joseph marie oughourlian stays with us.an we break down the details of the deal next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ this is "bloomberg surveillance." you can see the cheese grater next to the walking hockey. -- next to the walkie-talkie. one of the strangest views. a lot of us like it. the pound dropped significantly because the british prime minister is under renewed pressure. we will keep an eye on that. uber has approved softbank's offer to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in the right hailing company. -- in the ride hailing company. the agreement will allow softbank and other firms to invest up to $1 billion in uber and proceed with a tender offer to buy $9 billion in shares from existing investors. the deal could fall through if there aren't in -- if there aren't enough interested investors. joseph, thank you for sticking around. why does this take so long to achieve? reporter: it becomes a soap travis kalanick in the background. as they try to negotiate the deal, some of the tensions ,nvolving his -- involving him there was a