rwe was down 50%. the once robust energy giant unable to withstand heavy losses on the german stock exchange. a total of 29 nuclear power plants in germany need to be dismantled in the coming years. companies have set aside 38 billion euros for decommissioning but experts say it will not be enough. >> the companies are responsible for decommissioning and disposal , it is the polluter who pays. germany failed to establish a nuclear fund. partial financing would have been insured. now these companies are having trouble so taxpayers are on the hook and that is unacceptable. as part of germany's transition to renewable energy, the proportion of electricity generated by nuclear power and fossil fuels has been falling. today renewables provide one third of the energy needs. the long-term goal is 80%. there is still the problem of nuclear waste. a final storage site is not found yet. it could be up and running by 2015 at the earliest. german taxpayers will continue to pay billions for temporary storage. >> th

they will have a good rwe and a bad rwe. it may be that they can grow the business.u very much indeed. stocks are up 1.5%. we will be speaking to the cfo at 10:50 london time. we look at the challenge facing policymakers in the world's second-largest economy. that is next. ♪ guy: let me check out what is happening with the markets this morning. let me show you the mining stocks, which have been on such an upward trajectory after hitting lows a few weeks bad. it was inevitable that this would not last. watch out a little bit later on, ore prices should be one to watch out for. we will talk brexit in a few minutes time. let's get you caught up with the bloomberg business flash nejra: the german drugmaker merck has posted fourth-quarter profits that have beat analysts estimates. burberry shares are trading higher in london this morning after speculation that the u.k.'s biggest luxury goods producer is setting up against a potential takeover. burr asked advisors to help prepare for a bit after industry investor built up a stake of 5% in the trenchcoat maker. pimco says i

let's have a quick word about what we are seeing at rwe.t you the news at the top of the last hour about how the losses in the u.k. business. we had confirmation about the job cuts that have been talked about. will kennedy was talking about how this was expected. rwe cut 2004 into jobs. -- 2400 less than half 11,500 worked for the company. stop justoing to start in limiting a two-year recovery program. less than half will come from their own staff. we've got some breaking news coming in from the german economy. production numbers being watched closely good it looks much stronger than anticipated. their production up 3.3%. that is much stronger than expected. the euro yen number up by 2.2%. that is a contraction of 1.6% year on year here at we are looking -- year on year. we're looking at how they are balancing the negative coming in from the chinese economy. we have seen it in the import an expert story. let's put the data to one side and look at how we are expecting to open up. i mentioned the chinese data. that took the edge of some of th

for the operator, rwe, only a third of the workers remain. bakeries, supermarkets, cars -- all losses. in the town center, once thriving businesses shut down, although the small cinema has managed to survive. at local business tax revenue collapsed by almost 50%. the mayor feels more like a bankruptcy administrator. he is getting no assistance from federal or regional governments, but he tries to rise above it. >> when you get no help, you can slump into complacency or you defect to what i need to get going in the community. what can i generate for people with the motivation and commitment that is still as evident here as it always has. reporter: they have to reinvent themselves, like it or not. perhaps as h frist location -- as a tourist location. and the nuclear pluses? there will be 60,000 tons of rubble to carve out, and the model of what was meant to be the future of energy will be all that remains. >> talk about a bad day at the office. at this man behind me lost $81 million. he is bangladesh's central governor, or at least he was until

rwe shares outperform in germany as they reassure investors on loss-making unit and power. we speak to the cfo first on cnbc. >> and nike drops five-time grand slam tennis champion maria sharapova after she admits to failing a drug test. >> i made a huge mistake, and i -- i let my fans down. i've let the sport down that i've been playing since the age of 4 that i love so deeply. >>> good morning and welcome to "street signs." well, here we are in red, clearly outpacing the green. the stoxx europe 600 off about 1.3%. you can blame is on the weak chinese data. you can blame it a bit. we are missing out on the continued gains we saw on wall street overnight. the picture here is very different. we have some individual movers tied to earnings, management changes. but let's take a look at how these moves are playing out. just an hour into trade and firmly in the red with the ftse 100 off about 1%. we're seeing a reversal in some of the basic resources. the xetra dax off just about 1.5%. the french cac 40 falling by 1.6%. let's look at the miners. they have been in focus throughou

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