is that what jermeir stroud did?wingly bring shannon crawley and denita smith together that dreadful day in 2007 when denita was murdered? now three years later two families filed into the durham county courthouse. one family hoping for a conviction, the other an acquittal. reporter john mccann covered the trial for "the durham herald-sun." >> the tone was definitely, you know, somber. shannon's family here. you got denita's people on the other side. tense is a good word for it. >> reporter: especially tense for denita's mother, sharon, who for the first time made eye contact with the woman accused of murdering her daughter. >> shannon would look at me with this little smirky look on her face. she's very cocky, like she knew she was going to get off. no remorse. she didn't feel she had done anything. >> they had only been engaged for two months. >> reporter: assistant d.a. david saacks, an experienced, savvy prosecutor, would now square off against a younger court-appointed defense attorney named scott holmes. >> it'

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. in newi'm shery ahn york.et's get a quick check of the business flash headlines. deutsche bank's top investor continues to cut its stake. they sold about 27 million shares as it prepares to abandon one of the most high profile purchases. the shares was told and up to 16 euros, far above current market prices because h&a hedged its investment with put options. 72 onank closed at 7. friday. to create a plan bank is going through. hscbc said it was planning to invest seven and a half billion dollars in a new operation. bank has been censured by the r.b.i. for selectively revealing a confidential report that triggered a 30% surge in shares last week. at the.i. assessment divide several regulatory lapses, with the bank criticized for "a delivered attempt to has had noes bank divergences in the last year which caused the stocks to jump. petroleum reported a 28% rise in for your profit after wrapping up l and j profit. strong cash flow is also boosting its final dividend. oleman has declared this year the deal of the

this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney.: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. new zealand's prime minister said thigns are still rosy with china as she is facing pressure from opposition lawmakers that says ties could deteriorate after the government says it has major security concerns about letting huawei enter new zealand's 5g networks. matthew joins us now. are there any signs that china might be retaliating against new zealand over huawei? well, all of this started earlier this month with new zealand, shanghai was forced to return midflight because it did not have the right paperwork to land. it seemed relatively innocuous at the time, but within days, there were signs that china was perhaps a little unhappy with new zealand. urismw the launch of to postponed in wellington because chinese officials could not make it. complaining about having trouble clearing into china. of course, the prime minister's visit to beijing, which has been on the table for quite some time, remains in limbo. apparently because of scheduling iss

i'm haidi stroud-watts. shery: u.s. chinese negotiators have resumed trade talks as the march 1 tariff closes in. why stop at trade? kyle bass says there is a lot more to discuss. kyle: that are so many different fronts we need to be negotiating on. number one, chinese steal billions of dollars a year on i.p. whether you look at the trade department or u.s. reps to the white house, it is somewhere in that category.and then you have policy with subsidization of electricity. property and all the things they do on the industrial policy. and then the geopolitical assertiveness and military assertiveness in the south china sea. now they have given us another thing to think about with the interment of the million plus in china. there are so many different fronts we need to be confronting them on and trade is so small. in the instance of trade, i think that is maybe 10% or 20% of the argument. >> that involves a lot more people when you bring up geopolitics. there is this march 1 deadline. what is the market pricing in when it

haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.nvestors showing nerves of steel when it comes to brexit. you canst showing negotiation's could go right down to the wire in march. the whole situation with brexit, and kicking the can down the road, is that inevitable, an extension of article 50? are u.k. investments practical? >> i think it is a bit inevitable. and might be a good thing. for brexit on march 29 and it is possible that is what we will get. when: this comes at a time brussels is seeing these european growth powerhouses seeing a slowdown. this is not something that europe wants to contend with. >> but the political urgency is more of an imperative. they will play hard with the u.k. right to the end. shery: so much bad news has been invented in european stocks. could we see any surprises in the positive? >> emerging-market stocks and european stocks are like twins. they are cheap and have damaged fundamentals. we expect things will get better and we will have a catalyst for value creation. we have been looking for better

haidi: and i am haidi stroud-watts. buffett says he wants to spend cash on a giant acquisition. our bloomberg finance reporter joins us now on the line. catherine, what has he said about his plans for what he is going to do with this cash pile? >> he was not incredibly optimistic. if anything, he warned investors that prices for businesses are at all-time highs. that might be the case for 2019 again. he warns that might mean berkshire spends more of its money on common stocks of other companies. investors might be intrigued, he did dig into his changed policies on repurchases. anotherht also open up avenue for berkshire to spend some of its money. the issue of succession comes up every time. did warren buffett say anything about that? katherine: he praised the people who were promoted last year. he did not give any explicit directives on who will take over. he did talk about important issues that investors might care about after he is gone, including how berkshire should be kept together as a conglomerate, despite its w

i'm haidi stroud-watts. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. has announced more details of its ambitious plans to challenge silicon valley. wanting to tie hong kong and macau closer to the mainland as they tried to build a metropolis. tom mackenzie has the story in beijing. what more do we know about this? tom: we already knew this was a plan that beijing was working up along with their counterparts in hong kong. this blueprint that was released thely flsheeshed in details. integrating hong kong and macau with nine cities on the mainland. in terms of transport, infrastructure, but also trade, finance and technology. china is notat wavering from its technology ambitions to be a key innovator. this is part of the plan to avoid that dreaded middle income trap. it is a crucial project. it is seen as a crucial project by policymakers in beijing in terms of china's direction of travel in terms of development. they also hope it will be a plan and strategy that will elevate the yuan. yuan clearing facilities. companies in the region will be able to iss

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. have opened for trade. >> from new york, i am shery ahn. >> i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." >> our top stories this thursday, asian stocks set for a wait-and-see start. they are weighing trade data out of china. president trump repeats his views talks in beijing are going well. leaders said goldman sachs was implicit in the 1mdb scandal. the bank denies that, saying it was lied to. our exclusive interview is coming up. tofirst, let's get straight the markets as japan and south korea come online. sophie kamaruddin has the latest. >> i want to kick off with a snapshot of currencies, kicking off with the yen. little change after the fourth quarter of gdp data. coming in at 0.3%. compared to the estimate for a 0.4% expansion. the kiwi dollar extends gains and sterling picking up a touch ahead of the parliamentary brexit vote. the south african rand is under pressure before its state-owned electricity company. let's get the open in tokyo and seoul. little c

this is bloomberg. ♪ i'm howdy stroud-watts in sydney.ching "daybreak: australia." let's get a recap of the headlines. donald trump says he will delay the u.s. tariff increases set for march 1. that is crossing the bloomberg terminal front and center. you can see on your screen the tweet that just went around. i am pleased to report the u.s. has made substantial progress in our trade talks with china on the structural issues. including intellectual property theft,ion, ip technological transfer, agricultural services, currency, and many other issues. withd trump plans to meet president xi jinping assuming progress has been made. he says it will happen at mar-a-lago. those of the main terminal headlines crossing the terminal right now. we will continue to get you more if and when donald trump continues to tweet. we can look at the bloomberg dollar spot. over the past few days it is possibly taking a leg up. meantime, it's bring it on over to you. fori: we will be watching the asian futures and market reaction where trade has come online. ce

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: good evening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. i am shery ahn. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this tuesday, markets look set for a muted start in a week that has been pivotal for global growth. treasuries fall. trade talks resume in beijing with cautious optimism of a deal. china may offer enough to put me tariffs on hold. an online storm is building about recent investments from tencent. to sophie straight kamaruddin in hong kong for a check on the markets in asia. investors have a lot to digest this morning. sophie: that is the case. checking in on the yen, we have it holding losses, trading near the year-to-date low after the dollar's resurgent strength. japanese markets return to the fray after the long weekend. let's switch out the board to check out the open in tokyo. the nikkei 225 adding .6% after losing 2.2% last week. we are seeing some slight upside for the kospi as well. could be lookin

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. he north korean leader must do something in a meaningful way if sanctions are to be lifted. derek, the president really lot of experts and critics of the singapore summit needs to saying, there be something more substantial, more detailed, more enforceable singapore as in that framework deal. right.t's exactly the president has said that all things are possible in this asking for he is something meaningful, now, what does he want that is meaningful? said yet.really we're hearing reports that erhaps kim is looking to maybe offer the disabling of the research facility there and inspections that would verify that. of course, that would be a tangible step. that would be a real step that would probably be the real tangible step that president have extracted from of aside from the lack missile launches and things of that nature. necessarily solve a problem about korean obviouslyzation which was the original objective of this whole effort and so the question sort of where the draws the line

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: good evening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. i am shery ahn. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this wednesday, asia-pacific markets are set to expand on a strong u.s. session. president trump's new tariffs flexibility. opec lowers its forecast of demand for oil on the global slowdown and continuing rise in u.s. production. latestthe rbnz is the central bank to test the new dovishness. traders are betting on a rate cut later. it are markets kicking off trading in asia. let's turn to sophie. we are seeing some risk on moods already. sophie: checking in on how we we racing for this session, have the rbnz expected to hold out its policy rate. going to be getting fourth-quarter gdp growth. flipping the board to check in on the market open in tokyo, we have the nikkei 225 continuing to rebound from a one-month low. we have the nikkei 225 adding .8%. arek in on how stocks faring. stocks in seoul gaining .1

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haidi: and i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.markets have sophie: just opened for trade. i am sophie kamaruddin and hong kong. -- have just opened for trade. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." our top stories this wednesday, modest gains forecast for the open in asia. investors weighing the geopolitical drama, jay powell testimony, and hope for trade. asrling rose to a high theresa may lets parliament decide on brexit and a dojo divorce. you're counting down to the -- no deal divorce. we're counting down to the summit. let's get straight to the market action. sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we have the yen up on the board here retreating for the 1.11 handle as investors wait for fresh catalyst. flipping the board for the open, the nikkei 225 adding .2%, resuming gains after we saw a decline for the nikkei 225 on tuesday, and we have the kospi ,lso opening higher, up .2% again resuming gains. we are seeing a little bit over sentiment picking up. shares in sydney are gaining ground, up .2%. .es

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i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.rnational is one of the world's largest hotel companies but it has major growth plans for asia. there are new hotels in the pipeline for this region. the question is, can china slowdown global trade tensions put a dent in these plans. i will put these questions to craig smith, who joins us exclusively from hong kong today. skies for the companies he pointed out despite all these concerns about the reluctance of the chinese consumer, the domestic slowdown, and these trade tensions. craig: we are booming. it is still a great story for us. one of the stories of the decade still is that of leisure travel. we have seen a slowdown in the business sectors, but leisure travel is growing at four times the rate of business travel. haidi: i believe, according to your numbers, 70% of international arrivals are coming from china and hong kong and elsewhere in asia. is that where you see the source of growth or is there going to be a slowdown in china that will bite into those numbers? are you looki

stroud-watts in sydney.resident trump and kim jong-un have struck an optimistic note as they met at the start of their second summit here in hanoi. they are looking to advance nuclear talks. newse getting the latest out of nbc saying that u.s. negotiators are no longer demanding that north korea fully disclose their nuclear weapons. how can you even start to denuclearize if you don't know what sort of weapons and ballistic missiles they possess? >> at think the key word here is full disclosure. it could be a mechanism of the u.s. trying to gradually get north korea to open up partially even about its nuclear facilities, about it uranium enrichment facilities, which could be a gradual step two ultimately allowing dismantling of the complex and whatnot. we've seen president trump himself trying to lower expectations going into the summit. what kind of take away would mean that it is a successful meeting? in terms of success, a lot of analysts watching north korea are saying they want more substantial details o

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. evening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york, i'm shery ahn. kamaruddin,sophie welcome to "daybreak: asia." haidi: our top stories this friday, optimism. japan buying more u.s. crude. there is nont says debt pass on trade. shery: baidu jumped, expected to top expectations. revenue was a fraction before $4 billion. haidi: some headwinds coming from the decline on wall street. let's get straight to the market action with sophie kamaruddin. in the aussieoves and kiwi dollar, recovering from overnight losses. on the yen going up a touch. we had data up about half hour ago showing inflation inching higher. oul stocks are opening in lisase and tokyo. we do have it under. nikkei looking at a four-day advance. some stocks on the move at the start. nissan is heavy, a 9.9%. the court and engineering under pressure. analysts cutting price targets produced by as much as 20% after shares iny issued new order to raise funds to offer financial support for its engineering. haidi: let's ge

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney where australian markets have just opened for trade.kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ our top stories -- u.s. stocks turning south on the final hour as investors struggled to put a positive spin on jay powell's testimony to congress. sterling rose to a two-year high as theresa may promised to let government dec

i'm emily chang with shery ahn and haidi stroud-watts in sydney.'s take a look at the global tech stories of the day. haidi? haidi: investment in turkish start of spell 46%, $59 million in 2018. down from the record high of $111 million the year before. the news comes from monitoring groups, that puts turkey in 20 first place among european countries. the u.k. holds the top spot with more than $8 billion of inflows. a key partner for tencent is signaling more weakness in the chinese videogame market. chinese sales dropping by double digits. last quarter, the revenue fell 22%. the chinese gaming market is slowly recovering from last an on newvernment b titles, generating more than $30 billion in sales. alibaba co-founder who already owns a stake in the nba's brooklyn nets and has his sights set on a new startup sports league. the premier lacrosse league. he played lacrosse at yale university and says he is encouraged by the sport's growing popularity. those other top global tech stories we are watching. shery: thank you. back in december, the google

haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. firms are preparing to lobby china for changes that would make it easier to short stocks through a trading room in hong kong. some banks are seeking a relaxation of rules. morgan stanley is also pushing for these changes. -- is said to have taken a state in pharma giant -- squid. the impact it might have are unclear and neither party has been prepared to comment. they are responsible for one of the most successful cancer drugs in recent years. delhi reports from new say that the -- administration may begin to sell -- two india by this year. top bureaucrats are saying that the process would require shareholders to meet and order the accounts. lester the government failed to attract even a single bid. for daybreakit australia. trading is getting underway. close to theg start of staggered trading here. this on a day when we are expecting the final report into the commission. elsewhere around the region and quiet day with a number of markets closed already for the lunar new year or are se

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: good evening from new york, i'm shery ahn.e kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ haidi: our top stories this wednesday -- trade talks resume in washington with the u.s. calling for a stable yuan as part of any potential trade deal. u.s. stocks rising. the s&p 500 gaining for a sixth

haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts. you are watching daybreak australia.s the latest name to defy a slowdown in china with sales on the mainland hoping to produce best performance in 40 quarters. they affirmed l'oreal's strengths when we spoke with them. there is a strong appetite of chinese consumers for beauty products, luxury beauty projects -- products and so far we are seeing no slow down at all. reporter: other companies are caterpillar, apple with iphone. >> different. reporter: what are you seeing in chinareporter:? >> we see a strong demand. it is true also there is something called ballistic effect which says some time when people don't want to buy two expensive items, lipstick, skincare, fragrance or something like that, we think that this strong growth could continue. reporter: you are not seeing any impact from the trade war but what about the weak data from china? when are you expecting a slowdown to hit your company? there is no reason for the moment to be worried. obviously if there is a slowdown, we will adapt, adjust. reporter: you don't

i'm haidi stroud-watts. this is bloomberg. david: coming up on the program, we are talking honda, hitting the brakes in britain and putting the blame on brexit. we discussed what that means for british and japanese automakers. rishaad: will a slowdown in the united states make a bullish case for emerging-market equities? this is bloomberg. ♪ david: welcome back. have a look at these equity markets. slightly more green, not as much as yesterday, but of about 0.1%. drifting higher is the way we are framing what is happening now. rishaad: absolutely. we've still got morgan stanley strategist jonathan garner. last year, some dollar liquidity issues that we had with the whole atmosphere dominated by a tightening scenario from the fed. has that dovish tone changed the game? yes, it is one of a number of important reversals. the other being china's policy. we also have had a lower oil price. that is important for asian emerging markets. about 90% of market cap sits in oil exporting countries. these reversals are li

i'm emily chang with haidi stroud-watts and shery ahn.ake a look at the top stories of the day. shery: self driving startup neuro has raised $940 million in financing from the softbank vision fund. the tech uses unmanned road vehicles to run errands lick picking up groceries -- like picking up groceries. the startup has raised more than $1 billion from investors including softbank. eu member states are considering a joint response against the chinese state link hacker group after a u.k. official presented evidence over alleged cyber attack by the group known as atp 10. details of the attack are classified but the u.k. is related to u.s. government indictments against the hackers. accuses them of an espionage campaign. we have a clear indication of how the global smartphone affected apple including china. iphone shipments plummeted an estimated 20% in the fourth quarter of 2018. contrast that to the domestic chinese market, dropping nearly 10% in the same time. that is according to a research firm. apple's local rival huawei saw smartphone

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.ening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. i am shery ahn. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this wednesday, asia-pacific markets are set to expand on a strong u.s. session. president trump's new tariffs flexibility. opec lowers its forecast

haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.urrency volatility area downside is strong for the euro. the dollar will remain big in the short to medium term. let'sto have you are start off with the dollar because it has been they had scratcher. one of the ways you can correlate dollar performance, this is u.s. gdp as a percentage of world gdp. it is obvious to say when the u.s. is doing well you expect a stronger dollar but given the fed turned dovish there are concerns about our we nearing a recession? data has disappointed. has it confounded you we see still dollar strength? nick: i think so but probably the change in the last six months, over the last couple of months since the fed turned dovish, it is coming in as a stronger play on the safe haven currency. it is the best of the bad bunch. haidi: like a return to base effect? nick: i think so. the dollar index has been making steady gains, despite volatility we have seen through different sentiment changes. that will continue into 2019. haidi: what is the catalyst for a rever

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts.after the trial of the former malaysian prime minister was postponed indefinitely, bloomberg has been told all countries connected to the 1mdb scandal have been cooperating and the investigation is more than just money. wherehink this is a case not only malaysians, but everyone around the globe wants to see a closure. a closure is, of course, not just about bringing back assets and money and what have you, but also to ensure that some people who are responsible have to be -- to be well punished. haidi: the foreign minister told bloomberg that malaysia is in the last page of talks with china to scale down their $20 billion rail project. >> we understand that china wants it to carry on. we also understand that china understands our constraint and quite willing to scale down, if you would like, the size of the project and also the cost of the project. so, the discussion is now probably, for lack of better expression, in the last mile in trying to see to what extent can numbers.n terms of

hawai'i stroud says she made the recommendation to bring adelle technician already working in the buildingunder her team that contractor was. haha ha ha ha there is to worry strauss after she found our project raven was spying on americans she left and so did a number of the other operatives but it begs the question is. only on ethical to help repressive regimes crush dissent if americans are the target otherwise it's just fine because according to the actions of these intelligence mercenaries it begs the answer yes totally yes it's just. a reporter from washington john in florida. that's our show but if you want more from my state and if that. would get done i feel that if i said no mother to learn to. read the stand. alone what i saw. i know that i know there are a lot of trouble and there are rather democrats i thought before or because of that . only that i'm not compatible and i'm such a man you can keep an eye on what i have to lose each other for a trifle that it living. beyond what the. members of the hey i'm going to do it. because it's whole for bush i knew you didn't pay on time

>> i'm haidi stroud-watts with your first word headlines. the next edition has been approved back to india. the former head of the team and chairman of the group is wanted of alleged fraud over his now-defunct kingfisher airlines. he is said to own over $1.2 billion and is being accused of misrepresenting how bank loans would be used. he denies wrongdoing and has 14 days to appeal. leading iron or producer is halting work at a mine in brazil while the appeals process is underway. not an the dam is upstream barrier like the one that collapsed like -- last month. it is potentially removing 13 tons of iron ore from the market annually. january's disaster killed at least 130 people. we are getting some breaking news crossing the bloomberg. the reserve bank of australia out with its first decision of the year, leaving that cash rate unchanged at 1.5% for another policy meeting. gradual inflation will pick up over the next couple years. progress in jobless rates, inflation expected to be gradual, saying the rates being lowered continue to support

. ♪ >> i'm haidi stroud-watts with your first word headlines.t edition has been approved back to india. the former head of the team and chairman of the group is wanted of alleged fraud over his now-defunct kingfisher airlines. he is said to own over $1.2 billion and is being accused of misrepresenting how bank loans would be used. he denies wrongdoing and has 14 days to appeal. leading iron or producer is halting work at a mine in brazil while the appeals process is underway. notays the dam is

to stroud.trike over climate change, in more than 60 towns and cities across the country. all of them young. if we don't change it who will? we are missing like our education, so that shows we are willing to give up our education to save the planet. some of them very young. we need to save our planet because there isn't another one to go and settle on, it is just planet earth and there is only one. it all started with a swedish schoolgirl, this 16—year—old often single—handed protests each friday have spread into a global movement. this was in australia, in november. where an estimated 15,000 children took to the streets. and this was berlin. just last month. greta is now addressing un climate conference, and has a message for the grown ups. you are not mature enough to tell it like it is. even that burden you leave to us children. and on the bbc this morning, one young protestor here was putting the government on the spot. what action will you be taking to reassure our generation about climate

this is daybreak i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.: turning to the week ahead , earnings continue to be the big focus, but the potential for another government shutdown hangs over the wall street market. we could have the government running out of money again friday. kathleen: that will create a new host of headlines amid brexit and nato issues that are hanging over the market. let's talk about earnings. sherryket snapshot, as mentioned, it was mixed. onended up with a close up friday. we will get into the negative forces on oil in a moment but as we go into the bloomberg, gtv is where you find the charts, you will see not only was the u.s. market in a down week, but the entire global equity market had its first weekly drop since the rally began in december. you are seeing an update in the momentum. what's look at the big names that are about to report. among them you have cisco, the graphicr, nvidia the processing company. they have run in to some headwinds, had a mixed earnings report. now they are out with fourth quarter. what is i

is trying to stop anti—social behaviour after increasing reports of theft and intimidation under stroud certificates, which will be based on how much drivers can see from their cab. unsafe lorries will be banned. research shows they're involved in a disproportionate number of collisions in london. a soho landlord is warning that the unique character of his pub — which is one of the last in the area to have a landlord — will be destroyed if the brewery that owns the building gets rid of him. fullers — which owns the coach and horses on greek street — says it wants to manage the pub itself and vows to preserve its historic status. but there are fears this will drive regulars away. there are key venues in this village that have a real important social standing and the coach and horses is one of those that don't need to be changed in any way. it is all the characters who have been coming in here for decades. they come in and say, "oh my god, it hasn't changed at all, it's fantastic." a look at the travel now. starting with the tubes: there are severe delays on the district line from earls c

. ♪ >> a very good morning, i'm haidi stroud-watts here in sydney where australian markets have juste. sophie: welcome to "daybreak: europe." haidi: our top stories this thursday, investors are awaiting trade numbers out of china. president trump

andwith haidi stroud-watts shery ahn talking about the trump-kim summit. what are you following? get you started with the u.s. cyber command saying it thwarted a russian attempt to interfere in last year's midterm elections. the military says it disrupted internet access for russia's internet research agency. the state-sponsored petroleum factory was the first of its kind and aimed at interfering with u.s. elections, according to "the washington post." to holdings could be looking ipl again as he plans another ipo in another five years. in 1998first public before being made private by softbank in 2016. he said being a private company thaned arm to invest more it could have as a public company. alibaba's founder is now china's richest person. he is worth $42.5 billion, placing him again -- i had of tencent's ceo, three $5 billion. the richest man in asia remains an oil magnate with $48 billion. those are the top global tech stories we are watching. as you know, one of the side effects of the u.s. attempts to ban huawei's 5g technology is it is driving interest in other telecoms. t

i'm emily chang in san francisco, with haidi stroud-watts in sydney and shery ahn in new york.t to get a look at the top tech stories of the day to start. what have you got? china has largely abandoned an obama-era hacking truce. chinese cyberattacks appeared to be in decline following 2015, but have ramped up due trump's embarked on trump the trade war with beijing. the targets included a telecommunication systems in u.s. and asia in 2018. looking to buy amazon's chinese import business. the reported initial deal may be completed via a share swap. it's an e-commerce leader in selling imported goods in china. jd.com is planning to cut 10% of its senior managers. these cuts targeted at the v.p. level and above come as the company grapples with slowing customer spending. itss expected to have slowest rise on record. those are the top global tech stories we are watching. emily? emily: thank you. imagine an internet company that owns tech comparable to the following -- linkedin, eharmony, zillow, and more. chances are if there was an american company with assets like that under one

haidi stroud-watts in sydney. let's take a look at the top global tech stories of the day.we are watching sony again today. shares falling the most in 3.5 years. the japanese electronics maker reporting weaker profits in the playstation business. also reducing the annual revenue forecast. goldman sachs among firms that cut price target on the company. now that the trump administration is cracking down, u.s. semiconductor makers are complaining that china is dealing their secrets. china is the fastest-growing market and chipmaker lobbyists say carrots are not the answer. they want immigration reform that would allow companies to recruit and retain foreign graduates from u.s. universities. google spending skyrocketed, alphabet reported dinner profit margins in the third quarter as the internet giant will expand its hardware businesses. google'sion and capital expenditures jumped 80%. those are the top global tech stories of the day. shery: thank you. bloomberg businessweek has a report that sheds on huawei, specifically the allegations the chinese tech giant have been trying

haidiily chang with stroud-watts. let's take a look at the top global tech stories of the day.: it looks like despite twitter's daily users rising to -- nine poin -- 9% to 126 million in the fourth quarter, the social media company also reported a decline in monthly active users. the number was down 9 million from the same period last year. twitter also revealed it will no longer report monthly active users going forward. amazon has cut a deal to return thousands of suspended products sold to its indian site. to do so, it has to sell much of its stake in the company. the products would be listed on the first of the month following a new e-commerce law. together, the companies account for more than 70% of india's entire online market. that retail market. bt --an telephone company bce has set a possible ban on huawei equipment will not delay it -- has said a possible ban on huawei equipment will let delay its rollout. canadian prime minister justin ondeau is weighing a ban huawei's 5g network. >> later this month, imax will release its fourth-quarter numbers. with its global box

to stroud.more than 60 towns and cities across the country. all of them young. if we don't change it, who will? we are missing like our education, so that shows we are willing to give up our education to save the planet. some of them very young. we need to save our planet because there isn't another one to go and settle on, it is just planet earth and there is only one. it all started with a swedish schoolgirl. 16—year—old greta thunberg's often single—handed protests each friday have spread into a global movement. this was in australia, in november, where an estimated 15,000 children took to the streets. and this was berlin, just last month. greta thunberg is now addressing un climate conferences, and has a message for the grown ups. you are not mature enough to tell it like it is. even that burden you leave to us children. and on the bbc this morning, one young protestor here was putting the government on the spot. what action will you be taking to reassure our generation about climate change?

i'm emily chang in san francisco, with shery ahn in new york and haidi stroud-watts in sydney. get a look at the global tech stories of the day. haidi? what have you got? haidi: emily, investment in turkish startups fell 46%, $59 million in 2018. down from the country's record high of $111 million the year before. the news comes from monitoring groups -- that puts turkey in 21st place among european countries. attracting such investments last year. the u.k. holds the top spot with more than $8 billion of inflows. a key partner for tencent is signaling more weakness in the chinese videogame market. chinese sales dropping by double digits. last quarter, the revenue fell 22%. the chinese gaming market is slowly recovering from last year's government ban on new titles. that market is the world's largest, generating more than $30 billion in sales. billionaire alibaba co-founder joseph tsai, who already owns a stake in the nba's brooklyn nets, has his sights set on a new startup sports league. he led a funding round for the premier lacrosse league. terms of the deal weren't disclosed

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sherry ahn. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin and hong kong.ng down to the asian market open. haidi: haidi: the stop stories we're covering. haidi:stocks set to rise as wall street surged to a 10 week i. the kiwi is down but the aussie is little change. trade records back in washington and signs of pro

. ♪ haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: you are watching "daybreak: asia."rotected annual auto sales with top 300 million by now. but they have fallen to just over 90 million last year. they see the 100 million milestone to be seen -- surpassed the next decade. with the ceo of mclaren automotive. just to underscore what you mentioned. as you mentioned, we have mclaren's ceo. thank you for coming into the studio. what brings a man like you into town? >> we opened a new showroom last evening. quite a special night. big is your customer base. we first came here in 2012. we have quite a good, established customer base. david: and china? how is that business doing? much demand lead. -- i think it will grow by about 5% each year. you are very high-end. we really saw slowing down in terms of delivery. has that affected you at all? i different conditions affecting your business? >> the same conditions influence, but they do not have as big an effect. we are still building from a late start in the market. no, it did not affect us, but we are always conscious of the d

makers, see diversity in both wine art and also music and we are joined this morning in studio by fern stroud founded this event. wow, this event has grown so much. >> yes, it has. it's been phenomenal. the organic growth that we have had year over year, an amazing experience. >> so it's an interesting event because people are saying, okay, so why do i -- why do i care about diversity in wine makers. it's a nice thing but how does it change the experience of drinking wine when you bring in, you know, different faces, different backgrounds, different ethnicities into wine making itself? >> i think there's a two prong kind of win-win for everyone. one, you have the ability for people to see people that look like them doing wine, which isn't always something that you see all the time. so seeing faces that represent your demographic really help like boost more wine by different people. and in that the variety of wine because just like artists, each artist has their own take on how they do things. with wine, it's an art. so each wine maker puts their own touch, very unique touch so it's an art. an

to stroud.nge, in more than 60 towns and cities across the country. all of them young. if we don't change it who will? we are missing like our education, so that shows we are willing to give up our education to save the planet. some of them very young. we need to save our planet because there isn't another one to go and settle on, it isjust planet earth and there is only one. it all started with a swedish schoolgirl, this i6—year—old‘s often single—handed protests each friday have spread into a global movement. this was in australia, in november. where an estimated 15,000 children took to the streets. and this was berlin. just last month. greta is now addressing un climate conference, and has a message for the grown ups. you are not mature enough to tell it like it is. even that burden you leave to us children. and on the bbc this morning, one young protestor here was putting the government on the spot. what action will you be taking to reassure our generation about climate change ? george, it i