i'm selina wang. this is bloomberg. the u.s. top trade negotiator says washington is pushing for a trade-in with beijing that includes significant structural changes to the chinese economy. robert lighthizer also says china has offered to buy more u.s. goods but it is not enough to resolve the trade war. i'm not pollyanna. i don't believe this is going to solve all the problems between the united states and china. we have very different systems. they are either in a process of reform or they are not. if they are in a process of reform, we will make headway. if they are not, who will go right back having problems. shery: let's cross to washington. is the ambassador trying to lower expectations for any quick in to the trade war? president trump is eager to get a deal. he has gone so far as to say that he could have a signing ceremony at his florida resort sometime as soon as next month. bute is moving along, robert lighthizer is saying this really needs to be more comprehensive deal than simply more purchases from the u.s. to chin

i'm selina wang. this is bloomberg. president trump says trade talks with china are making good progress. the latest round of -- round of negotiations continue in beijing. tom mackenzie joins us with the latest. , a conciliatory tone coming from the u.s. president, leading up to the talks that will get underway between the senior leaders of trade and treasury in beijing. as you say, the president coming out and saying he is seeing progress from the talk that the chinese are treating the u.s. negotiating team with great respect. sayingeard from trump he's considering pushing back the march 1 deadline most threatened tariffs, and others like kellyanne conway saying that maybe they would consider a meeting between the two presidents in mid-march. at least on the surface, it seems they are trying to leave the door open to try to get some kind of deal. skeptics would say it's about the quality of any deal that comes out and that's why we are watching this so closely. gaps to remain on some of the major issues around state su

i'm selina wang. this is bloomberg. let's get your check with how the aussie markets are faring at this earlier thursday session. sophie: it is a very busy morning for sydney markets. we do have the share market gaining 2/10 of 1%, resuming gains let higher by discretionary and utilities to the aussie dollar is looking little changed ahead of jobs data. study after slipping one third of 1% on the wage data that we saw on wednesday. let's get right to movers of note with earnings. we have web jet jumping the most in more than 14 years after posting a 42% rise. a 33% rise in revenue. theer and paypal rising most in six years after advising it has settled litigation with resmed involving no payment. seeing no material impact on earnings, guidance request farmers is climbing to a 14 week high. the retailer says it is well-positioned to growth after getting rid of its automotive mechanic units and consumers remain cautious. paying a dividend of one aussie dollar a share. star entertainment gaining a dashing gaining ground af

i'm selina wang in san francisco.nd goldman sachs are planning a test of a credit card in a push for consumer credit card. lisa, who covers the credit section, published it and discussed it on bloomberg television. lisa: it's another step for apple into the finance world. they are a have a prepaid card. they are a have apple pay, sort of a five-year journey for them. a little unusual they would partner with goldman on this. they are usually the bank of choice for cobra and cards. that's who paypal works with. amazon also has a card in the same vein. the goldman piece is a little bit unusual, a little bit new. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. anna: a little bit of a risk. back to apple, is it has much of a niece -- nich to why they are doing this? addiction, but are they going to win that many users, you think? did you read anything that makes you think this is a winner? lisa: we will probably all hinge on what the financial health think they are embedding into the apple wallet in conjunction with the

selina wang is joining us. source of funding for a website that prides itself on free speech. what is driving this? selina: reddit is blocked in china but not too unusual for 10 stake. large stake in companies large and small. they are the largest investor in snapchat with a 15% stake. there in companies like tesla and modified -- spotify, uber. in reddit, it makes sense when you look at tencent's gaming. a lot of it is very popular games like fornite, clash of clans. topics that are incredibly popular among reddit users. emily: readdit did confirm the funding round but did not give us a comment on free speech issues. presumably, they don't intend to do anything different or do they? selina: a lot of users have been posted about how frustrated they are, but some users have also pointed out that tencent is an investor in a lot of other companies that have not seen changes in censorship or content since tencent invested but it is a concern. emily: it is not the chinese government, but tencent certainly follows the

emily: that was gopro ceo nick woodman with selina wang.lack up, this messenger inches closer to going public, filing key paperwork to move ahead. and if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio, the app, and on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: messaging platform slack is moving along with its plans to go public, filing confidential paperwork with regulators. this is just one of several high-profile tech companies on track to hit the public markets in 2019, including uber, lyft, . we discussed of the filing on monday. >> today, slack confidentially filed for a proposed public listing, which is filing speak for a direct listing. so, direct listing, for those of you who are not familiar with this, is essentially when a company lets its shareholders, its employers, and early investors sell their shares on the public markets, but it doesn't go through the traditional ipo process of using underwriters and big banks of doing a big roadshow. essentially, it allows the early investors to get liquidity without generating more cash fo

emily: selina wang, thank you so much for that report.t for this edition of bloomberg technology. follow our global breaking news network tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> good morning, i'm shery ahn in hanoi. haidi: australian markets have just opened for trade. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: europe." haidi: our top stories this thursday, markets with a muted is dialingington back expectations for sweeping trade deal. jay powell says it's

joining us is selina wang.ly source of funding for a website that private self on free speech. what is driving this? reddit is blocked in china, but this is not too unusual for tencent. they are the largest investor in stake, andth a 50% they are in tesla and spotify and uber. with reddit it makes sense when you look at the gaming. a lot of it are games they have a stake in like fortnight. those are popular among reddit users. reddit did not give us a comment on free speech issues. presumably they do not intend to do anything differently. selina: there are users frustrated about this investment, and thousands of comments on leaks to stories about investment. some users have pointed out that tencent is an investor in a lot of tech companies that have not seen changes with censorship or content since they invested/ , but it is a concern for users. rules tencent follows the the chinese government has put out. selina: it follows rules within the borders of the country it operates in. it will not meddle with spotify

. >> i'm selina wang and for emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology." in the next hour, a shakeup in the payment space. apple and goldman sachs are teaming up for a credit card. can the companies dominate the syntax based? plus, lyft is ramping up its ipo as well as pinterest. and, the global race for 5g. president trump wants telecoms to embrace the new technology, what will give the u.s. an edge? we speak with an sec commissioner. first, apple and goldman sachs will test a new credit card in the next few weeks. employees willed try the card first and consumers will come later this year. it's part of goldman's push into consumer finance. joining us now is julie, who covers all things syntax. also is with us is mark gurman who covers all thing apple. julie, we have known for a year that this credit card was happening and this is a crowded space. how will this work and how is goldman and apple going to set it apart? julie: it sounds like that they are trying to leverage the brands coming together and there is probably a lot of customers for each side tha

♪ >> i'm selina wang, this is the best of bloomberg technology. up,lyft ramping up the ipo.amsung releases their most expensive devices taking aim at apple and rising competition from china. ,he global race for 5g president trump saying he wants to embrace the new technology, but what will give the u.s. the edge? first, to our top story. yft could file the ipo as soon as next week about targeting roughly $25 billion. lyft have been planning ipos since last year, and it appears the latter is about to go first. we spoke with an investor. because of the shutdown, there has not been an ipo in over 15 weeks. so there is a lot of pent-up demand to see a big tech company idea. -- ipo. i think it will be well received, they are doing very well. >> to add to that, i think they wanted to go yesterday. ber is waiting in the wings and they don't want to have a situation with a come in sucking up all the air there's a bigger fish year. so they are rushing, try to get this out quickly. wants -- don't want them to define what ride-hailing looks like, they want to come out and say this is o

. >> i'm selina wang, this is the best of bloomberg technology. up,lyft ramping up the ipo.eleases their most expensive devices taking aim at apple and rising competition frin

emily: selina wang, thank you so much for that report.t for this edition of bloomberg technology. you can check us out on technology. this is bloomberg. ♪ dana: hi, i am dana from the dana show. over the years, you have seen me interview some pretty cool people. right? today is no different. i'm speaking with dr. nathan bryan. he is one of the leading minds in nitric oxide research. one of the leading minds in the world. i recently went through a health breakthrough with my energy and stamina, for myself and my family as well. this guy is responsible for the science behind that breakthrough.

emily: selina wang, breaking it down for us, thank you so much.tartup aurorar got a boost of confidence from amazon. this tocompany is using support a range of carmakers. if you like bloomberg news, listen on the bloomberg app, bloomberg.com and in the u.s. on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ is hitting the gas on self driving cars. they announced an investment in the autonomous technology startup aurora innovations as part of their $530 million a fewg round, founded in years ago. over works with automakers to needed to deploy autonomous cars. $2.5unding round valued at million. joining us to discuss, the person who ran google self-driving car unit for a time. surprise.at was a that piqued our interest. why are they getting in? >> from our perspective it is amazing to have a great partner like this. this is a company that is a technology giant and a majestic -- a massive logistics company or we are excited and see if we can make them a customer. emily: how did the conversation ? ay out, what you can tell us how do you see this being integrated? spe

. >> i'm selina wang and for emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology."r, a shakeup in the payment space. apple and goldman sachs are teaming up for a credit card. can the companies dominate the syntax based? plus, lyft is ramping up its ipo as well as pinterest. and, the global race for 5g. president trump wants telecoms to embrace the new

emily: bloomberg tech's selina wang, breaking it down for us, thank you so much. ok, coming up. self-driving car startup aurora just got a boost of confidence from amazon. how the company is using this to -- latest funding to support a range of carmakers. that is next. if you like bloomberg news, listen on the bloomberg app, bloomberg.com and in the u.s. on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: amazon is hitting the gas on self driving cars. the e-commerce giant announced an investment in the autonomous technology startup aurora innovation as part of their $530 million funding round, founded -- funding round. founded a few years ago, aurora works with automakers to develop sensors needed to deploy autonomous cars. the funding round valued at $2.5 billion. joining us to discuss, the cofounder who ran google self-driving car unit for a time. thank you for being on the show. amazon, that was a surprise. that piqued our interest. why is amazon getting into self driving cars? >> you have to ask them that, but from our perspective, it is amazing to have a great partner like this. thi

♪ selina: i am selina wang.his is the "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring all of our top interviews this week in tech. is planning to file an ipo. will it attract investors? samsungghlights from unpacked. the smartphone maker debuted its most expensive lineup. taking aim on apple and rising competition from china. plus, the global race for 5g. the president says he wants to embrace new technology. but what will give the u.s. an edge? we will talk to the commissioner. lyft could file its ipo. it will target a valuation of $20 billion to $25 billion. uber and lyft have been planning ipos for the first half of the year. it appears the latter is on track to go first. friday.ssed the plan >> because of the market shutdown, the government shutdown, there has not been an ipo in over 15 weeks. there is a lot of pent-up demand to see a really big lyft -- a tech company ipo. i think it's going to be well received. i think the company, lyft, is doing very well. >> to after that, i think they really want to go. y

. ♪ >> i'm selina wang. this is bloomberg technology.n the payment space. apple and goldman sachs are teaming up for a credit card. can they dominate the syntax space? wrapping up plans to file ipo, along with pinterest. and the global race for 5g. president trump