it is a beat on the estimates for remy cointreau. we will be speaking to the ceo in the next five minutes or so. they've also raised therefore your guidance. the for your guidance has been raised. erik ballard in the next four minutes. let's check in on the markets. looks like you will get a healthy bump for european futures. european markets up .5%. futures are pointing higher in the u.k., going to .3%. in germany, despite what we see in terms of the death rate and officials weighing out additional restrictive measures to curve the spread of the virus. looking through that for the moment. wall street ending in the green. it is thanksgiving. no equities trading stateside. futures in the u.s. putting up .3%. mainland china, down about .3%. across the broader asian space, gains of .2%. brent is also above $82 a barrel. that is the dollar flat. 20 more ahead. this is -- plenty more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? -easy? switch your xfinity services to your new ad

guy: that was the remy cointreau ceo.ts are liking the numbers, a really positive performance with shares up 6% coming into the close. we will now get another take on all this from bloomberg news. albertina, this is a really strong set of numbers. i'm assuming by the share price reaction today, it was not all expected. albertina: you are right. even because, they had already related -- released sales figures a month ago, so we are speaking here purely about the earnings. here they had beats everywhere. they exceeded expectations, but it was also about the size of the beats. they speak for themselves. in the call not -- in the cognac division, the beach was 27%. that is a lot. the street consensus numbers are rising by about 20%. they also tweaked the wording of their outlook, now lacey current operating profit growth, strong growth, for the fiscal year. and the tone on u.s. demand and china demand, these are crucial regions for the company, wass really upbeat -- was really upbeat. it is a big surprise and it bodes well, n

tom: remy cointreau ceo eric vallat.ly chain issues. my next guest is the boss of scarlet: brands, consumer -- of starco brands. the hiring inflation and supply chain disruption. let's talk -- let's talk to the starco ceo. from the west coast, we thank you for getting up early to talk to us this thanksgiving. it is appropriate on thanksgiving to talk to a company so exposed to u.s. consumers. let me ask you about supply chain issues. we were just hearing from the boss of remi quinto on that front -- remy cointreau on that front. how does that impact starco? >> we have a large manufacturing conglomerate in chemical food and beverage and there is no question there has been deep impact. the thing to remember is there a confluence of events that have caused this. definite headwinds regarding raw materials, chemicals, components , especially the chemical sectors. we do think there is some easing. 2022 will be a challenge. in the context of launching a new technology, the plan has to be right and innovation has to be side-by-s