the latest follows from france shows anti-eu candidate lepen has increased her lead in the presidential races. we have seeing losses. seoul's kospi is down. china will open in under half an hour. >>> a japanese government task force has drawn up draft guidelines for businesses to create so called information banks. the aim is to tap a huge stock of personal data taken from shopping and medical records of people who agree to share their info. government officials are loping that the use of the data will help promote new businesses. the draft guidelines say the operators must inform users in advance to whom the data will be provided and for what purposes. operators will be required to enable the people whose data is recorded to confirm how it is used. the guidelines call for a system to allow the people to request that the information no longer be used or to have it deleted. the operators required to deal with any troubles that could arise. it's expected to improve the guidelines at a i.t. policy panel next month and encourage businesses to set up the bas. i'ave hdlines for you ininess ne

it felt sharply last week over concerns over far right candidate lepen in the french elections. the euro dollar pair is now range bound. let's move onto other markets open this hour across the asia pacific. we're seeing a bit of a mixed picture. seoul's kospi is up but australian shares are down by just about .2 of a percent. china markets will open in under half an hour. >>> our next report focuses on a group of japanese seniors who are making the most of their golden years. they found the good life after retirement by forming a workers cooperative. take a look. >> in a residential area of western japan, a group of senior citizens is hard at work cleaning up weeds and grass on a client's property. they belong to a workers cooperative for retirees and are each paid about $3.50 an hour. >> he's the leader. he formed the cooperative with six of his friends. the members come from a variety of fields. they include a former post office worker and a gas station owner. they're average age is 70. they say contributing to the community through work gives them a sense of purpose and satis

if, in france, marine lepen wins, is the euro and possibly the eu, finished? win. i was trying to get beyond that.|j the euro. she won't win. i was trying to get beyond that. i might have to eat my words in may, but we have to eat my words in may, but we have two rounds, ok? that's the big difference with the brexit vote. she will come first in the first round and then she will most probably lose at the second round. opposite emmanuel macron or opposite film macro. ok, she has the slightest chance of becoming the next president of france if the turnout is really low —— or francois fillon. if it is francois fillon against marine le pen row, because he is so damaged, and people don't vote —— don't bother to go and vote she has some chance. i know we are not allowed to mention... the president of the united states. we took a vow not to mention him. but i wonder whether the you know who effect will galvanise french voters to realise, do we want that or the equivalent? and whether turnout will be affected? she's had quite a good week, hasn't she? this headscarf bus

marie lepen and rival macron says she's betraying france's ideals.company thins united states write a brief opposing president trump's travel ban. >>> hi, everybody. welcome back to "street signs." and a brief look at our u.s. futures. five hours to go befoerb the u.s. market opens. flattish open at the moment on the back of the strong numbers on friday and low and past expectations. 175,000. european harkets mostly pointing to the upside. ftse a couple points lower. and no doubt people will it fo pay focus with shinzo abe. and i thought they're going to be talking about trade and currencies. >> that's one of the biggerer items this week. 107.48. let's talk about brexit. in a survey from top executives has revealed 58% feel the preks brexit vote has had a negative impact on their business. 31% say it made no differ ps at all. the coe said there was no sign of the economic upheaval felt by businesses. the u.k. government's brexit bill which gives prime minister teresa may to start the divorce from the eu will fleet a final round of debate. the opposit

. >> most people won't completely rule out a lepen win.n if she doesn't win, there does seem to have been a significant shift to the far right. isn't that going to influence european momentum, markets? >> i think so. there's a big political debate. the way politics is shaping up is that you have those in leadership sort of open and euro file and the opposition becomes euro skeptic. so further down the line, if you do have quite a severe recession, which can happen. it's not an imminent threat but they will happen, then t electorate seems to be in tthe opposition. and then you really could have another existential threat upon you. >> i don't think many investors will be as brave as you and certainly not the ecb either. they can't afford to raise rates as would be mandated by their outlook. essentially their hands are tied, right? >> they don't want to derail recovery by talking too hawkishly. but it is starting to recognize the data is improving. indeed there are muteinary inflationary pressures but not enough to begin tapering. and while w

it is really marie lepen's antiimmigration status. the first round in france, we have the election in the netherlands. they will count their ballots with pen and paper, that election is set for march 13th. we could be getting closer to a make or break moment. imf and the greek government butt heads over the term of the term. the highest level since june of last year when greece was front and center for investors. now despite all of this, black rock upgrading european ek quk y quitiquit quit -- equities say they're beneficial. stocks as a whole higher by around 10%. stocks in focus, french shorts sent a probe to prosecutors involving fiat-chrysler. closing down by 4% in the banking sector, they posted lower than expected net profits in their fourth quarter after a $127 million bring down on the polish branch. and lastly, bp missing on earnings and it also said that opec cuts could affect 2017 production there down more than 4%. carl, back to you at the new york stock exchange. >> a show down looming over the president's temporary immig

so, is lepen going to win and end the euro?amirsaman from wells fargo. >> thanks for having me. >> they've raised their probabilities from 5%, 10%, to 30%. in the wake of donald trump winning here, a lot of people are starting to think she could be the next president of france. what do you think? >> if we've learned anything over the past 12 months there's a greater uncertainty around polls and how reliable they can be. what we try to do is rather than focusing on probabilities and trying to move them up or down we try to look at markets that are most or least discounting these adverse outcomes. from that standpoint it's fascinating that you still see the euro hanging in as well as it has, despite the rate disparities where the u.s. looks so much better. >> if you thought frexit and, hence, the end of the euro, were coming unless some people argue france is weak, that would leave stronger germany. if weak players leave, some think the euro could strengthen or would this be pure disintegration if she gets her way? >> still way t

most strikingly the far right lepen called for a crack down on riotsers who she called scum.ave to balance earning voters trust with the risk of alienating law enforcement. i think the violence tiells us f a larger frustration today. the french socialogist points out every candidate has been knocked out so far. france is a country where they just want to throw the bums out. the correct answer is d. the discrepancy between national gdp data was $400 billion according to reuters. the days of fake numbers may be numbered. this week the head of china's national bureau of stati tstati vowed to severely punish those who create these alternative facts. perhaps we need an agency like that here in the united states. tha thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week, and i'll see you next week. >>> it's time for "reliable sources." this is our weekly look at the story behind the story and how the media really works. how the news gets made. first this comment. the american press is stronger than any demagogue but president trump's attack do present real challenges. that's

words from senior american officials, many of us are convinced that the white house is trying to elect lepen in france and defeat merkel in germany. and there is heavy talk by steven bannon about weak evening the european union and destroying the established order. if america encourages the destruction of core western institutions and ideals, then the west might well unravel. but this would not be one of those stories of civil zation of decline in the face of external threats. it would be a self-inflicted wound and one that might prove to be fatal. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read my column this week. let's get started. >> today it's my privilege on behalf of the president trump to express the strong commitment of the united states to continued cooperation and partnership with the european union. >> that was vice president pence in brussels earlier this week. but cnn has learned that steven bannon is sing a very different song. sources say bannon pointed out the flaws to the german ambassador a week earlier and said the united states wanted to strengthen ties with individual nations i

lepen, judge, gold is surging again and they're buying out.old and traded the leveraged miners. >> since you went gold, what about copper? you could have this big strike tomorrow. anybody following copper? >> dr. copper? >> dr. copper. >> i need to call it dr. copper because dr. j hasn't even taken a look. >> support both you guys. oil is going lower. breakdown in price. opec is old news. >> what about the reversal today, though? >> not much of a reversal. 52 handle well off the high, going lower. >> oh, okay. fighting words. josh? >> i'll reiterate, i don't think it's done going up. competitive advantage they've gained the last year pays dividends for the next two years. i want to stay in it. >> amen. >> that's it? >> i said the airlines. that was me. i spoke first. >> that was me. that was my trade. "power" starts now. >>> president trump targeting a new company. now it is nordstrom, facing criticism over its decision to ditch his daughter's clothing line. new details of the stock's reaction straight ahead. >>> sounding off on the gop's tax

. >> get ahead of gechlt rt, lepen, and all these elections coming your way, march puts it square to make that move. >> i began the year undercutting the importance. i said at the very beginning what happens in the ways and means committee and what happens over in the senate and in the conferences is going to be more important than what a fed president or fed governor says. i thin to think that's the case. why does the market rally on this? nothing got in the way on the things that the market is trading on. >> they're probably going to yell at me for doing this but the political pressure on the chair to keep rates low because of the statements that president trump made in the past, do you think that factors into any of the decision making around the table when it matters most in mar march? >> i think the fed wants to be the invisible 800-pound gorilla, raise rates in a way that isn't seen as being political. >> not to be disrespectful to the office, but the other 800-pound gorilla being the person who sits in the oval office doesn't have the same objective at times. >> right. >> that

. >>> french presidential candidate marie lepen meeting with farmers in paris. promised new solutions for struggling farmers and said she wants to nationalize farming, replacing subsidies from the european union. >>> xbox unveiling a monthly subscription for video games. at $9.99, game pass allows users to download games directly on to a console. the game pass launching later this spring include games like lego batman and halo v guardians. that news has put a lot of pressure on the stock of game stop today. >>> on a lighter note, cuteness alert. panda cubs at the vienna zoo have emerged from their compound for the first time since their birth seven months ago, exploring shrubs and climbed trees but mom kept a very close eye on them. there you go. that's the news update this hour. i'll send it back to you, guys. brian, that panda's for you. >> we know, we knew you're back. as soon as the panda cam was back. >> there we go. >> all together now. >> ahh. >> oh. >> i hate pandas. >> stop. >> you're evil. >> you do not. >> i adopted six. >>> lucky 13 or will it be a b

firing tear gas and stun grenades. 2,000 people gathered to protest the presidential candidate maureen lepen. she is up against two other candidates. >>> iraqi forces are making progress in the fight to take back western mosul from isis. the iraqi miller tear said it re-- military said it recaptured two of the neighborhoods. they are backed by u.s. air strikes. they gained control of the eastern half of the city and recaptured mosul's airport and a military base. an estimated 750,000 people are trapped in the western portion of that town. >>> new details have been- related on the death of north korean leader kim jong un's half brother. they say he died within 0 minutes of being poisoned. two women are accused of rubbing a banned chemical weapon, vx nerve agent at the malaysian airport. police searching the airport found no trace of the poison. police arrested and vietnamese and indonesian women for the crime. they thought they were part of a prank show. >>> democrats on the attack this weekend in a growing resistance to president trump. >> if this presidency were a season of the apprentice,