kate: markus karlsson, thanks so much. one other note on the international monetary fund, along with the world bank, it has welcomed a new member. the island has become the 189th state to join the international organization. that gives the small island nation access to financial and technical support. let's move on with a look at the markets. stocks have been advancing strongly across the globe this wednesday after china reported a rise in imports in march. major european indices ended with strong gains across the board. the cac 40 up more than 3%. the ftse climbing above 6300 the first time this year. wall street also trading higher, despite an unexpected drop in retail sales in march. financial and transport sector driving things there -- financial and transport sectors driving things there. the economy is still expanding at a modest pace. that will give the fed a boost ahead of its next meeting. oil prices have pared back of it since hitting -- back a bit since hitting their highest numbers. saudi arabia says an outrigh

markus: some economic news. the american recovery remains on track with the jobs market and manufacturing pointing in the right direction. the u.s. economy added 215,000 jobs in march, which seems to be a pretty solid figure, extending a good run in the past six months, as you can see right here. only in january to job creation did below 200,000 in america. the official unemployment rate, meanwhile, was higher at 5% but even that was, well, pretty good. the increase came as more americans started looking for jobs again. long-term unemployed may be returning to the jobs market after giving of working -- looking for work, meaning they dropped out of the statistics. they are coming back into those statistics. also this friday figures show manufacturing expanded in march for the first time in happier. american manufacturers have been struggling with a strong dollar, which dampens foreign demand for their products. the march figures signal an improvement in the all-important manufacturing sector. other market moving

markus: here is a deal that risks derailment. the u.s. government wants to block halliburton from joining with rival baker hughes. the department of justice is suing, saying the planned merger would undermine competition and raise prices. the proposed 34 billion deal with combined the world's number two and three o oil services company. proposed $34 billion deal would combine the world's number two and number three oil services company. this deal is 4 billion euros. the french government calls it news -- "very,od very good news." charles pellegrino has more. charles: only a few weeks ago, the shipyards here saw the harmony of the seas, the world's largest cruise liner, leave on its maiden voyage. now they are getting ready for one of the largest -- msc has ordered four giant ocean liners for a total of 4 billion euros and signed the deal under the eyes of the french president , as the state is a 33% stakeholder in the shipyard. >> we have made such progress since 2012. in justour years -- four years today the issue is not whether the orde

markus: time to talk you through the deal action.marriott has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to take over rival starwood. shareholders of both firms have approved the $14.4 billion sale of starwood, putting an end to an hectic month that has seen marriott stave off a rival bid from a chinese insurance group. likeood operates groups western and it would create the largest hotel chain. competition authorities in europe and china will have to sign off on this as well. here in europe, the tight broadcaster media sent and vivendi are teaming up to compete in the pay-tv market. the 2 have struck a deal that would see vivendi takeover the premium, which is the time company pay-tv unit. sources estimate that the value of the business is around 700 million euros. the deal is built as a drive-by vivendi to create a southern european powerhouse to compete with rivals like sky and also american newcomer netflix. look at more market moving news this friday. withrices has been spiking brent crude rising more than two dollars a barrel throughout

i am joined by markus karlsson. we will start in argentina, where they have been making a big return. bang.eed, with a they're selling bonds in the market for the first time in more than a decade. hasargentine government made more than $60 billion of debt it was hoping to sell. this is a milestone for argentina. markus: they defaulted on their debts back in 2002. some debts remained unpaid. , struck a deal with creditors for the standup. that will give them access to fresh financing and boost the entire argentine economy. >> 4s, this is the starting point, not the endpoint. has beenork done sorting out the mess so that argentina can have a clean landscape to grow back. we are not doing this to look good in the eyes of foreigners. we are doing this so argentine's can have jobs. there are warnings of galloping inflation in the republic of congo. they have seen food prices rise rapidly while their currency value is falling. julia has more. prices have nearly doubled in the last couple of months. shop owners say they ar

markus, are you-[applause] every time markus or climate action now hears a jackhammer they get excited because that means concreate is broken up and asphalt is leaving and permitinantly removed and have a opportunity to put in a organic garden, a sidewalk landscaping so that loud sound which drives me nuts for markus and his colleagues makes all those late nights and meetings and public aexperiences worth while. his leadership with climate action now he is transformed 21,000 square feet of concrete into organic gardens. [applause] i also notice when i put the slides together something else is growing for markus major, check out the facial hair. there, there. clearly all that organic mulch must be good for growing beards. he is transforming our landscape and he is supporting our roots goals. and, he is teaching our youth. he is teaching the youth in the community the importance of this work, the importance of caring for the planet and the power of capturing carbon. markus major has a special place in my heart and it isn't just because he educated youth, promotes bio diversity and takes

markus, are you-[applause] every time markus or climate action now hears a jackhammer they get excited because that means concreate is broken up and asphalt is leaving and permitinantly removed and have a opportunity to put in a organic garden, a sidewalk landscaping so that loud sound which drives me nuts for markus and his colleagues makes all those late nights and meetings and public aexperiences worth while. his leadership with climate action now he is transformed 21,000 square feet of concrete into organic gardens. [applause] i also notice when i put the slides together something else is growing for markus major, check out the facial hair. there, there. clearly all that organic mulch must be good for growing beards. he is transforming our landscape and he is supporting our roots goals. and, he is teaching our youth. he is teaching the youth in the community the importance of this work, the importance of caring for the planet and the power of capturing carbon. markus major has a special place in my heart and it isn't just because he educated youth, promotes bio diversity and takes

markus, are you-[applause] every time markus or climate action now hears a jackhammer they get excitedecause that means concreate is broken up and asphalt is leaving and permitinantly removed and have a opportunity to put in a organic garden, a sidewalk landscaping so that loud sound which drives me nuts for markus and his colleagues makes all those late nights and meetings and public aexperiences worth while. his leadership with climate action now he is transformed 21,000 square feet of concrete into organic gardens. [applause] i also notice when i put the slides together something else is growing for markus major, check out the facial hair. there, there. clearly all that organic mulch must be good for growing beards. he is transforming our landscape and he is supporting our roots goals. and, he is teaching our youth. he is teaching the youth in the community the importance of this work, the importance of caring for the planet and the power of capturing carbon. markus major has a special place in my heart and it isn't just because he educated youth, promotes bio diversity and takes ac

markus, are you-[applause] every time markus or climate action now hears a jackhammer they get excited because that means concreate is broken up and asphalt is leaving and permitinantly removed and have a opportunity to put in a organic garden, a sidewalk landscaping so that loud sound which drives me nuts for markus and his colleagues makes all those late nights and meetings and public aexperiences worth while. his leadership with climate action now he is transformed 21,000 square feet of concrete into organic gardens. [applause] i also notice when i put the slides together something else is growing for markus major, check out the facial hair. there, there. clearly all that organic mulch must be good for growing beards. he is transforming our landscape and he is supporting our roots goals. and, he is teaching our youth. he is teaching the youth in the community the importance of this work, the importance of caring for the planet and the power of capturing carbon. markus major has a special place in my heart and it isn't just because he educated youth, promotes bio diversity and takes

dealings,f financial it is time for a look at the business news of the day with markus karlsson. hello. we are going to start with follow-up and reaction to the panama papers. >> you have already talked about the political fallout for the icelandic prime minister. about where this leaves major international banks. altogether, the panama papers named 500 banks from around the world, and some of the biggest names have come up to deflect any criticism, including hsbc and credit squeeze. the panama papers -- credit suisse. is at the center of all of this. hsbc says it has been vetting customers that want to establish offshore companies. credit suisse says it does not condone structure set up to avoid or evade taxes. government does not seem to be content with that. the french government has called directors to a meeting with the french finance minister. several countries, including france, have launched inquiries of the panama papers. they want to see how offshore companies have been used to evade taxes. there are growing demands for more action from governments. in germany, the gove