inning us is paul sweeney new york and cory johnson is still with me.ovie going to get made? >> i think this movie will definitely get made. up on getting put back the shelf happens quite frequently in hollywood. you have to have all the stars aligned for a movie to get made -- unit that the studio, the writer and the director, the actors, they all have to come together at the right time. i suspect this movie will definitely get done. it looks like it's going to be on the show for a little bit, but it is too big of a story and steve jobs is too big of a name and you have alan sorkin associated with it. >> all of the stars aligned indeed. there was an interview with aaron storck and where he talked about this is a movie unlike any other where the lead actor has to carry such a heavy load. is that the kind of thing that might make the studios examine -- all of their chips are on one number. >> that is true. what we have seen in hollywood over the last five to seven stars arehat a list less likely to carry a movie than they did in the past will can used to

joining us now is the bloomberg intelligence director, paul sweeney. get made?to >> i think this movie will definitely get made. movies getting put on the shelf happens quite frequently in hollywood. he had to have all the movie to get made. the studio and actors all have to come together at the right time. it's probably going to be on the shelf for a little bit but it too big of a story and steve jobs is too big of a name and you have alan sorkin associated with the script. >> all the stars aligning. there was a great interview where he was talking about this is a movie unlike any other where the lead actor has to carry such a heavy load. is that the kind of thing that might make the studios -- all of their chips- all of are on one number. >> that is true. seen in hollywood over the last five or six years is that the a list stars are less likely to carry a movie than they did in the past. it used to be that you could just sign up tom cruise the movie would be a guaranteed hit. lesse are seeing less and of that. when it comes to the new movie a new concept, as o

paul sweeney of bloomberg intelligence. moving and shaking this hour, richard branson is taking another company public. this time, virgin money. shares are rising on their first day of trading in london. in retail bank that focuses on home loans, credit cards and savings counts. it has almost 3 million customers. virgin money has the latest ipo last month. let's turn to politics. that runoff battle to keep her u.s. senate seat, mary landrieu forcing a foloor vote on the keystone pipeline. she's hoping it might sway the november runoff -- december runoff. peter cook on the hill with more. republicans are not standing in the way? >> it's like a political chess match. republicans are calling this a hail mary attempt by mary landrieu to save her senate seat. but they are not opposing her move. they are making it easier to happen. the issue has been democrats. s mostave been the one mo opposed to this. this project to bring canadian tar sands oil down to the louisiana gulf coast. landrieu has been one of the most vocal supporter

paul sweeney of bloomberg intelligence. we have the man with the answers. ceo of mccormick. ♪ >> what is the next flavor craze? knows.ck often they have been spiced t -- they have been spicing things up years. five alan wilson is the ceo of mccormick and company. people may not know that mccormick's famously predicted the rise of chipotle in 2003. you have an annual flavor forecast. what are the hottest flavorings of the future? spice --l pumpkin pie we called pumpkin spice as a trend five years ago, now it is in everything. we are seeing a move to smokey and hot and spicy. we just introduced a dry so atcha -- a dry srir seasoning. we are seeing chilies from indian, and a lot of people like cilantro. >> what is the science behind calling these trends? >> we work with people in the industry. chefs are on the forefront. we talked to consumers, and we use our teams around the world. we are seeing what things are developing. last year we called brazilian. which was right on as we went into the world cup and are going into the olympics. >> your company is depend

. >> thank you so much, paul sweeney of liver television. the topic of the day for everyone. mitch mcconnell is the candidate with the most riding. if he can win his own race for reelection. the hometown of louisville, kentucky, with the latest. how is the mcconnell team feeling? >> they are feeling confident. they think this location will be a victory party. the senate majority leader had -- something still needs to fall into place for him . republicans need a net team of 16 in the republican senate. a spirited democratic challenge for him, trying to make the case that his years of experience will be a liability. crisscrossing the state, below $20 million at every stop. here he is speaking yesterday in louisville. >> victory is in the air and we will bring it home tomorrow night. after six years of borrowing and spending and taxing and regulations, these need to be stopped and it starts tomorrow night. >> they are feeling confident. the most recent polls have mcconnell at an advantage. >> what does grimes say? what is her closing argument? the same, that he is the guardian o

. >> for more, i want to bring in paul sweeney from bloomberg intelligence, where he covers all thingsand media. unique real-time research on industries. he joins us from princeton. i was thinking, what he was saying that we want to have chinese company selling to the u.s., frankly speaking, a lot of our products are already in china. request that is right. hopes is that their business, primarily within china, and extraordinary roof opportunity or ali baba, i think that is what most investors are investing in, cleary -- clearly ali baba has global ambitions. they are firstly looking toward developing the markets, whether indonesia or malaysia or latin america, but they're clearly thinking about their strategy in the u.s. that is part of the reason they started to go public in the u.s.. i think we seeing a little bit of that today there it is a river my friend last year was telling me about singles day and no one cared at all here in the u.s. as you say, the ipo here in new york, and suddenly everyone is walking about singles day because they got name recognition. they may have name rec

i don't know if we will get back to that. ,anny loria and paul sweeney thank you. other top tech stories. demand isoverwhelming alibaba tapped the u.s. bond market for the first time. they sold $8 billion in yields that were lower than initially offered. intel begins trading today at the highest price in almost 14 years. the world's biggest chipmaker issued an optimistic forecast for next year's sales. intel has been pushing its market other than personal computers. president obama's immigration order may have the tech industry smiling. it will allow u.s. tech companies to hire foreign-born employees. cancel the latest in tech and media every weekday at 1:00 and 6:00 eastern time, only on "bloomberg west." we will be back on two minutes, on "in the loop." ♪ >> as we mentioned earlier, there was some news out on how chemicals. do we have steve miller? no? ok. a surprise move by china's central bank. china has cut interest rates in an attempt to boost the economy. the benchmark lending rate was cut for 10th of a percent to 5.6%. china's economy is on track for its sl

great to see this morning, paul sweeney, from blumberg intelligence.k in a few moments with more as we head to the open on this monday. ♪ >> we have breaking news in the pharmaceutical -- space. $23 billion in revenue. the transaction is valued at $66 billion, doing the math at about $219 per share. ast will be in cash as well actavis shares. going through the headlines right now, this will create a dynamic in health care, it long-term double-digit growth in terms of organic revenue. it will expand the international presence with greater market share. at the projected synergies, we're are talking $1.8 billion, maintaining r&d, prosper $11 billion. the headlines across the screen again. in the a big deal pharmaceutical space. >> it is a very big deal. thank you so much breaking news desk. but get back to the stories you need to know before the bell. market reporters matt miller and julie hyman joining me. this breaking news on actavis bu ying allergan. maybe this finally puts to rest what has been an ongoing situation here, taking over this company. >>