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but a 22% fall in profit quote substantial acceleration in earnings for the rest of the year reckitt benckiser blamed a cold and flu season in the u.s. and europe that it said had been, quote, unusually weak. the maker of brands said that growth would be weighted to the second half of the year. meanwhile bayer has opened higher after reconfirming earlier judgment that the chemical compound glyphosate is not a carcinogen, including in bayer's round-up product 13,000 lawsuits from litigants who claim round-up was responsible for its cancer diagnosis. >>> beating expectations on first quarter net income as they back their first quarter guidance more after this break. ♪ ♪ applebee's bigger, bolder grill combos. now that's eatin good in the neighborhood. >>> welcome back to the program. i'm going to go through some of the financial sectors, earnings numbers we've seen this morning. metro bank shares plunged at an accounting error compounded the bank's financial challenges. ceo craig donaldson also revealed the number of, quote, large customers had recently left the bank. >>> meanwhile, lloyd's has

not only cocktails but also mixers. ,imilarly for reckitt benckiser one of the companies that is beginningack from their margin targets. and they are having to be forced to invest in different platforms to meet the various different types of consumer tastes that we expect. personalization across different platforms, and that is more expensive to run. anna: tell me about one of the stocks you do like at the moment. their, technology stocks at this time because of the global trade tensions and troubles for the car industry. absolutely, and the reasons you pointed out are justified. where we prefer to focus in the automotive and suppliers are companies that have structure growth drivers as opposed to being dependent on automotive volumes. ,imeon, the stock we discussed huge contact growth, they are big beneficiaries for the moved electric vehicles. preachesok at ihs's for this year, they are forecasting a 3% decline. motor salesfineon to increase 5% over that same time. that shows they are able to offset cyclical pressures the market is facing by having technology that is set up for the futur

only a handful of companies, reckitt benckiser, a tesco unit and g4s, are paying more than men. mostly paying men more than women. one of the big problems, lesser presentation of women at the higher levels of companies, which have higher salaries. and at the highest level, dropped to five. and i spoke to one, allison cooper of imperial brands, and asked her why that number is shrinking. >> there is not a quick fix to this. it will take time to bring people through businesses, to develop them through businesses, and we are seeing improvements as we work through management layers. it takes a lot effort, but we have a significant focus on diversity and inclusion to try to improve, particularly at lower levels of the organization. we have got some better performances, but we need to move that up through the business. >> allison cooper of imperial bands -- brands, speaking to me last week, one of the few ftse 100 women ceo's. today we will discuss this all throughout bloomberg. you can see the amazing lineup of guests. treasurygan, the u.k. select committee chair, and more . manus: a