is that -- >> ramin: yeah. >> nazila: yeah. >> ramin: if you don't like your guest, you don't put anythingried apricots, boiled egg, and barberries. >> ramin: anyways, we are a very interesting nation. >> anthony: indeed. and very, and very confusing. >> ramin: extremely confusing. >> anthony: for, for me, the contradictions are just -- >> nazila: enormous. >> anthony: enormous. >> nazila: iranians, we take you to our house and we take you to our hearts and all of that and in that way we are extreme, you know. we are extremists in so many ways. >> anthony: so good. >> ramin: oh, it's always. >> anthony: you see this tortured relationship between america and iran for many years, how do you think most americans will react when they see this? >> ramin: they will start coming. >> nazila: it is very important for us as iranians to get truth. to make sure that we are seen as humans here and not the so-called enemy or the darkness of iran. you know, like you go to like anybody's house in iran and i'm sure that they will welcome you. >> ramin: the "axis of evil." we're not the axis of evil. we're

for that, we're going to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, ramin, tell us what you're seeing over there. >> good morning, ai. as you mentioned, earnings results a phoenix wifocus with coming out in the u.s. and japan. key data in the u.s. was a big focus. we'll see a little bit of a mixed bag, if you will, but we're still seeing a stronger dollar that may help underlying sentiment. let's have a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix. thursday october 27th. and both just in the negative there for the first few minutes of trading. we'll see how that develops during the morning session. now the nikkei has been helped higher overall on weaker yen. rising for a third day through wednesday. in fact, closing at a six-month high. the u.s. session was dominated by earnings results. some providing a bit of a drag. others providing a bit of a lift. now on the negative side, shares of apple dragged sentiment lower. it's the u.s.' largest company by market valuation, but it fell after its earnings reports and it dragged

back to you, ai. >> all right, ramin, thanks for the update.ramin mentioned, samsung, the south korean tech giant, is continuing to struggle with their massive recall. samsung electronics has stopped selling its galaxy note 7 smartphone, warning that the high end device may overheat. the company is investigating ongoing reports of the device catching fire and that includes the replacement phones. samsung issued its recall last month per millions of the handsets worldwide after complaints began to surface about battery fires. but then reports emerged that even the replacements were emitting smoke. airline crew evacuated passengers from a plane in the united states after smoke started coming out of a handset. samsung officials say people who have a galaxy note 7 should take advantage of the solutions available, including refunds. the smartphone went on sale in south korea and the u.s. in august. it was supposed to be rolled out in european and indian markets soon after. analysts say the recall is a major blow to samsung's efforts to steal custome

we're going to go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, tell us what you're seeing at the open. >> reporter: very good morning to you, ai. according to some analysts, good news is being taken as good news. the markets you just mentioned some robust data out of the u.s. and the dollar is higher as well and, of course, the higher oil prices boosting a lot of energy sector stocks. keep track of those. let's take a look at the opening levels. first of all, for the nikkei and the broader topix for thursday october 6th. both well into the positive there as you can see, the nikkei up 2/3 of a percent. the nikkei, a quick reminder, ended higher on wednesday. in fact, a three-week high on that weaker yen and there was a considerable amount of corporate news rippling through the markets here as well. these include a possible alliance of honda and yamaha scooter divisions and of course you were touching on it there, the news of lenovo and fujitsu's integration into the pc business which i'll track those shares and the sectors related to

>> ramin, you mentioned the stronger dollar. tell us how some of the currency pairs are reacting today, especially following those fed minutes. >> exactly. as i mentioned there, we did see a slight pop higher. let's have a look at the exact levels. we can see what i'm talking about. 104 now. 104.36-37. and that's as some traders now really speculating that the fed minutes reinforced expectations that the central bank would raise rates in december. now, let's get a quick look at the indexes that are open now across the asia-pacific. i'm talking about seoul's kospi which is just in the negative and australia's s&p asx 200 down 0.42%. we'll see how the other markets fare in a couple of hours. back to you. >> sounds good, ramin, thanks a lot for that update. >>> well, some members of the world's largest petroleum cartel, opec, and nonmember producers have agreed to enter full-fledged talks later this month. their aim is to cap production to boost the price of crude oil. representatives of qatar, other members of the organization of

>> ramin, get us updated also on currencies. it looks like the dollar has edged higher ahead of that much-anticipated jobs data. tell us where the key currency is now. >> it's been creeping higher, hasn't it. look at it now, 103.79 to 81. it actually rose above the 104 yen level overnight in new york. and that's a level we haven't seen for about a month. investors are buying the dollar on a higher anticipation of a rate hike. recent solid ism manufacturing as well as services data showing an expansion. weekly jobless claims, it comes out every thursday, and it showed the smallest figure actually since mid-april when it hit almost a 43-year low. so some positive signs there. but, of course, the non-farm payrolls and unemployment data due out later today will further clarify everything for investors. with regards to the euro, talk of the european central bank tapering off, or cutting back its bond buying program, caused a little bit of volatility. in fact, some of the yields were jumping higher. but, of course, many investors do n

for that we are going to ramin mellegard who's at the tokyo stock exchange. good morning, tell us what you're seeing over there this morning. >> thank you very much, ai. as you mentioned the big focus on kyushu railway, its initial public offering is expected to raise more than 400 billion yen, about $3.8 billion. and that would actually be japan's second-biggest ipo this year. a lot of focus, a lot of activity here this morning as well. but let's have a look how the nikkei and the topix are kicking off october 25th, tuesday. and we're seeing pretty decent gains there. the nikkei's up 0.64%. i can tell you it's up over 100 points. the nikkei was up .3% monday with many reversers of the mind the dollar is going to keep gaining ground given that the federal reserve is on a path of raising rates. which in turn, of course, bolsters the dollar. still with that said, the yen is still up around 16% against the dollar so far this year as investors tend to favor the yen during times of risk avoidance. thus, of course, pushing the currency higher against key pairs and

so we'll keep track of the auto sector and related sectors as well. >> sounds good, ramin. tell us about currencies because the dollar seems to be holding up. you know, where are some of the key levels now? >> exactly. it's a heavy data week in the u.s. of course the manufacturing data that i just mentioned supported the dollar. 101.89-90. the u.s. job numbers on friday is the big one of course. there's also the big focus on the british pound. prime minister may announced her intentions regarding the timing and conditions for brexit in a speech over the weekend, which sent ripples or waves around the global markets, forcing the british currency lower against most peers. let's get a quick look at indexes open across asia right now. seoul's kospi is trading higher. sydney is down 0.4%. mainland china markets closed all this week for national day holidays. a big mix of data, geopolitical events and even weather. we have the typhoon approaching japan and hurricane matthew approaching the u.s. a lot for investors to take in. back to you, ai. >> thanks a lot for that update. rami

for that, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. tell us how markets here are opening. >> good morning to you. investors not too enamored, shall we say, by some of the earnings reports that come out in the u.s. apple was the big focus there. reported a third straight quarter of declines in revenue. so we'll have to look at a lot of the component makers in japan which supply a lot of apple products. let's have a look at the nikkei and topix. both in the negative. the nikkei recorded a six-month closing high on tuesday, helped by a weaker yen. that may provide an underlying theme to support sentiment. i'll come to the dollar in a second. apple's earnings may highlight the plight of dwindling smartphone global sales and may likely hit a lot of the component makers, many of the biggest of course being japanese. so we'll keep track of all of those and we'll be keeping track of kyushu railway shares. it debuts on tuesday. its trading value topped the tokyo stock exchanges section at $2.6 billion. it closed up 15% from his ipo price. anoth

that's all from me. >> sounds good, ramin. thank you. >>> well, competing against major manufacturers is a struggle for small factories in japan, but many are finding that investing in technology like cloud computing is bolstering their limited resources. our next piece looks at how they're getting a leg up in the marketplace. >> reporter: a doll factory in western japan. as many as 100,000 different models are custom-made here each year. they use technology to tailor each doll to a client's need. the made to order dolls are just as affordable as mass produced ones. the key lies in this computer server. it acts as the factory's brain and draws up production scheduled for the human workers. orders come in from across japan. the computer reads each design plan and calculates the most efficient work procedures and the time required. the crucial element is the calculation called the pitch time. this one shows the manufacturing process that should take 1.7 minutes to complete. if workers finished steps in the allotted time, assembl

we'll start off with ramin. >> we're playing a little bit of catch-up.nce not only to react to the prices of crude oil that you were mentioning there, but also the u.s. jobs data which came out on friday. so that came out a little bit below market consensus and keeping expectations that the federal reserve may raise rates in december. let's get a reaction on how the nikkei and the broader topix are kicking off this tuesday on october 11th. the nikkei is up .72%. now, before i go into oil, quick reminder, nikkei ended up last week up almost 2.5%. gided higher by the stronger dollar, the recent support of economic data in the u.s., the fed will likely raise rates before the year end which helps the dollar and helps exporters here that benefit from a cheaper yen. keeping with the oil story, prices for key bench marks, brent and west texas intermediate shot higher after vladimir putin said that he supported output cuts. that sent prices to the highest levels in a year. in fact, brent crude reached its highest level since october last year and wtei, the u.s.

less get thoughts of mujtaba ramin. this is a setback for iran.rward for democracy in a certain sense. mujtaba: i don't think it really moves the needle that much. hungary is awkward. the polls will remain awkward. are unhappy about the deals that are getting done at the european level. it is about refugees, the euro and bailout politics. i don't think it referendum is going to change the nature .undamentally francine: i look at angela merkel, she is really the only one making decisions because she is strong. we're looking at elections next year. does she change her policy? to make sure she wins the election next year? issue strong enough to power ahead -- is she strong enough to power ahead? mujtaba: she is not strong. there is a discussion going on whether she will run next year. we put the odds that 60%. the point there is to say there's a chance she chooses not to run because she believes at this point -- 40%. francine: that is huge. mujtaba: that has huge imprecations for germany. -- huge implications for germany. francine: if she doesn't run

prosecutor ramin newy told the jury jane was a calculating killer. >> if you look at each of the six shots they were administered by this defendant as she was executing her plan to murder her husband. there is just one reasonable conclusion, to find the defendant guilty of murder. >> the defense attorney countered the real victim was jane laut, who suffered the utmost cruelty at the hands of her husband. >> he is not the hero of the olympics. he is the monster who abused her for 27 years. >> the defense called family and friends and neighbors who all testified jane was an abused spouse. but attorney babier said the most important witness was the defendant herself. >> if you're going to get a not guilty, which is what we're shooting for, she has to testify. >> the judge would not allow cameras to roll when for the first time publicly through tears jane told her story. she said she took dave's abuse for nearly three decades, until the night he threatened their son. >> i think she could live with the fact that he could kill her. she could not live with the fact that he would kill michae

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