to it but i haven't. >> at the moment, we have christmas coming up on a wednesday. that means we have got five more days of shopping. many are going to be finishing work this friday. that gives them for straight days of shopping. we are going to rush into the shops and get those last-minute bargains. that is what the shops are counting on. marks & spencer's is having a one-off sale this weekend trying to get us in to spend our cash. we see wages rising slower than prices. energy utilities are eating into our disposable income with higher bills. one promise comes from visa isope, that monday the 23rd going to be the busiest shopping day of the year. billion pounds spent on the high street. george osborne says it is turning around. maybe the retailers can hold their nerve and we will start spending over the next four or five days. certainly there are bargains to be had. >> caroline, thank you so much. surprised. i th

caroline hyde reports.my on he is a family business now in its third is ation -- damiani family business now in its third generation. the ceo sees himself as an ambassador for italian style -- >> in italy rich people are old. instead, the jeweler is turning to central and east asia. quality anditalian heritage is an asset that people will pay extra for. inasian people love made italy and high quality items. is investing heavily. he's planning to open 40-50 stores in the next four-five years. the damiani family, there's more involved in money. -- more involved than money. >> caroline hyde joins us for damiani. >> is well- known for the family goldsmith it has in south milan. is not only being designed but made. they get the gold and by the gems from non-conflict areas. they buy all their gold from -- they took over the country when he was 26. use keeping very much to the production and sales in italy. we asked a few seeing a turn in corner in sales in italy. sales up 16% across the board because it is all ab

caroline hyde is reporting live. >> good morning.ned by cofounder chief executive of birchbox. this is an e-commerce copy. they send millions and millions of rock ash boxes. -- millions and millions of boxes. give us an idea of the growth you are having. >> the growth has been really explosive. we started three and half years ago. --had 600 describer's subscribers in one country. now we have well over 400,000 subscribers. we ship millions of boxes. we are also very proud to say that half of birchbox subscribers are also e-commerce subscribers. to try something, fall in love, and by it. we are a growing company in beauty. >> you purchased a company in france that was doing a similar thing a year and a half ago. sent -- sense of entrepreneurism is in france? >> it is incredible. what of the reasons we came here is because france is a beauty capital. their are a lot of indigenous to france beauty companies. we were very excited that we could be a part of france and we found a team that was so entrepreneurial, so passionate about the act

>> jay-z for the night. >> caroline hyde. by the way, an expert on music. to caroline hyde then to ask her some of the big questions that have dominated the music business. the first one is a gimme. who won the mercury prize for the second -- album, overgrown. james blake. which electronic music duo's new album features collaborations with julian casablanca -- casablanca, and for a williams? >> daft punk. >> "i am a god" is a track from a new album released into by which hip harp that hip-hop album. >> kanye west. >> 343. three.e for ♪ >> what you are about to see is one ladder, the strongest, the safest, the most versatile ladder in the world. the strong and sturdy litt

caroline hyde met with one of them in paris.has created a connected shirt to measure your body. >> show us your shirt. it is pretty revolutionary. >> you back, that is the part where i undressed. it is a bio sensing shirt. i own many of them. i wear them at the gym, at the office. it is a lifestyle shirt for real life. it reads my body's biometrics and streams them into my iphone. what you were looking at right now is my live ecg taken directly from my heart and streamed onto my iphone. for every biometric among the more it is in the green, the healthier it is. what you're looking at here is my live breathing rate. look at the center of the circle as i breathe. is my step account for the day which is pretty low. i should be more active today. my calorie count was taken directly from the heart which is more accurate. >> so you are going to consumers first. eventually, you could be monitoring the health benefits of this -- they could be used in medical practice, looking after the elderly, it seems pretty limitless. >> absolutely.

caroline krass currently serves in the office of legal counsel or olc. she has also served at the national security council and previously in legal positions at the department of treasury and state. the committee has received several letters this support of her confirmation -- in support of her confirmation from senior officials and colleagues from both sides of the aisle, and i ask unanimous consent that those letters be made part of the record. if confirmed as general counsel, ms. krass would be the chief legal officer of the cia, responsible for providing legal advice for agency operations and insuring that cia activities are conducted in compliance with applicable law. given the sensitivity and secrecy of post of the cia's -- of most of the cia's work, it is of paramount importance the general counsel be a strong lawyer, but also a leader, a manager and someone who exercises good, sound judgment. ambassador daniel bennett smith has served in a variety of positions at the state department. most recently, as ambassador to greece, but also as executive

can i get a carolin knish. no knish. to be honest i have never eaten a knish. i enlisted laura silverman to help me understand what people are missing. >> you say knish they think of a perioaperiod in time and their n assesancestors and it's got allf that history wrapped into it. plus it's really good. >> what is a knisl mean t sh mean to you. >> i'm a native new yorker. i felt like it encapsulated our history. something linked to a jewish past. >> a knish is a filling usually potatoes wrap in dough. it was a fire that caused the national shortage. >> when the fire occurred on september 2 24th the machinery was destroyed. when the firefighters came in they did what they had to do but the water dabblin damage that te machine sustained rendered the machine unoperable. and since that time we have not been able to marc-andr manufacte square knishes. this is stacey and her family has the corner on the market for generations. we always new our customers loved our knishes. but we could never have imagined outcry of when they will be back. the shortage means customers

caroline heidi, thanks. within a few days of the opening of the winter olympics, where the eyes of the world will be in sochi, with a 25 billion dollar price tag for the most expensive winter games ever. ryan, what have you got? >> the eyes of the world are very much on russia in the run- up to the games. canada last night said they would send an openly gay delegate to represent them. saidafter president obama he will not attend, but he will send an openly gay 70-year-old billie jean king to lead the u.s. delegation. all of these countries expressing their disapproval of russia's anti-gay laws. later, we will have the deputy economy minister of russia, talking to him about the reaction to that. also asking the logic of spending so much money on the games. and we will ask him about tapering. -- last time they'd tart they talked about tapering. all of that coming up later. >> with the start of tapering upon us, how will markets react? our next guest says that volatility, not valuation, will drive returns. ♪ >>

caroline hyde joins us now with the details. caroline, how much is this going to be worth? >> you're right, up to 20 billion pounds. there are talks in "the financial times" that it could be sold at 30% stake. ages bc talking to investors and discussing it in formally at the board level. hsbc talking to investors. mentioned is all about the university academic john vickers. he has given overall recommendations why the independent commission on banking should separate their investment banking units from the retail banking units, from the areas where you offer deposits to consumers, we offer small business loans. that should be separated off third it is all part of making the banking system safer. but is it too arduous? certainly the chairman of hsbc says there being made uncompetitive. they are having too much capital set aside. putting a tougher chance versus their global competitors. there are groups coming from ages bc that they might leave the united kingdom altogether in terms of headquarters. that seems to be off the agenda. what is on the agenda is making ,his ring fe

here with more is caroline hyde. top executive to leave rbs. >> second time this year they have lost a key player. stephen hester just six months ago announced his resignation. 10 weeks into the role as chief financial officer, off goes nathan bostock. he says he will remain in the position just to hand over in an orderly fashion. it just adds to the concern surrounding rbs. the scandals we have had, we have had technology problems. just last week, so many people couldn't go out purchasing on cyber monday because the electronic payments weren't working. allegations of rbs pushing businesses into default. clearly a concern. >> it also puts a lot of extra pressure on the ceo. >> you are right. he only joined 10 weeks ago as well as chief executive. he is trying to get a handle on rbs, trying to unveil this new strategy. he has promised it for the new year. seeking commitments from senior executives that they are not going to be going anywhere anytime soon, rbs shrinking, cutting jobs. investment banking is raining back

caroline hyde went to met the ceo. u.k.he economy turning around. >> yes, we had j.crew coming as well. i talked to the chief executive of williams sonoma. is it the property boom and everyone wants to redecorate this is aes? she said long-term plan. >> we have international expansion plan. around the world, our ram -- our brands have unique at tributes. in locations like london, people are interested in having other options to decorate their homes and entertaining guests. we found this great location. it was the right time for us to come. we watched in australia with four of our brands, pottery barn, pottery barn kids, williams sonoma, and west elm. that was our first foray into company-owned international business. >> what sets west elm apart? what makes you different? >> we have a great global ascetic. we offerban market, smaller size furniture, which is conducive to city living. >> you have been at the company for 18 years. what gets you up in the morning? what inspires you? >> i have the best job in the world. we have

kennedy, caroline and john were there. at one point john got a little rambunctious, so we had to take him off to another room away from where the crowd was. then mrs. kennedy and caroline approached the casket, walked over and knelt and kissed the flag that draped the casket. they got up, and we left the rotunda. and then we walked outside. we noticed that there were hundreds of thousands of people who had gathered. they wanted to view the president's casket. and so this went on for the rest of that day, all night. they finally had to turn them off at nine in the morning because we were going to move the president's body back to have the funeral service, but there were still thousands of people lined up who wanted to view the president's casket. >> so on monday, november 25, 1963, 50 years ago today -- >> it was 50 years ago today, and it was john f. kennedy jr.'s third birthday. but it was also his father's funeral. and so we went to the capitol. the body was placed on the case, brought back to the white house. we went by

. >> caroline: is my handsome husband in there? >> donna: uh, no. he's -- >> rick: i'm here. >> caroline: oh. >> rick: i was on a call with milan. [ smooches ] i'm expecting another. >> donna: okay. i'll let him know you're in a meeting. >> rick: yeah, this, uh, shouldn't take too long. [ indistinct conversation ] >> donna: i didn't send you a memo. >> quinn: eric did. is there coffee in there? if not, i take mine black.

caroline, you really can't call sam adams a craft brewer anymore. bigger because their stock has done well. do you expect the big names to eventually come back, or have their times passed? >> actually, anheuser-busch inbev is my favorite stock in the beverage sector because it's just such an incredibly well-run business. and the u.s. is used really as a cash cow. they do hope to drive volume growth over time, but big beer is under a lot of pressure from what i call the fragmenting consumer desire. and sam adams, by contrast, of course, is offering lots of seasonals and ciders and twisted tea. when a.b. does that, it's too small to move the needle versus selling bud light and budweiser. that's been the challenge. >> i'm wondering if we're entering a strong period. looking past the holidays, we've got past that we've got the super bowl coming up. we've got a giant world event. the world cup of 2014. do you think that these companies will benefit in terms of volume growth from these sporting events? >> sure. i think seasonality in beer is definitely a

with just a week to go before christmas, caroline hyde is taking an inside look at the chocolate business. tough assignment. >> i am in the kitchen of paul young, they are busy at work. from putting chocolates and brownies even. the array of chocolate is fascinating. using,redients he is some of the novel flavors that they are developing are quite amazing. let's have a look. i will be telling you much more about the demand for this stuff and how much it is driving up the cost of cocoa beans. if you could smell it, you have got to be here to believe it. it is absolutely sensational. >> you are a much stronger woman than i am. i could not resist it read >> we are having a little bit of festive fun. we are also talking about the serious stories. we are talking about amazon and we are expecting a lot of data from the u.k. and the fed. >> unemployment will be something we should watch in the united kingdom. german confidence data in the ifo. there is a wonderful quote from mark carney. "the material news will be when a central bank begins to sell holdings. that is when markets may well move."

caroline hyde is here. heart, it is a bit of a chicken and egg situation.n the daily telegraph. trying to convince the u.k. , they ship most of theirs to european -- eastern europe. not livereason we do the wonky fruit, it is sent back to the farmers. the quality is still there, but it looks a bit weird. >> they have fabulous tomatoes. but they are a bit knob lee around the edges. who cares? >> why was it so empty? >> it was raining. it was quite cold. public transport and getting into the stadium was very difficult. >> you are ridiculing me for fie.ng taken a sel >> the other person who received criticism was jacob zuma. he was booed every time he was on the screen. he asked the crowd to be disciplined. dancerrld-famous ballet lamenting the fact that he believes he has no successor. the computer generation lacks the will to succeed and leads to a lack of passion and commitment. this man is something of a miracle, the youngest of 11 children. he said even his daughter is not interested. >> i did see him once, to be fair. n.e of the teams i love wo the team

caroline hyde is live from oxford street. ourou do not want to miss conversation about the top film picks of the year. we have had some breaking news. the european union has lost its aaa rating. is our europe editor, david tweed, in berlin. how significant is this move? >> the timing could not be more impeccable. you have all of the european leaders hold up in london -- brussels this morning. it is not going to be hugely significant in terms of markets. we have seen many european union countries losing their aaa ratings. last, best only six left.ies - it is all to do with the negotiations over the eu budget. last year, there were two meetings to get the eu budget through with lots of arguing over small amounts of money. the overall credit worthiness of the 28 european union member states have declined and as a result, whenever they are fighting over these negotiations and the fact that they are becoming much more contentious means there are rising risks to eu from somee member states. that is what they are concerned about. th

. >> caroline finally said that mrs. kennedy thought a lot of me and whatever i wanted to do, that was fine. she didn't have any problem with it. >> all right, last question. ma'am? >> [inaudible] >> you're asking about the writing process and how difficult it was? >> [inaudible] >> when he goes through -- well, it was very difficult. we had an office, we had two computers side by side. we spent almost 24 hours a day together for many months, and i didn't live through this time, so all of this is his memories. we would -- there's a lot of video footage, as we showed you tonight, and so we would watch those videos together, and it was very emotional. and he would tell me what happened and certain things would bring back memories to him, and there were times, you know, we did, we had to stop because i could see how difficult it was for him to relive all of this, and at one point i said, okay, this is the last book. we're not going to make you go through this again, so let's just get everything out there in this one, becaus

witnesses include caroline dianne krass, nominee for general counsel, who currently serves in the justice department, and daniel bennett smith, nominee to lead the state department's into rowe of intelligence and research this. uns about two hours. >> the committee will come to

here with more is caroline hyde. exactly is the charge related to?the charge, they warned us in the third quarter that currencies are going to be hitting profits. down six percent as they outline it is going to be 1.1 billion euros in total and it is the weakening currencies. foreign currency moves in russia, latin america, as they weaken your getting less bang for your buck when you sell each car in that area. a one percent move in the euro will equal 80 million lost profits. it is related to foreign exchange. it is also related to worsening auto markets across the board. also, a key concern today is an update with their relationship with general motors. it is not being as successful as they hoped. the savings target had been for $20 billion in synergies by 2016. we have cut that by 40%. you are not going to get it until 2018. they are sharing those synergies with gm. >> the problem with peugeot is it has come out with bad news over many years. it doesn't really have cars that people want to buy yet they are still trying to convince investors that t

. >> yes, caroline said finally that mrs. kennedy thought a lot of me and she didn't have any problem about what i was writing. [inaudible question] >> are you asking about the writing process and how difficult was? >> well, it was very difficult. we had an office in two computers side by side. we spent a must most when four hours a day together for many months. and i did not live through this time. so all of this is his memories. there's a great deal of video footage as we showed showed you tonight. and so we would watch those videos together. and it was very emotional. and he would tell me what happened in certain then certain things would bring back memories to him. and many times we have to had to stop because i could see how difficult it was especially true of august. and i said this is the last book, we are not going to make you go through this again. so let's just get everything out there this time along. would you like to say anything about that? >> it was very emotional. getting the material out, talking to lisa and

caroline hyde is at the event. the tech world is a very different ways compared with 2003. >> you are right. just coming from the wreckage of the.com bubble and now we are talking about another bubble forming in the technology industry. think about the landscape back in 2003. launched, 200,000 songs. now 2.6 million songs. you also have ipads and iphones. the developments have been astonishing. you also have pandora and spotify adding to the music scene. think about how much camera phones have changed. you are so addicted to our cameras in our smartphones that in the oxford dictionary. cutting-edge cameras within your telephone. you have moved on leaps and bounds in terms of technology. we are also seeing a change in terms of where you go for your funding. the united kingdom, london has become a hotbed of talent in terms of start ups. desperately trying to foster some of that growth. they have had some notable success, of course. recently, they have had a start that sold shares on the nasdaq earlier this year. it i

caroline hyde joins us now. talk to us about the events related to peugeot over the last six ivan 12 months. this assiduity events occurring in latin america and russia. 1.1 billion euros is where the hate is coming. -- the hate is coming. -- hit is coming. the fact is that the peso is going to three percent and the russian ruble has weakened 12%. these nations are going to be significantly head. to weakness in the currency and the overall force of markets. that is where the challenges are stemming from. is the savings they're getting from general motors and the relationship. it is 40% less. they told us it would be to win dollars in 2016. now, that is downgraded to 1.2 billion by 2018. clearly that is a move that they're making to try to ease into the problems and the cash burden that the half. it is not paying off in the way that people want. >> dominated why no are buying the cars. that is the crux of the problem. it is relate to the european economy and that is very tough. what do you tell investors? into th

i'm carolin roth. here are your headlines this morning. the global rally continues. european equities trade higher with the dax hitting a new high after another record close on wall street. abe nomics in full flow, japanese inflation runs at a five-year high while factory outputs decline for another straight month. >>> u.s. retailers are hoping for many happy returns from the holiday shopping season. the head of the national retail federation tells cnbc we expect sales to hit the group's .9% forecast. >>> good morning, everyone. well, if you celebrated christmas, hope you had a fantastic break. for me, usually these breaks are way too short. let me tell you how u.s. futures are shaping up this morning. we're looking mixed as far as the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p 500 are concerned. the dow hit another record high in yesterday's trading session. it was up for the sixth straight session and hitting record highs on a nominal basis for the sixth day in a row, as well. the s&p 500 also ending at another record high. the dow up about 0.75% and the s&p 500 rising around 0.5

. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: how the new york yankee did the same with their rendition of "sweet carolinethat belongs to the boston red sox and speaking of those red sox, well, in two great acts, they gave something back to their battered city, act one started with their first home stand at the end of that terrible week a pregame tribute to boston itself, its people, its hero. in boston, everybody also looked at fenway park and turned to fenway park in this terrible moment that had become a triumphant moment to find hope. why do people in the city go to a baseball stadium -- >> we love the red sox. >> reporter: it's true, look at the crowd that day. it's always true. for a lot of people from boston being a red sox fan is their main way of saying they're from boston. >> it was very moving. yes, it was very moving. the first responders there. >> we want to thank you, mayor menino. >> reporter: and then, they gave the mike to david ortiz and what he said was a little moving and a little shocking. >> this is our [ bleep ] city! and nobody can going to take it away, stay strong. thank you. >>

he was riding carolines tricycle. i think there's a little bit of that today as people accuse president. i would've book about george w. bush and i note that he was quite a bit as well. it seems like we live in a polarized h&r can tension is that it began in some way in dallas. >> if i cannot do that, what you saw with kennedy as people were just disagreeing with him politically. they were calling him a traitor. they were accusing him of treason. they basically were calling for his execution. that's why the cover of our book is a play on his wanted poster's. thousands of posters were distributed on the morning of kennedy's arrival. this is wanted for treason and all the list of charges. at idea of going beyond having an opponent of being un-american and some i really manifested at dolphin that has gone national today. >> just to speak to that kind of toxic environment that existed in dallas at the time, which many people were well aware of nationally, reading your book and had this air of inevitability. emulate his br