i'm louiza >>> good morning.arkets now, the bulls look to battle back after the dow suffers its worse session in three months. >> breaking overnight. impeachment. -- dilma rousseff on trial for breaking budget laws. >> and decision 2016, house speaker paul riyan and donald trump will meet on capitol hill amid questions about party leadership and unity. thursday may 12, 2016. "worldwide exchange" begins right now ♪ i'm

louiza b louiza. >> and i'm nancy hulgrave. >> very strong domestics demand but the data sent to lift the market. >> as the rough ride for retail continues stateside after nordstrom disappoints and apple almost relinquishes its title for strongest company by market cap. >> and we'll see what steps the country is taking to tackle its mounting debt problem. good morning and welcome to "street signs." very happy friday to you and very happy birthday to louiza. >> yeah. celebration. >> and on that note we do have some data to bring to you. out of germany really blowing expectations. now data from italy with the preliminary first quarter gdp of .3% growth on the quarter. on an annual basis that prelim figure is coming in at an increase of 1% year on year and that compares to a. >> still legging european countries. >> also some bright spots as well but unemployment still remaining a big concern. >> interesting our guests on the banks who were saying yesterday there is value to be found in the french banks because a lot of people are circling around the italian banks. the german banks as wel