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by sms taking this proactive aggressive approach, cities have sparked huge fights with cable and telecom heavy weights and the lawmakers those heavy weights lobby. the industry says it is unfair for them to have to compete against government entities. so companies are pulling out all the stops to prevent cities from going gig on their own. they are suing them and pushed through restrictive laws in these 19 states. it's turned into an all out battle that pits incumbent throx companies against cities. jake ward last the story. >> today, chattanooga, tennessee is known as the gigabuilt city. through its own power utility, to do it the mayor had to battle with throks giants. >> and when you're dealing with those giants, the comcasts and stats they are reluctant to give up the market that they have. >> littlefield and city officials worked with their power utility, electric power board or epb, the hope was to provide faster cheaper service than was available. aneedlesneedless to say they wet happy. >> they paraded through my office to tell me why they didn't think chattanooga should go into t

>>host: it has been 20 years is telecom legislation has been passed we're here do discuss the 1996 telecom act of the two members to read instrumental. for representative the republican from texas chairman of the house energy and commerce subcommittee with the 1996 telecom act was passed and now senator markey democrat from massachusetts was the ranking member at that time. what did you get right? bin and we reinvented the wheel for all intents and purposes not one hand -- not one home in america have broadband. today for a 12 year-old boy or girl they think is a constitutional right to have a 50-inch screen in their living room before the act passed we were in the dial-up world we had to move to new digital so it was of a digital free-for-all. sole '02 telescope the timeframe to create the capacity that all these new companies so words like group -- google and you too are impossible to be created so we got a lot right but nothing was perfect but one thing we did do took the world from analog to digital and now you're using the words that were created including twitter that would not be po

>> those telecom companies have seen their shares drop since that announcement this morning. major european indices are in the red halfway through the trading day. it's being weighed down by the broader french telecom sector and oil prices are slumping again. investors will be looking for a jobs report to be released in the u.s. later on that could underscore the central banks caution this week about risks facing the global economy. >> argentina is one step closer to reentering the global financial system? >> yes, it's been more than a decade in the making. the senate approved a somewhat controversial deal to reimburse a group of creditors. intohad pushed the company default a few years ago and the deal brokered earlier this year will see argentina pay $4.5 billion to hedge funds that had refused earlier efforts to restructure that that. to about 75% of the initial loan plus interest which will allow the government to access international credit markets again. rakingsident had made the deadlock a key priority with efforts to revitalize the struggling economy. efe inally, ther

china telecom will report today. a mixed set of numbers.with me now having a look at this industry. what is the growth potential here and what's going on here? both china mobile and unicom have ms. the market on revenue. an easy year for the chinese telecom industry given mobile penetration has reached 95% since the end of of 2014. rishaad: what about 4g? >> 4g is very promising, but all the users are from the migration of two g and 3g. they're allt's what after, average revenue per user, trying to drag out as much money as they can. government has reduced tariffs on 4g dramatically, maybe 30% or 40% on unit price. year the this government will not issue any more cuts. rishaad: what are the challenges and opportunities? >> the challenges will still be andinued migration to 4g the price reduction, and also the competition. china telecom and unicom have ramped up their 4g networks and start to cooperate on network sharing, so they will improve their 4g network quality. the government is instrumental in this industry, aren't they? how are they

. >>> let's look at telecom italia, shares of that firm have been under pressure. as the ceo denies that he's been asked to sell the company's brazilian business. let's get out to claudia with the latest. >> good morning. we are seeing pressure on telecomitalia this morning after a strong week last week. there's a lot of news surrounding what's going on. some going the possible exit of the ceo, and that vivendi may be working on a substitute. at this point the comments he's made is that managers are always being looked at and that the shareholder is sovereign, but there's no issue regarding the sale or not of the brazilian activity which could be at the center of the exit of the ceo. he said he wants to hold on to brazilian assets, which are important for telecomitalia. they do expect things to improve only in 2017. it looks as though vivendi may not agree with that and may want to sell that asset. other news that came out to help the stock is that telecom argentina sale will go forward. they got a green light from regulators and that investments have been decided

they wrote the 1996 telecom act. it is still an effect. we talked about a variety of issues, but we asked editor markie -- senator markey about the fbi issue. there is how he responded. >> in my opinion, the apple officials should work with the government officials to open that iphone. at the same time, to keep that code complete secret so that it does not jeopardize the security of every other iphone in the united states, or the world. here.e to find a balance bill gates has not taken that position. i understand tim cook is on the other side. it is a debate that we have to have because otherwise many of these devices can be used for the fairies purposes.

sectors or not as linked to econ growth like telecom stocks and utility stocks. given the huge drop in oil prices over the last couple of years the energy sector has lagged the most of the major sectors. oil and gas drilling company transocean was worth close to $50 a share back then. today it's worth closer to $12. now, we know where the leadership's been, but as we head into what could be the eighth year of this bull market, a lot of questions remain about whether the run can continue. for "nightly business report," i'm dominic chu. >>> one prominent investor says the recent rebound in the stock market is done. doubleli doubleline's jeffrey says there's plenty of reasons to be pessimistic including relatively high valuations, lackluster economic growth and falling profit margins. >> this is one of the reasons i think we're not out of the woods relative to risk. the fundamentals aren't that good. the characteristic of a bear market rally. >> he also said he does not expect a further rally in

telecom, materials, and health care faring better on a relative basis. and energy -- attempting to acquire williams -- a lot of questions about getting that done. they are raising cash to pay down debt once the deal gets done, but relations between the two companies are frosty in that deal is underscoring that and we see declines and other materials-related shares. related to the ecb, we have been watching the euro today, which of course fell right after the announcement of the stimulus , as mariod recovered draghi said. this is likely to be the last interest rate increase. and interest-rate action. we see the dollar fall against the euro. people are looking for safety here. it is more of a risk off environment as the day has progressed. backe seeing a bounce there and some of the mining stocks as well. let's get a check of the headlines on the bloomberg first word news with mark crumpton. mark: president obama's as there is little distinction between donald trump and the other republican presidential candidate. mr. obama was asked about the 2016 preside

eing telecom italia rising, plenty of talks.look at the page being exerted on restaurant group. this is the owner of frankie and benny's, garfunkel's. the numbers are not backing up. notably, they are talking about a challenging trading condition. this is what sentiment is like on the ground. weaker overall consumer confidence on the u.k. high street. more challenging trading conditions are here to stay, so says restaurant group. one of the worst performers is g4s, down by 11%, provider of security guards. they too see for your revenue disappointing. have beene estimates for 6 billion pounds but overall it seems many are not liking their earnings. guy: great stuff, thank you. let's turn from equities to the bond market. japanese bond yields have been hitting record lows. take a look at this -- a spectacular few days. you can see this move off, yields coming down, prices coming up. a selloff, a bouncing yield. the flattening we have seen -- let me slide in the wb spread function oand you can see this spread widening, the curve fl

the republic of congo shuts down all telecoms as votes are counted in the presidential election. election. >>> welcome back. a quick reminder now. belgian police have released a security camera image of the suspects involved in the attack. the two men on the left are thought to have died when their suitcase bomb exploded. this is the third man. 34 people were killed in the incidents. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for the attacks. u.n. refugee agency has called its staff from camps on lesbos and other greek islands. this is in protest of detention for refugees arriving by boat from turkey. u.s. president obama mass wrapped up an historic visit to cuba. he has arrived in argentina. that's his plane there on the tarmac. he is continuing his latin american tour. while the relationship between him and his cuban counterpart castro appear to be warm, there were also clear differences. >> reporter: it was the most anticipated part of president obama's historic visit. a message earmarked directly for the cuban people >> i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold war in th

we have telecom lagging today.leading the pack up 1.5% as a group. ♪ vonnie: this is boom -- this is bloomberg markets. i'm vonnie quinn. wrapping it all up here, we are looking at a 18. for the dow, quite a small one. nasdaq intos&p and need build on earlier gains. in terms of what we have been watching, after this morning's inventory data showed a drop in gasoline inventories, we seen a klein in inventory steadily throughout the day. saw a big rally and a streak in many of these stocks that undergoing a big drop yesterday. .hevron being up graded chesapeake also rising on a bloomberg news story the company is considering selling some of its oklahoma assets. we have been watching biotech stop after a medicare part b ruling. there still some confusion over what's going to be reimbursed and what is not. higher-priced drugs may be affected by changes in reimbursement. to pull he is one we are watching after the closure of one of its restaurants outside of boston after four of its employees got sick. those shares down

the government has ordered a shut down of all telecoms to prevent people from posting results. people haven't been able to access the internet or make calls since sunday. >> translation: the regime is very dangerous. there is so frustrating. who cuts off communication? we think there is something to hide >> reporter: the electoral commission says the state doesn't want people announcing results before the interior ministry does >> it is necessary for security reasons. no-one is allowed to announce results other than the relevant authorities. >> reporter: this is not the first time an african government has shut down telecom communications. it happened last month in began a. >> reporter: they're focusing on key areas where interests in the election is high. a high percentage of people have registered to vote than anywhere else. the opposition accuses the government of cutting communications so it can manipulate the vote counting process and the final results. opposition candidates have been keeping their own independent tallies of results, bringing together the numbers posted at

still in france, it is a decisive week for the french telecom sector. french media says that the court of law for its will meet on wednesday to decide whether to sell the telecom unit. it has been talks with arrival over a potential sale and the firm has given themselves until the 31st of march to come to an agreement. sources close to the matter say some legal issues remain unresolved. sometimes i see origin some analysts say -- sometimes i say origin sometimes i say or-ange. catherine: we should say both. markus: i'm glad we've sorted that out. catherine: i'm glad we have to markus karlsson, our business editor. time for a short break. tuesday june. our top international stores coming up in just a couple minutes time. pd<é?x 03/29/16 03/29/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> by 22-year-old son or my father or my grandchildren, my son has a two-year-old daughter. oh, my god, you should not have left me, my son. amy: that is not a grieving mother in paris or brussels, but in lahore, pakistan, whe

and nigeria's telecom's regulator. m.t.n. has been fined for not disconnecting unregistered sim cards. nigeria said those helped boko haram to coordinate attacks. >> south africa's jacob zuma was given all the p and circumstance due a visiting head of state. but his nigerian host, president muhammadu buhari, wasted no time in getting down to business. he complained that nigerians about hade for -- paid for m.t.n.'s mistakes with their lives. >> the federal government was business counting on the security, not the fines enforced on m.t.n. you know how the unreginasterred are being used by terrorism and between 2009 and today at least 10,000 have been killed by boko haram, at least 10,000. >> nigerian regulators say boko haram used unregistered sim cards to plan attacks throughout nigeria and ordered telecom providers to deactivate suspicious cards but m.t.n. wasn't fast to activate the regulation, offering boko haram a communications platform to carry out further attacks. the nigerian government hit m.t.n. with a massive $3.9

sharyl: as head of a telecom company, you were meeting with top spy agency people. joe: yes. i' m allowed to say that i worked with four clandestine security agencies and senior government officials. sharyl: for several years, nacchio says, government requests to monitor and surveil qwest customers came with proper qwest lots of cash. the telecom companies, they make a lot of money off these contracts when they cooperate with the intel agencies? joe: it' s all done in a classified way that nobody sees it. so yes, we made money. and again, as a ceo of a public corporation, that' s good business, besides being patriotic. sharyl: was it hundreds of millions of dollars over the years? joe: oh, easily, yes. sharyl: the mutually beneficial relationship continued until february 27, 2001, when nacchio says he got an astonishing request at a meeting at the headquarters for the national security agency or nsa. joe: i fly into washington. my guys meet me, take me to a scif that we have that' s in maryland, a scif is one of those rooms that are designed to specs that you can' t have eave

are the isps and telecoms supporting this proposal? amina: yeah, there is an interesting combination of folks that supposed -- that support lifeline modernization. low income advocates, but also industry. that has been heartening to see. i think everyone across the board understands the importance of broadband and supports the modernization of the program, so i think the differences are in the details and how you approach it. but i do want to step back for a moment to sort of think about the it means to dismantle usf program completely, or to new, instead of trying to monetize lifeline, going a congressional route. i think low-income consumers need access to broadband now. it is unclear to me that congress would be able to pass support directly aimed at low-income users. this congress has not been particularly supportive of folks who are in poverty. the conversations that have been been hard toave decipher. sometimes it appears they are supportive of initiatives like broadband for low income folks, but simultaneously, if there is ever

telecom and utilities an odd group to lead in the first quarter overall. a lot of important points about utilities. the case for utilities made over and over the last few weeks. less vulnerable in the economy, low commodity prices. we have nice dividend yields, and they grow. the dividends grow at a regular basis of 5%. i can see it in a low-growth environment. the problem i have with it is overall, when you have utilities as a leadership group, the overall stock market generally doesn't do well. we asked our partners at ken shaw about this. since 1990 only five times when utilities have been the top performing sectors, the top two sectors in the first quarter. in those five years, s&p is positive 80% of the time. returns for the year have been mediocre. better than nothing. we did pass the 200-day moving average for the s&p for the first time this year on friday. that's only happened on the upside since 200923 time23 time >> right now dow down 23 points. >> straight from ringing the opening bell, the founder, chairman emeritus and ceo of southwest airline

what happens to the utility and telecom trade? i thought what was interesting today, we soared on the s&p 500 and still had new 52-week highs in telecom and utility. does this put a floor under those trades and help support it. >> the thing about those trades, if you look at tmvz, they have und underperformed for four, five weeks in a row. this ricochet from the violent move is out performing. they are steep. not all reits and utilities, but many are. >> the other thing i would say about that particular space, first of all, i think a lot of the yielding trades have been looking fairly stretched for a while. while i have not been that skeptical about the market as some have been this is an area that i have been skeptical. we continue to see moves to the upside. one of the republicans is people buying into that are betting this is more of an inflation adjusted yield trade rather than a fixed yield trade. that makes it more appealing. >> all right. got a question out there, send us a tweet. check out our website auctionactionscnbc.co

telecom italia in a dispute with vevende, seeking to create a french-italian telecom media giant.wo german chemical giants on reports monday satto is ready to make a crop science acquisition. and political tensions mound in london, as you may be aware. prime minister cameron countered, after his work pensions secretary resigned. the divisive debate about whether the uk should leave entirely june 23. back to you. >> simon hobbs, new york stokck exchange. >>> dennis lockhart expected to speak on the economy. we'll bring you headlines, which could move the market. >>> and michelle caruso-cabrera is live in cuba where president obama makes his historic visit today. michelle. >> reporter: hey, scott, yes. this is a very big, historic political event. the white house also wanted it to be a commercial event. after the break, we'll tell you what deals have been announced so far and if there are more expected later today. we'll be back right after this break. [dad] i wear a dozen different hats doing small gigs,side gigs...gig gigs. quickbooks self-employed helps me get ready for tax time.

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health care, telecoms, technology, it was a crowded trade? >> true.em a strategic standpoint are market weight and on the cautious side because growth is decelerating, earnings growth sluggish, and we think it is tough to make a strategic bouquets for china. that being said, given how significantly china traded down, , weto the mid-february low had a 13% recovery, but it is still lagging the rest of the region. we think there is some catch up they can take plays, partly because of the near term cyclical stimulus. attacked gold recovery ongoing, which continues into march, and that one of the best ways to adr'shat is through the in the united states, a clear catalyst for the other 50% weighting coming into the index at the end of may, so you have stocks which have had good growth, earnings revised up, valuations lower, positioning light, and we think there is something around $234 billion of net lying associated with the index inclusion coming up in may. rishaad: if it happens? >> it will happen. it is a done deal. we think the market will refocus on t

quickerlooking for turnaround and there is pressure on the ceo of telecom italia. and of the strongest part of the u.k. economy is not looking so strong. a couple of days ago we were looking at the manufacturing pmi and it has fallen to a three-year low. services which is the linchpin of the u.k. economy is also falling to a three-year low. claim -- blame global volatility and the slowdown. this week, we have had some pretty disappointing pmi data. construction and services at a 10 month low. it leads to the big question, -- a statement, we are nowhere near a raise in u.k. interest rates. that is the statement that has essentially come out of your and market economics which came out with the survey said the economy is going to grow .3% this quarter versus -- versus .5%, last quarter. vonnie: we are 90 minutes into the trading day in the u.s., so let's head to the market desk where julie hyman has been keeping an eye on market action. julie: we have a pause in europe, we have not had -- we have had two updates from the markets and now we are seeing a little bit of a

this telecom data business that is supposed to grow from $24 billion to $80 billion over the know, veyou to take this business away from e telecom companies, just as their wireless companies may be matures, would not be a good thing for them. and the internet companies, when you look at companies like google, who gets 90% of their revenue from advertising, and facebook, who gets 95% of their revenue from advertising, they'll be able to continue to do this. cory: what does this mean -- look at the m&a activity, though, right? you have comcast acquiring nbc universe and all of the websites that go with that. what does it mean for their ability to use those websites like other websites? what does it mean for verizon which has acquired a.o.l. and a lot of the media business, including ad businesses that function from the cookies of their users, what's 2 going to mean for those companies and the properties they've acquired to build up their business? guest: that's a great question. verizon has acquired a.o.l. and millennial media. they acquired them to help them create data-driven tracking

1996 telecom act or two members answer mental in its passing.ff, ted fields. he was chairman when the telecom act was passed and now senator ed markey that -- democrat of massachusetts was the ranking never of that committee at the time. gentlemen, thanks for being on "the communicators. senator, what did you get right in 1996. >> we reinvented the world that we live in. for all intents and purposes, not one bill in america had broadband. girl, for a 12 ural boy or in america, they believe it is a constitutional right to have a 58 inch hd screen in their living room and that they would be left behind. before it passed, we lived in an analog world, a dial-up world. we had to move to broadband and digital. so we created a digital freefall in that bill where every company could do everything. so that telescoped the timeframe that it took to deploy fiber across our country, to create the capacity so that all of these new companies could get created. hulu, andike google, youtube are part of the culture todayut

there's a story today saying the ceo of telecom italia is being reviewed by vivendi because they areent with what they are doing. is this a time when investors want to be looking seriously at these names? absolutely. the chairman of vivendi is a very aggressive, ruthless value creator. he runs his own company that is almost a 200-year-old family business. he goes after undervalued companies. that was the beginning of the change. the first wave is done, but then he had it by 23% of telecom intoa, giving him entree the company which was mismanaged for many years, so he's pushing him to restructure. we think it is remarkably undervalued and it is one of those things where the tip of the iceberg is that it is an italian phone company. and there arethat a lot of pieces there. the key is to dig deeper and you find inside these companies, there's more and more value. there are skeletons, so the key is to clean out those skeletons and redeploy the capital toward the pieces that have the most value. a lot of investors don't want to deal with it and that is when multiples are too high. that is

telecom up 13%. utilities up 13% for the quarter overall. not far from historic highs.ook at that. telecom just off an eight-year high. industrials are all right. everything else is lagging. everyone thinks energy has had such a great quarter. the rally from the middle of the quarter is strong. it doesn't show up on the quarter. financials are lagging once again. the rise in -- the hope for a rise in interest rates. healthcare being used as source of funds to buy energy materials recently. specifically biotech. mixed picture of a defensive play. now, we -- this might continue. we asked our friends at kenshow what happens when you have low volatility, a stronger dollar and positive gdp growth. the answer is you get defensive. utilities, health care and consumer staples outperform in low volatility, stronger dollar, low gdp growth environments. i think the bigger concern is what happens when we start getting into q2 in a decisive way. the middle of april here. since 1995, we have seen -- look at the numbers. 8.7% to the decline on the downside for q1 earnings. that's terr

a decline in telecom as investors await tomorrow's ecb decision.n starts for new homes have tumbled. what will it take to get construction moving again? the ceo of the national association of homebuilders is our guest. reports fors square the first time since going public. shares are up 27%, but new growth is slowing. are competitors like visa and paypal taking a toll? we are one hour away from closing. julie hyman has been keeping an eye. julie:

details are coming up in just a few minutes >> see world just announced their star killer whale , telecom, is in poor health. the vets are concerned and his health is starting to deteriorate. years and made headlines after killing the veteran trainer in 2010. see world says he has a bacterial infection and medicine doesn't seem to be helping. we will keep you up dated on what's happening. >> a car slammed into a home leaving behind a gaping hole. there was people inside went to waste. the crash happened earlier this morning on lakeland avenue. johnny fernandez has more on the search for the driver that left the scene >> code enforcement workers covered up the whole in the front of the home after the driver of the silver eclipse slammed into it. the scene of the chaos was here on lakeland avenue and bentley street. it crashed into the living area of the house. orlando police say the car took off shortly after the crash. at the time, police say two people were inside the house and they conducted an area check for the driver and any the car was taken to police headquarters where it was proce

. >>> well, let's shift focus a bit and take a look at telecom italia. driven by comments from italian and french leaders. they're saying they could be looking to cooperate in certain sectors like telecoms in order to create major companies which are competitive within europe. >>> a mixed report from deutsche post with fourth quarter record operating income. they posted revenues below expectations. in terms of shareholder payout, they proposed an unchanged dividend of 85 cents a share and announced a share buyback program as well. speaking to us earlier, the ceo said he was optimistic about 2016. >> we will see a modest growth for this year. many indicators are in the right direction. consumers are still spending money. we had a very strong fourth quarter which shows that consumers are continuing. we see growth around the world. i'm more optimistic we'll see a comparable number. i think it's a more negative mood than really necessary. >> volatility in eon shares continue this morning after posting its second consecutive record annual loss. this was large

has said that the top -- telecom italia has said that the person is stepping down.he chairman and chief executive of french insurance giant access says it is time that a new management team is brought into implementing a strategic land. the deputy ceo will take over in september. apple could be launching a smaller and cheaper iphone. the move would give the tech giant a better platform to take on samsung. the company has tried to penetrate the midtier market with the iphone 5c, but did it not prove to be the big seller apple was calling for. there is a famous cartoon character who has want up on a train in taiwan. >> if you are a hello kitty fan, you may want to ride the hello kitty themed train. taiwan's railway administration is hoping the marketing campaign will draw more leisure travelers. they want to show that the trains can be safe and fun at the same time. it passes through many vacation spots on the east coast of the the famouscluding landscapes of to coral gorge. not sure if that could work in europe, for instance. anchor: i know a five-year-old anythingho

meanwhile, it will orbit 400 miles above the surface and it will act as a telecoms platform to identify gases and analyze the atmospheric chemistry. >> let's take a look at some of the other top stories on france 24. the death toll in turkey is up to 37, 125 more people were hurt in that car bomb in a big easy -- in a busy square in ankara. ivory coast is in mourning after al qaeda gunmen slammed a popular beach resort. 16 people, mostly tourists, were shot dead. says she ismerkel committed to her open-door refugee policy, despite take wins for and i'm a gratian recent elections. big wins for anti-immigration parties in recent elections. >> the prime minister is set to meet unions and employers in a short time, where he is said to revise a plan. it will give union demands on several issues, including the changes proposed for making it easier for companies to fire workers. a changes, and more protests are expected. protests, nationwide the president and advisers worked all weekend to tweak the controversial labor reform, which aims to make hiring and firing more flexible. in the new text

telecoms, banks, and it burst fortunate for bill clinton just as he was leaving office, and it reallyollapsed with george w. bush when he was in the saddle. but to look back and say that bill clinton was a good president by that logic, you would have to say that calvin coolidge was a great president. can i go back to obama for a second. >> quickly. >> this idea that he didn't do anything awesome because the republicans will stop him. he doesn't even use one of the greatest weapons, which is anti-trust enforcement. the whole logic of the new economy these days to norm monopolies and use market power on other players, and he has the tool and never uses it. >> thomas frank, get to have you with us. he's the author of "listen liberal: whatever happened to the party of the people." my colleague sheila macvicar will very ably take my place in the next three days. i'll see you friday. until then, i'm ray suarez. thanks for watching. good night. ♪ man... >> we're live in ferguson, missouri. >> brick by brick, i will open it. it will take more than a few rocks to stop me from doin' what i have

and soft bank group rose 1.7% after the telecom group announced a reorganization plan that would split its very profitable domestic business from its overseas operations. that's seen as an effort to boost shareholder value. a bit of a cloud hanging over the nikkei and the topix as the yen remains strong. >>> other markets in the asia pa risk region, the shanghai composite finishing at 2901, up .14%. the index was trading lower for most of the day on taking in the weak trade data but managed to extend its winning streak to six days. take a look at sydney subpoena asx200, declining by .7%, 5107. the surge in iron ore prices gave an initial boost to the commodity-sensitive index but it dipped as some traders locked in profits. hong kong's hang seng index, take a look. it slid by .7% on the chinese trade figures. south korea's kospi dropped by 0.6%. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following today. >>> officials at japan's finance ministry say the current account balance in january was in the black with a surplus of $4.6 billion. they also say the tourism boom boos

the country' country telecom will filter out website and now is creating a third attempt. >> there are economic implications of state interference. >> yes, people's businesses can get hurt when sites like facebook are shut down. but when actions like this, people have to obey the government's decision. >> facebook has rejected several requests from the government to allow access to user data and thousands of bangladeshis have signed a petition urging people not to comply. it looks like a struggle that will continue which means that business owners may have a challenging future ahead. al jazeera. >> bitcoin once the internet currency of drug dealers and hackers is experiencing a surge from main banks. >> this is home to the only bitcoin cash machine around, but it doesn't dispense anything as old fashioned as paper money. >> so we go ahead and we start. and first steps to go ahead and scan your i.d. >> this terminal is part of a growing network of bitcoin machines that dug carrilo is a rapid growing system. >> bitcoin is a teenager. that's a good analogy for it. the services such as inf

telecom is hot right n want to be somewhere, look to telecom.ut of some of those big, expensive tech names and move to maybe a big dividend play, a defensive play, because when it gets ugly, that's where people are going to gravitate to. connell: quickly on the election, it's not a huge market topic, i'm sure at some point it will. and that's conventional wisdom if a republican gets in there, it's not a normal year, not even a normal republican race. does that still apply? >> i think to an extent it does. connell: okay. >> obviously, right, if trump comes in that's a very -- it's a wildcard, right? because he's got a lot of unconventional tactics that i think would be market-positive. but, again, i do think that holds true, and i think the traditional sort of republican in the office will be good for stocks. connell: fair enough, jared, thanks for coming on. jared levy. brings us to charlie gasparino. a lot of people talk about the stock market being up being good for the incumbent, so maybe that helps president obama's approval rating. i know i

the country's telecoms regulator has twice to build a system that would allow it to filter out any contents from any website and is making a third attempt. >> reporter: the government says the country's security needs out weigh the privacy and economic issues for users. >> translation: yes, people's businesses can get hurt when sites like facebook are shut down, but when it is called for action, people have to obey the government's decision >> reporter: facebook has rejected several questions from the government to allow access to user data and bangladeshis have signed a petition. it is a struggle that looks set to continue. it means business owners may have a challenging future ahead >>> authorities in pakistan say they've arrested a former indian naval officer for suspected spying. they say the operative was cap fewered in the troubled province. on friday, there was protests over the arrest. the arrests could jeopardize ongoing peace efforts between the two nuclear armed states. so-called mega projects may be relatively easy to undertake in new cities, but if you're dealing with one that'

>> boston back to the dividend play and it can be verizon and look at most of the telecoms? in this environment it should trade above a market multiple and 4% dividend yield and it has had a rip since the lows in february so i'll probably be -- feel more comfortable buying on a pullback but that's a place that you can be. >> up next, i hear it now. one of the fastest growing stocks in america is very quietly on pace for its longest winning streak since early september. the name and whether there's still time to get in. plus, grab your yoga pants, tim. >> i'll be right back. >> is out with earnings tomorrow and we'll tell you why traders are expecting more than a 10% move in the stock between now and friday. much more fast right after this. by debating our research to find the best investments. by looking at global and local insights to benefit from different points of view. and by consistently breaking apart risk to focus on long-term value. we actively manage with expertise and conviction. so you can invest with more certainty. mfs. that's the power of active management. gr

to apply the current telecommunications privacy rules which were developed in the context of the telecom reform act of 1996 which was a world of telephony, the rules do not very work very well in a world of the internet where you have apps and internet advertising companies, you have operating systems and all of these different players are involved in collecting a certain amount of information and in delivering services. the broad concern would be that they would be discriminated against in on the one hand they are required by the net neutrality order to carry all traffic that goes across their system, they are regulated as a sort of common carrier and required to support all of these different entities. uniquely they would be prohibited from anticipating and the internet advertising marketplace, which they are currently very small players. the idea that they would have to carry this traffic would either be unable themselves to obtain any sort of advertising revenue by virtue of information that they have obtained strikes many as very unfair and being a tiny part of the internet at backu

the country's telecoms regulator has tried twice to build a system that will allow it to filter out certain contents from any website and is now making a third attempt. the government says the country's security needs outweigh the privacy and economic implications of internet use >> translation: yes. people's businesses can get hurt when sites are shut down, but when the situation calls for action like this, people have to obey the government's decision. >> reporter: facebook has rejected several requests from the government to allow it access to its user data and thousands of bangladeshis have urged the company not to comply. it is a struggle that looks said set-- looks set to continue, which means this man and others like him have a challenging future ahead >>> myanmar's first ever stock exchange is open for business. the ringing in the first day of trading on friday, the stock exchange was packed with investors, many of them have never traded stocks ever before. easter is mexico's biggest holiday season for tens of thousands of people. s, meaning a traditional trip to the beach. once fam

the deal is valued at 10 billion euros and will see the number of telecom operators in france reduced to 3. -- pullslls the inrug off store shelves india. pfizer is appealing the decision and the plea is said to be heard by a court in india next week. the company says it expect profits in the country to take a hit. between april and december 2015, pfizer rake and $36 million for sales of corex in india. and 44, 4 auctioneers auction porters from france's biggest, oldest, most famous auction house have had a day in court. they are being charged with dan-related theft and conspiracy to commit a crime. together they risk seven years in prison and a fine of 135,000 euros if found guilty. over the years, paintings including works by chagal and as other as well valuables have gone missing from the auction house. there were allegedly stolen and then sold with the support of auctioneers. take a look at what lawyers from both sides have to say. >> i think, and i'm sorry to say it, that they are organized as a and they have an organized the line, defending someone else no matter who. >> yes, th

we spent time speaking to sources in d.c., trying to figure out who trump's policy people on telecom are. we can't anybody focused on this issue within the campaign. and so we're left with following his twitter stream and some of the comments he's made to figure out what he believes. >> to be fair, can you name a candidate for an office like president at this point, this juncture of a campaign where you could say what their impact would be on a political industry? >> yeah. >> it is the nature of a candidate not to want to be that specific about policy issues. >> at this point they usually start surrounding themselves with really smart people focused on the issues that are going to be important during the administration and the campaign. and so usually at this point we know, we've got counterparts to speak to to get ideas on these sorts of issues. >> we're talking about things like net neutrality -- >> there we've got an idea because he's made a statement on that. net neutrality gone -- we would abolish it. >> the libel issue as well, that affects obviously a lot of the media companie