softbank were down nearly 2%.erica and shares soaring on news it is considering a partial or total sale of the airline. the airline backed by richard branson. the carrier is working with the financial advisor after receiving takeover interest. the airline bought five new airplanes last year, with a plan for another five this year, shares getting a bounce, 13% higher on wall street. hands down its budget this afternoon as it balances faltering growth with a promise to stay prudent. the new finance minister on the job six months expected to focus on helping companies navigate what has been a pretty difficult this is environment. our southeast asian correspondent has a preview from singapore. are there any goodies expected here? for an income tax cut, but i don't think that will happen. the senses that companies and workers will get a hand after 4-5 years of handouts and low income salaries and the elderly, the government will likely refocus in boosting the economy growth at the slowest pace in six years. exports lov

softbank making headlines, for its overseas operations, managing $81 billion in investments.google executive will head of international operations. this includes stakes in alibaba as well as telecoms operators. --en mile, another alibaba's finance affiliate is said to be seeking evaluation of about $60 billion. set to close a second round of financing in the middle of next month. attracted ar -- potential investor, although they still need approval. china's biggest online payment service, controls the biggest money market fund. shifting away from gambling to more family-friendly theme parks. the chairman says the next phase macau projectlion will include an avatar like project. toy are looking for ways stand out. casino operator readers are changing strategies. -- operators are changing strategies. macau, you go to experience an array of facilities. the goal of becoming a world-class tourism hub is in line with government policies. rishaad: back to commodities after the break. gold on the way up. some say it will not continue. we take a look at that, and the other opportuniti

so softbank bought sprint in 2013 and similarly, kddi has added mobile phone markets in mon go la and myanmar. that's all from the nikkei. back to you. >> thank you for that update. >>> meanwhile, we continue to keep on countdown for the ecb decision on thursday. different views are happening within the fomc when it comes to the view on inflation. stanley fischer says he sees the first stirrings of higher prices in the u.s., but in an exclusive interview with cnbc's steve liesman, they'll be watching the data closely and still wants to see signs of persistence before raising rates again. >> of course, if the dollar strengthens, that means manufacturers' exports are weakened, profits come down, core import prices come down. so there's an interaction between the strength of demand abroad. there's been very deficient global demand for some time. what we all need to be doing at central banks and we're generally including fiscal authorities around the world is working to raise global demand. not shift it across borders. >> eu leaders appear to have reached a break-through agreement with tu

and a cloud-based artificial intelligence system made by softbank, the designers say it can recognizestures, expressions and voice tone. pepper can also perform various tasks and more than 500 companies have reportedly begun using it. kind of creepy. the robot costs 1500 -- $1600 plus there is a $200 monthly fee for data and insurance. i don't know. >> there you go. we're all going to be out of a job soon. thank you for making ktvu your source for news. "sports wrap" coming up next. in the battle of burgers... ...jack made a declaration of delicious with the double jack combo. he formed a perfect union between 100% beef, cheese, and mouth. he took a stand for hot and salty fries. and the freedom to choose from hundreds of freestyle drinks all for $4.99. and america ate it up. true story. get the new double jack combo for just $4.99 'cause on march 30th, this deal is history. ♪[ music ] >>> straight ahead, prepare for the madness. how one local team was protected, while another was uninvited. >> i don't know, we couldn't have done much else. >> donaldson will go to the rail. he gets th