i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ ♪ cory: i am cory johnson and this is "bloomberg technology." befores its final stop the big ipo planned for later this week. investors question its growth. warren buffett takes a bigger bite. he has purchased more than 100 million shares of apple. spacex shoots for the moon. two a name to citizens have put money down for a lunar mission. as wall street prepares for the first tech ipo of the year, snapchat's management team make s its final roadshow in san francisco. investors are pitching the company to investors. million users but growth has slowed to 3%. joining us now, sarah frier. this user growth issue to me is one of the biggest issues with this company. when you look at the sequential user growth, is slowing down. sarah: it has been a top question for snap executives at the roadshow. and in new york, a lot of people we talked to who went to the roadshow expressed skepticism. their answer to the user growth issue was it was due to some issue wi

i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. in newst after 5:30 york.0 friday morning in singapore. getting ready for the weekend. i'm joined by bloomberg's haslinda amin for a look at the markets. good morning, and happy weekend. tgif.da: alisa, new zealand starts it off. about flat at the moment. sky network is one of the movers. ecta.back to -- also v the outlook says it remains on target. putting a lid on gains on the benchmark and elsewhere in asia. looking ahead, the nikkei and aussie futures pointing to a lower open. gains in asia may pause. gains may be excessive, too far, too fast. something to watch, the rba's testimony to lawmakers. that's it. i'm haslinda amin. is next.g technology" this is "bloomberg technology." i'm cory johnson. hewlett-packard enterprise out with results for their school first quarter -- fiscal first-quarter. 10.5% fall in revenue. sluggish demand for, i don't know, servers, storage, software, services. crawford del prete, idc. tell me something happy about hewlett-packard. crawford: there are some bright spots. when you

i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ caroline: welcome.'m caroline hyde. this is "bloomberg technology." welcome to this friday. first, key headline coming up, a trump business tax bump. we look into how investors are weighing the impact of u.s. politics on tech. a tale of two ceo's. while uber's chief is getting vilified for his connection to trump, elon musk seems unscathed. we'll explain. from mobilizing against the travel ban to twitter's lackluster fourth quarter, we will break down the week that was in tech. first to our lead. u.s. stocks pushed higher in friday trading adding to records for all three of the major indices. part of the enthusiasm appears to be driven by president trump pledge to overhaul business taxes. but, of course, this comes amid a week of legal drama over the president's executive order on immigration, which remains on hold. tech companies largely oppose the travel ban and 100 firms got together in a legal brief voicing their concerns at the start of this week. so, how are investors wayne impact of u.s. politics

. ♪ >> alisa parenti. you are watching "bloomberg technology."k's lower house of parliament gave the government approval to begin the formal process of leaving the european union. the bill goes to the house of lords with a final vote expected march 7. germany is abandoning its push to convince the g-20 to the poor a tighter monetary policy. -- to support a tighter monetary policy. germany policy initiatives hit a wall, even before it was resized by the white house. far -- presidential candidate in france marine le pen chief economic advisor met with the governor of the bank of france and laid out her parties plans to take control of the central bank. the bank has been a key target for her, as she outlined her plan to leave the euro turkey. president is expected to call for a referendum to approve changes in the constitution as week.as this those changes would constitute all executive power in the presidency and give them greater control over appointing judges. a former prime minister who holds dual somali u.s. citizenship was that -- declared the

parenti. this is bloomberg. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson, and this is "bloomberg technology."esla pops the hood, reporting fourth-quarter loss amidst falling vehicle sales. plus, a company beating intel at its own semi conductor game. our exclusive interview with the ceo. the latest stop in the snap ipo roadshow. first to our lead. tesla shares climbing after-hours as the company reassures investors it's hyped products remain on schedule. elon musk says the production of the solar roof is on track for the first half of 2017. they are sticking to their guns, planning to deliver 50,000 vehicles before then. how will the acquisition of solarcity impact this company? joining us, chief investment officer of tigris financial partners, and our guest host, michael wolff. let me start with you. the first thing i looked at after the quarter, i was surprised to see that cash was in a reasonably strong position, but the cash flow burn of nearly $1 billion is the worst tesla has ever suffered. >> i really don't think it is so much of a concern, because they are in the capital investment mo

i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology," is next. ♪ >> i'm selina wang.his is "bloomberg technology." coming up, amazon breaks the internet. how a problem in the crowd trigger the error message sweeping across the east coast. plus, the final countdown to the just 24 hours to share pricing. we highlight the biggest investor concerns. and, getting his close-up. it's not a good look. how the uber ceo was caught on tape in a video had in that handed over to bloomberg. first, a massive internet destruction hit the east coast of the u.s. with amazon web service to blame. storage system used by nearly 150,000 websites. joining us on the phone from seattle , bloomberg news reportes. reporters. brownstone is my cohost for the hour as well as -- what is the latest on the development? what do we know about what caused this and why the servers are down? >> we don't know what caused it. we know it affected thousands of thanks using -- sites using this storage. and can be used to house data and manage web applications and host software that customers download from the

i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." , one mant samsung behind bars as bribery investigations unfold. and investors, looking at the offeringn of snapchat, $3.2 billion in nonvoting shares. and elon musk's new company. the tunnel vision that could change your morning commute. we will explain. in theanother twist legal drama unfolding of the top of south korea's company, samsung. the de facto leader arrested for allegations of bribery, perjury and in bozeman. a request of -- was denied last month. investigators looking at whether lee was involved in providing millions of dollars to benefit a close friend of the south korean president. and in exchange for government -- the succession plan. simpson denies allegations -- samsung denies allegations. jeffrey caine is joining us and working on an upcoming book from -- on samsung. and straight to jeffrey in seoul, can you put this into context? it looks like the trial could take 18 months. rest,he warns and the will h

i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology" is next. caroline: i'm caroline hyde. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, no trump bump for twitter. revenue growth stalls, the shares tumble on lackluster results. tech earnings parade rolls on with pandora falling short. we will bring you all the latest. nb prepares to splurge. 3e break down plans to open a $ billion -- in canada and what could be its biggest acquisition ever. first to our lead. twitter shares tumbled after quarterly revenue missed analyst estimates. shares closed down 12% thursday. the social network is having trouble luring advertisers and new users to the platform. it has only 2 million monthly active users. mis-deceleration and user growth is causing advertiser sales to sag. ads represent nearly 90% of twitter's revenue. despite the media attention over president trump's tweets, the cfo acknowledged on the investor call that twitter's inability to calculate any impact just yet. >> we can't quantify any impact at this point. we will continue to analyze that as we go through q1. caroline: where

. >> i'm alisa parenti. you are watching "bloomberg technology." let's check your first word news. this year. it's customary for visiting presidents to speak in london. but the house of commons speaker has the authority to block visiting speakers. german chancellor angela merkel says she will seek common ground therever possible" with trump administration. she said despite their differences, she will look at each issue separately to see if there are places the two leaders can cooperate. at a news conference in paris, the former french prime minister acknowledged his wife worked as a parliamentary assistant for 15 years. the practice is legal, but frowned upon. she was reportedly paid over $900,000 over 15 years. backe le pen well take control of the central bank and leave the country out of the euro, if she is elected. le pen claims that the same nationalist forces that led to donald trump from victory will do the same for her. developed by more than 160 journalists and analysts 10 120 countries. 6:30 a.m. in hong kong. i have a look at the markets. rosalind, good morning to you. r

i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. it is just after 5:30 p.m. here in new york. 6:30 a.m. wednesday morning and singapore. i am joined by bloomberg's haslinda amin. is dragged down by fletcher building and frontera. down as much as 4.5%. limit on expectations of a drop in sales. futures industrial your pointing to a higher open. we are keeping an eye on fortescue metals. the loss -- they are out with earnings right now. first-half profit coming in at announced a dividend of 20 australia iensense. the company has a policy of payout as much as 40% of profit to shareholders. if you take a look at the shares have reached seven aussie dollars for the second time in six years. bloomberg shares -- that is a target revision. bloomberg technology is next. ♪ top -- our top story. ipo slated for next month. on the heels of what -- weakening metrics. guest attended the roadshow and was troubled. >> that was a big concern among k-smoove people in the audience going into this and i do not think that the roadshow addressed it. pointing to problems with lower a

, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 companies here it i'm alisa parenti, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i'm caroline hyde. coming up, snap officially following -- filing for an ipo with an initial price of $3 billion. the details ahead. drop.amazon's numbers ceo slams on the brakes, calling it quits on trump's economic advisory council. all the details ahead. first to our lead. snape has followed the long-awaited ipo with an initial price of $3 billion. they plan to raise $4 billion for a market value of as much as $25 billion. the parent company of snapchat is the first u.s. social media company to do so since twitter over three years ago. this is the first opportunity for outsiders to get closer look into the company that is known for the culture of secrecy. joining us is alex barinka. we also have sara, who covers all things facebook and snapchat. , ale you are the ipo guru. the first thing i was looking at, the headline financial numbers with this company. i was looking at revenue of $404 million last year, and a net loss for the same of $514 a year. you can

i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. ♪ cory: this is "bloomberg technology." i am cory johnson.een discussing a rough week for over. -- uber with a sexual harassment claim and waymo alleging the theft of trade secrets. >> it does seem like google is sort of kicking over while it is down. they have had a terrible week. exposed anthony who left in generally -- january to start waymo -- cory: he was profiled in "the new yorker" and the embodiment of silicon valley trying to do impossible things. >> very brash, very ambitious. he started this at the university of berkeley. 510 and was working on it on the side with some of the same technology waymo is accusing him of stealing and taking to uber. like radar with lasers. >> is fairly expensive. costs are coming down dramatically. i think google was paying upwards of twice as much, $64,000 for some of the original models. the timeline for thomas vehicles is far away because to make them commercial, the equipment is expensive. the costs are going down. that might be uber's have to say we would ditch the stuff google says was stolen and

i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." t-mobile u.s.in this session using -- leading a 50 week high. and sprint wanted to approach -- the parent of -- mobile on a possible deal. joining us is -- the timing is intriguing, they are not meant to be talking to each other, because there is a guide order out as they go in for more bandwidth. >> that is correct. t-mobile is involved. but basically the rules bar them from talking to each other, barring them from discussing the post option market structure and so the carriers take it as a guide rule, they do not want to miss out on any valuable discussion. caroline: why the excitement right now? it was 2014 the last time we saw them looking at t-mobile u.s. and it was not allowed then because of regulation. and they are looking at the business again, why the flurry of excitement? >> we are getting clarity on the timeline of when the option -- auction will end, the beginning or middle of april. and when the quiet period ends, that is point one. and the new regime in washington seems to be siding

scarlet: that does it for >> i'm alisa parenti and you are watching "bloomberg technology."ontinuing considering a compromise on immigration. we might hear about that tonight when he addresses congress. that is according to cnn, whose as the president is eager for a bill. he also ordered the administration to rewrite and obama era environmental ruled that critics say the government had too much power to regulate waterways. you can watch the president's speech on bloomberg tv. that will occur at 9 p.m. wall street time. meantime, the push to injuries defense spending is starting with a $30 billion amendment to this year's budget. it could boost funding for more supplies and the links super hornet jet. the $30 billion amendment will be setting the stage for the $54 billion increase announced yesterday. the battle over the dakota access pipeline enters federal court. a judge says he will decide within a week whether to halt construction on the disputed pipeline. indian tribes save the use of the pipeline threatens their water supply and

i'm lisa parenti. this is bloomberg.p of today's market action on this monday afternoon. the dow and the s&p, climbing to new record highs, investors awaiting president trump speech that hopefully will provide more details on some of his policies. when you look at the dow's move, it's a marginal move, up 15 points. the dow has been grinding higher by about 4%. "what'd you miss?" for investors relying on more than a year of campaign promises of a progrowth agenda to push stocks to record highs, the primetime speech couldn't come any sooner. david cote talks says the market will be listening. of a progrowth agenda to push david: markets want tax cuts. by the way, if we get it, the market goes much higher. if we don't get it, this stock market has a real headwind. this market believes this white house is going to deliver a tax cut. joe: herejoe: to discuss the market and political side of trump's speech is danny greenberg and alex wayne in d.c. danny, i want to start with you. market will be watching the speech tomorrow. wh