i'm louisa bojesen. the eu foreign minister is descending on brussels for an emergency meeting on the crisis in ukraine. a russian aid convoy stopping short of the border as negotiations continue about its passage into the country. >>> bac opening at the top of the stoxx 600. the miner looking at developing a new company. >>> shares in alibaba are suspended regarding concerns about irregular layerties. >>> and monster's energy boost gets a boost with coke higher in after hours trade. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> good morning, everybody. very glad you're with us. a fresh start to the day. the end of the week. by the looks of things, we're just hanging on to some slight gains. we were called a little bit higher on the market this morning. yesterday on the close you would have noted that we closed out on the slightly positive note despite the fact that we have all of these ghee quo political tensions that we're talking about these

i'm louisa bojesen. these are your headlines from around the world. european stocks following asia higher as investors shrug off geopolitical risks from the middle east and ukraine. >>> russian stocks, well, they are joining the rally, despite intense fighting in donetsk as kiev forces vow to recapture the ukrainian city. >>> the turkish leerm strengthening amid hopes for political stability after prime minister aduwan wins the country's election. >>> and kinder morgan is consolidating all of its publicly traded assets into one company into a massive $44 billion deal. >> hi, everybody. welcome to "worldwide exchange." very glad you're with us. we have two hours together, kicking off a fresh week on the back of closing out last week with some pretty hefty losses for the week for many of our european equity markets. this morning, not so. we were called slightly higher after over the weekend we saw some leeway with regards to geopolitics and we saw what seems to be a little bit of a move towards, or in the

i'm louisa bojesen. these are your headlines from around the world. european markets edging higher in early trade as investors sideline mixed pmi data. u.s. consumers are said not to have enough spending power. >>> and lofiason bank sees profits rise sending the stock to the top of the stoxx 600. >>> coming up, nobel prize laureate tells us why president putin commands so much power. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the global. >>> all right. as anticipated, the eurozone pmi data is just hitting our wires right now. the eurozone august flash composite data coming in at a level of 52.8, a little below the reuters poll. reuters forecasted 53.4. so it's actually quite a bit below. again, it's weaker than what we saw in july and it's weaker than what the reuters poll anticipation had been. the flash composite pmi data. the output price index, 48.9. that's a slight dip from what we saw in july. the flash manufacturing pmi data coming in weaker than ant

i'm louisa bojesen. are your headlines from around the world. investors eyes a close above the s&p 500, a meeting between the presidents of russia and ukraine weighing on sentiment here in europe. amazon outman you'ving google and yahoo! to clench video streaming program twitch. and the stars are out in new york as st emmy awards took place last night. >>> and if you are just tuning in, well, welcome, everybody. as i just sachet over here, i'm at the wrong side of the wall. that happens. by this is what we're looking at when it comes to where our u.s. markets potentially could be opening. we've got some, what, 4 1/2 hours to go before that time of day. and we're looking at some very flat calls at the moment in the u.s. but the real crucial element is whether or not markets continue to move higher. seemingly, that's the mode that they're in. >>> the npc could be closer than ever to helping the markets to open its toolbox. the next meeting takes place on the 4th of september. that's helping to support mark

i'm louisa bojesen. good morning. united airlines is trying to win the hearts of business travelers through their stomachs. the airline is upgrading first class options and replacing small snacks can full meals. passengers will be getting meals like chicken and mozzarella on a sizer roll. the upgrade is expected to begin in february. >>> shares yesterday closing off by a bit. we want to hear from you. does better food make you go to a specific airline join the conversation hiesh on "worldwide exchange." worldwide@cnbc.com. find us on twitter, @cnbcwex. or directly to me, @louisabojesen. >>> 12 peaks in hong kong being billed as the most expensive apartments in the world. this as prices in the city lead to record highs. >> investments back in 1997 for $346,000. after generating decent rental income over the years, he thought the time was right to cash in. >> i think the market is really high. in case the markets need to be -- and then i will do it again the. she made a profit of $170,000 on her 17-year in

i'm louisa bojesen. a whopper of a deal for burger king as it is circling canada's tim hortons.ack. a ukrainian pro-government militia commander is saying 50 armored vehicles have now crossed the border in the process of russia near moscow. most of them are heading for the seapo seaport. we are just getting this through on the wires. another aid convoy is heading from russia to you crain. we saw the first aid convoy through last week and this morning we hear a second aid convoy is on its way. on top of that, when glancing at what's taking place in the debt markets here in europe, granted low volumes. the u.k. is out for a bank holiday today. so all you lucky people that aren't at work enjoying a day inside as it's ferociously raining outside. at least it was a second ago here in london. but yields, across the board, heading lower. german, italian, portuguese ten-year bond yields hitting record lows in today's trade. the bond yield now at spot below 1%. we are hanging on to the lower levels today. >>> an american citizen held in syria for almost two years by al qaeda-linked milit