mtn looking to exit more markets with.nifer, our chief africa correspondent, thank you for bringing it to us. we will go to u.s. politics next. chicago, the dnc continues. what is donald trump up to? claiming he should not be blocked from speaking freely. some analysis on those comments next as we look at futures pointing ever so slightly higher stateside as well as in europe. do stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> good morning, this is bloomberg daybreak: europe. the stories that such her gender. asian stocks gain after the s&p 500 powers to his longest winning streak. the federal signal it's ready to cut rates. president joe biden calls on democrats to rally behind kamala harris as his party's convention kicks off in chicago. president biden: was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee. it was the best decision i made my whole career. >> pressure on hamas, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken urges the group to say yes after israel excepts a cease-fire plan. those are our top stories, welcome to tues

africa's mtn group posted its first loss since 2016.argest wireless carrier by revenue has reported a loss of $450 million in the six months since june. mtn has 77 million customers in nigeria. ed: good summary of the news. let's get to the technology sector in equity markets at the index level. the nasdaq 100 is interesting. modestly higher. the gains are on for the eighth straight day of gains. the sox saw a modestly lower or flat. it had been down 4% earlier in the session in an area of real outperformance. the u.s. listed shares of a number of chinese technology names. the golden dragon china up almost 2%. the story is jackson hole this week, but we are treading water until nvidia earnings. we will talk about the investing landscape in gaming. so great to have amy back on the program. this is bloomberg technology. ♪ the all new godaddy airo helps you get your business online in minutes with the power of ai... ...with a perfect name, a great logo, and a beautiful website. just start with a domain, a few clicks, and you're in business