also, the industry data that cannot last night she was larger than expected build. we will see what happens at 10:30. gold coming off as we see more risk on. and the chinese data, copper is bouncing this morning after chinese exports rose the most in one year. it has also been feeling the overall gain and not just the bank earnings. finally, we want to check on the japanese yen. we are seeing the dollar rally for the second day in a row. here's the today chart of the dollar yen movement. still below 110. 10911, but coming back a little bit versus that yen. for a fourthrising day. that has not happened since march 2. every industry group on the banks,00 is gaining, end, insurers, and index are up by 2.3%. the big impetus behind today's move was trade data out of china , exports declining the most in the year. it suggests we are witnessing a stabilization in the world's second-biggest economy. great start today. the u.k. ftse 100 is now trading up for the year, so it has called back its losses for the year. what is astonishing is that only three of the major indices ha

julie: the industry data showed a drawdown. it looks like it is a bigger than estimated build. barrels is the over week increase in the inventories. it looks like in particular, the ,ig hub, 7 million barrels higher than anticipated even with gasoline. of 1.6 million barrels. refinery utilization also by 1.3%. looks like a build on that -- not only in crude but in refined products. that would appear to be bearish for oil prices. this shows a look, us the real time. you can see it is still higher by a of 1% but taking a very sharp like downward on the headlines. i will keep going through not only the inventory numbers but the production numbers of crude is important week after week. i will see what else we can find, most definitely. thank you. vonnie quinn has more in the newsroom. reports of process in venezuela as the government officers close the rest of the week. the presence of the public sector will work only on mondays and tuesdays for at least two weeks. threatening power generation as the main source of electricity. the u.s. is issuing a new warning about credible indic

the euro rallied. did that have any effect? joe: we have seen some week german industrial data. -- weak the german industrial data.e interesting to see if there is any connection there. alix: that is all for "what'd you miss?" we'll see you tomorrow. joe: mark: and i'm mark halperin. john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin. "with all due respect"-- >> coffee in her left hand, mental party in her right hand. one quick simple easy swipe. there are no tokens, but here is how it goes. and i'm in! ♪ mark: there is more from bloomberg later in this episode. we commuted to kansas city, where we set down with the mayor, also a hillary

that is also a positive, and may be as important as the job data from the manufacture industry best manufacturingustry that found an extension -- from the manufacturing industry that found an extension. nobody expects a rate increase in april. sarah: looking at the commodity market, not very good numbers therefrom oil. some say this is connected to the upcoming opec meeting. how do you see that? >> it was basically all of those comments out of saudi arabia. probably there will not be any production cut anytime soon. to me, it is a miracle, relief that we had a lot of talk but no action. there does not seem to be any discipline when it comes to the opec countries and other oil-producing countries like the united states, and especially iran. all of this talk was a reason why oil prices dropped by the 4% on friday. so, it looks like we might be nearing the $38 per barrel mark in the future. sarah: we will see if opec countries find a common ground. thank you so much for your analysis. ok, we know that today is april 1, which is of course the perfect opportunity for pranks. companies want to take adv

the official numbers. so, the data that is due out at the top of the next hour along with industrial reduction, maybe this is not as far off as we sometimes are led to believe. back to you. rishaad: of course we will have analysis on the economy in china later in the program. tweet us your thoughts at @rishaadtv, include #trendingbusiness. of the biggest chip in china well below estimates, and also pressure on the iphone. we have the details. is falling 2.8% for taiwan semiconductor after being in positive territory throughout the week. more than 10% and the past year, but today is falling, down 2.5% after gains all week. this comes on the back of some disappointing results. hit ass just taking a demand for high end smart phones started to peter out. the company said its third-quarter earnings declined. forecast forrowth smartphones was 7%, cutting it from 8%. taiwan semiconductor first-quarter net income is down. seeing other smartphones suppliers grappling with the most pronounced slowdown in mobile demand on record. according to data, worldwide smart phone sales are expected to rise by a single digit f

by israel and the net i united states shows that an international cyber war is now a very real possibility. >> such is a virus that is targeted towards data. again, think of the oil industrythe gas industry, all the different industries that use automated control processes to operate. against iranck brought to attention is the realization that our critical infrastructure needs to be better protected. >> i think it is critical for our president and for any candidates and potential presidents to be familiar with cyber security. i don't think they need to be experts. you want to be knowledgeable enough about the topic to identify people who really know what they are talking about. >> the american public should know that all presidential candidates have a good and solid planet to defend our nation against these types of attacks. >> imagine if the grid was shut down with no access to your technology, how would it disrupt your life? cyber warfare is an effort to attack our way of life, personal, national, and even on a global level. the possibilities could be catastrophic. cyber warfare has no geographic, cultural, or political loundaries and no moral compass. if we don't prepa

the back of the data. credit,a data dump, industrial output, investment, retail sales -- all moving in the right directionould argue. but the real sustainability is the story of the rebound in the property market. what does that mean for debt levels? a quick reminder here on the terminal of the bloomberg about the importance of the china economy driving markets, particularly in the asia-pacific region. in blue, the chinese composited in white, with other evaluation of the currency. and we saw that selloff in january in chinese stocks. all of that had an impact on chinese stocks. and a wider impact on the region, the regional equity markets. how is the data overnight playing in markets? let's check in on the foreign exchange markets. on the risk radar, a couple of positive responses. even though we have seen selling them as a result we saw a bit of a bounce coming through in the korean currency. a bounce on the new zealand dollar. optimism, i guess that is the on the back of that chinese data. we have the japanese currency in for good measure. that is weakening after the earthquake struck just overnight. t

the day. last night we got industry data that predicted the build.o learned the kuwait strike was not going to go on. oil has been trading lower by about 2%. it has been coming off the loans of the session in the wake of these headlines. to aually takes 20 minutes half-hour. we will check again at 11:00 a.m. mark: let's check in with first word news. david gura has more from the newsroom. david: one of the top countries in the world when it comes to cyber attacks is south korea. general brooks testified and said when it comes to conventional weapons, north korea's arsenal is outdated. the death toll toll from a taliban attack in kabul rose sharply last night. two investigative teams have been appointed to investigate the attack, which targeted an agency that provides protection to high-ranking government officials. criminal charges will be filed against three people in the flight, michigan, tainted water case. two regulators and a point employee will be charged. they used improperly treated water. support for legalizing marijuana is at an all-time hi

the horizon. what does the data say, the nancy? >> well, we're at the u.k. data. looking at this morning, industrial output falling unexpectedly. manufacturing is still quite weak. on a monthly basis, manufacturing output, industrial output falling shy of expectations. we are seeing a bit of a pared back of sterling strength. still higher against the dollar by just over 0.3%. this really reiterating some of the concerns specifically about the u.k. manufacturing sector. we did see a lot of weakness in sterling last quarter even. some tying that to the brexit fears. others saying, look, it's largely data dependent as well. >> i think it's brexit. >> some might say, why haven't we seen the euro go lower with brexit fears? that should bring downside pressure to the single currency as well. >> but then it's maybe a dollar story as well. with bigger hedge funds trading out of the dollar, they're not wanting to hold a long-term dollar position. >> waiting to see what the fomc will do as well. we're also keeping an eye on the euro. it did get a bump this morning. he did admit the currency could be a trigger for further action, includin

aren't you dependent on what the industry into, the companies into their data? ou to check to make sure that is correct, is that correct? >> the our various internal checks it can be done easily with the xbrl. this hole -- >> but you do rely on the industry giving information speak with yes, we do. there's been a learning process since 2009 since we first required the largest registrants to report using xbrl. >> how could you enforce the accuracy more? that is the one complaint that i hear from investors, that they would like it to be accurate and there's no guarantee that it's accurate. they say delhi don't use because there's no really check on the accuracy. how could we improve the accuracy and the enforcement of accuracy on the data you receive? >> that's a primary objective of our office of structured disclosure. as i've mentioned within xbrl there are various mechanisms for at least a shred the internal consistency of the data. if someone else in incorrect number of whether that's in xbrl or it's on paper, there's nothing we can do about that as long as it

. --: a big day for oil today it might come as a surprise because of the kuwait strike. some industry dataroduction data. balanceback into despite the failure of the talks. one thing i was looking at was the high yield etf. it has been following the direction of oil and is up today, but not as much as you would think given the price action in crude. scarlet: "what'd you miss?" where one company succeeds, another fails. lenders lifeline from when it comes to bankruptcy. lenders have yanked $5.6 billion of credit from oil and gas reducers, making it the most severe retreat since crude began tumbling in mid-24 team. companies struggling to survive by more time? our next guest has decades of experience. he joins us now. tracy: i'm going to jump in right here because when i feel we talk to distressed debt investors, they are always talking about the next wave of opportunities being on the horizon. we see all the pain on the energy sector and it's now time to come in. obviously, there was a temporary slump in high yield bonds a couple of years ago and there's been a nice many recovery. but if yo

the. the data not do that. if there's other data that industry has that the issue is a logical place to go, i think we expect toee them putting that data for dividing fact i don't think it squares with what we've seen. i think people choose products and services for a wide right reason. criminals and terrorists generally think they will not get caught and so they choose services that are accessible, convenient, effective. and transport abilities may be one factor. i think some criminals and terrorists will migrate to those systems but others will not. this scene in the wiretap counted, we said over and over again. that goes back over talking principles or empirics. let's talk about it but we shouldn't afford a bumper sticker that says criminals will always go to -- therefore anything in america's you suspect the last point i would make is i think it's also mistake to think the u.s. will be the only actor in this space. i don't think we're looking forward to a world where only one country is affected through as law enforcement and national secret functions but it's this type of encryption. i think other countrie

around $44 ang barrel, but they hit above $45 this morning for the first time since november after industry datawed crude stockpiles declined for the week. stockpiles still at record highs. the stockpile buildup is what spooked crude oil investors an javiero joining us is blas. but the whole stockpile into context. very close to the levels we have not seen since october of 1929. has had some conflicting data. the american petroleum institute informed us there was a decline in oil stocks in u.s. .hat provided some uplift we have data from the u.s. government saying the stocks -- that's where we see wti trading more or less unchanged. mark: what is the big number for the oil companies? will encourage new drilling and boost cash flow. is there a magic figure? javier: you can look between $50 and $60. this is for 2017. when they think they can break even. they will be able to generate enough cash to paper for all the capital spending they need to do. four -- pay for the capital spending they need to do. things$60 consolidates to say, good, we outsourced the danger. it does not say these are the good

the country presses on with its plans to exit capital controls. manus: "countdown you "countdown are welcomed to "countdown."i am manus cranny. anna: i am anna edwards. let's talk about german data. german industrialn data coming in with a negative reading but better than expected. the number for the month of february, down by 0.5 percent. the estimate in the survey was for a drop of 1.8%. unlike yesterday's data, the industrial production number was but it isn estimated, still negative, even as the domestic situation looks fairly resilient. we have seen the global trade picture did. rate, and that is something the bundesbank has been talking deteriorate,ure and that is something the bundesbank has been talking about. handle oning to get a what was the residual impact of china, the global slowdown. people are getting canceled contracts.they are in a recession, speaking to people in abu dhabi, dubai. what you are seeing down there is the word recession. three different people all spoke about it. anna: this is a volatile set of numbers. what have we got from -- yeah, here we go -- first quarter growth margins come in at 52%. that's a little bit better. margins, just ahead of the estimates. the first

the industry groups are declining today. basic resources are falling despite china's gdp data that matched estimates. quickly compound. re live from london and new york. this is the european close on bloomberg television. have a look at the stoxx 600 for the day. it looks like we are going to finish lower after a five-day winning run, the longest winning run since early march. over the week, it looks like we have gained after four weeks of losses, the longest linzie run since october 2014 -- losing run since october 2014. we have some data out of china that made no difference whatsoever. unlike inflation data, new credit outlook all beat estimates. gdp matched estimates. the markets shrugged it off. shares up by 3.8%. france's biggest retailer reported stronger first quarter pregnan revenue growth in europe and latin america compensated for a decline in china. i want to show you shares of volkswagen. quarteren's first courier european market share has reached a five-year low, 23.4%. auto buyers are snubbing its efforts to resolve its emissions cheating scandal. they are turning to models from bmw,ikes of fiat chrysler,

brushing aside the good news out of china, building on the positive data in industrial profits over thedid see shanghai putting 12% in march alone. seeing a little bit of profit taking. the shanghai composite down about 0.6%. risk appetite in china. good news is not seen as good news. it could be an indication that the pboc will refrain from more easing. we have also had the yuan stabilize as well. there's not as much in terms of the loudness of calls for the central bank to do much more. we really are seeing the steepest declines in the session coming from japan. the nikkei extending losses into the close. firsty 3.6% for this trading day of the quarter. we had that stronger yen weighing on the outlook for exporters. the survey really calling into question the idea of whether abenomics is doing anything to get the japanese economy out of stagnation. none of that is particularly good. hong kong stocks down by 1.2%, just one day after chinese listed shares in hong kong ended a bull market. sydney and singapore as well down by about 0.7%. movers, inok at the between when i spoke to you la

the number we saw on friday, 6.7%, and match of economists expectations, a property-led stabilization, construction services in real estate services leading those industry breakdowns on saturday. of course, the property datand spreading , so theand more cities quarter on quarter numbers do take some gloss off the strong was thembers, but it strong credit strong industrial output and strong investment numbers that do seem to suggest the economy has more mentum -- more momentum that many people feared. yvonne: has the economy turned the corner? >> the focus is on property and whether these gains we have seen, big gains, shenzhen up 50% shanghai looking strong, if that filters through more and more cities, then you would have to say that the economy may have stabilize, if not picked up again. , a lot of debt is going into this. there has been a lot of fiscal stimulus, monetary stimulus, new credit numbers have been surging , and can that continue? that is the big open question. yvonne: still headwinds there. thank you so much. it hastick with china, accused international ratings agencies of biased after s&p and moody's lowered their sovereign outlook. we heard from the finance minister speaking at a press co

industrial control system. >> it stands for supervisor control and data acquisition. >> they're the core of many manufacturingrocesses. >> it's what you use to control industrial systems, power plants, things that for various reasons need to be regulated. it could be a cam, could be a power plant, could be a machine in a factory. >> in october of 2013, researchers found 25 security vulnerabilities in these systems, the most alarming of which is the fact that most computer systems still use default password set by the manufacturer which can be easily found by anyone who know house to operate google. according to "security week" magazine ethe number of attacks doubled in 014. in 2009 the department of defense established a group of agents culled the u.s. cybercommand instead of articled combat they fight on a different battlefield, the internet. >> u.s. cybercommand and subordinate elements have been given direction to secure and operate the department's systems and networks. >> even though it is a fairly new division, fund og they have u.s. cybercommand is already under attack. since 2014, their funding has dr

as it relates to retention of information and the lack of legislation related to data retention with internet service providers similar to the banking industry as well as our ability to service legal process on companies that either are located in the united states or store data outside of the united states. i see it as all interrelated issues which together conspire to make it more difficult than ever before for me to gather the information i need to functionally conduct a criminal investigation. so, on the spectrum that you asked about, i see it far to the extent of we're losing the ability to access information that we need to rescue victims and solve crimes. >> thank you. i think my second question, i think to some extent you already answered, but if anybody wants to add to it. the second question is where do you see the trend moving? are you comfortable where we're headed or are the technological trends, such as increasing extraordinary encryption leaving us with too much darkness? but you kind of answered that, unless anybody wants to add to what they said. yes, ms. hess? >> yes, sir. i do see that with increasingly, technology platfor

the end of this month. we had industrial production data on wednesday at its lowest pace since the 2011 earthquake.ve this gloominess among manufacturing companies and spending outlook. it is adding to these concerns that we could see a contraction in the world's third-biggest economy, adding to that gloominess ahead of first quarter gdp numbers. some of the other stories. some customers lined up to reserve teslas new car. a lot of them have not seen it. three, the,000 model first ever for the mass market, a range of at least 320 kilometers. tesla will unveil the car later today in what has become an increasingly crowded market. mogul jay-z is unhappy with his recent music streaming purchase. the owner's subscriber numbers at the time of the deal. jay-z had touted the service as a response to spotify and apple, but it trails with only 3 million users. some major music stars calling on the u.s. government to crack down on copyright laws. among more than 100 artists and managers have filed up petition. they say some provisions of the law shields services from you to from liability. y has longindustr

we don't have the full data set by industry. guess is even if you take the energy sector out, still under 4%. so we have very, very weak top line. and here now, we enter the first quarter of the year, we've got very robust job growth but gdp looks soft. i've seen gdp growth maybe up half a point. what that mean you've got significant margin suppression. i don't see how this could possibly be a fundamental story. more technical and central bank driven. >> would you characterize the march jobs report as the goldilocks scenario strong but not strong enough to reignite those theories? and possibly the fed raising rates three or four times in 2016? >> yes, seema, it's the type of report that yellen liked. the unemployment rate did not fall -- actually went up a tad. the job numbers were good. yes. so it would not be the exact word i would use, but, yes, sort of fit their desire. the economy is growing modestly. and the overall numbers are okay. but again, i think when you go a little deeper into the details what it implies for margin

the last few months. >> industrials, where should we be? >> caterpillar looked very interesting. absolutely lagged the entire industrial trade. i'm not telling you that china got better last night for good. i'm telling you that the dataeen trading sideways and some of the data is looking better. one thing i don't agree with is telling people to run in and chase some of the industrial names. the names have done the best since february 11th are the names being priced to put out of business and these stocks run 30%, 40%, 50% and to say things have suddenly changed and you would chase the stocks, we're getting equilibrium back. nice to see financials and health care get back in and that's where you stay. >> i think this will be a slompingt talked about china data overnight and european data saying industrial production at an 18-month growth. we have a world where there is no growth and to me i think that there's going to be pockets of opportunity to catch the trades. i don't think you want to chase the things being priced forever bankruptcy. let's remember people just got a big bankruptcy in peabody energy in the gold space. we're likely to see more of the stresses in the credit market and the question sw whether they al

what do you say as the economy works forward, the industrial revolution moves forward, and this idea of a data mining royalty? that is when we are data mined, our personal data is mined, ought there be a royalty assessed against it and the funds contribute to something like the alaska fund that was launched by republicans for alaskans so each year the check is cut to those folks based on the amount of data they mine? >> zoe? >> it is such an interesting question. i was recently with leading mit researchers and a bunch of people from silicone valley talking about what the research agenda should be. and i put on the table why don't you take a hard question. forget the stuff people suggest to you that, you know, how many people are going to work in the gig economy. take a hard question, which is ur question, and whether or not people should benefit from the value of what they provide from the internet system relative to what they get from the free goods or the facts they can use these services for free? there is a really right field for new understandings that can lead to new policy decisions and

as the industry goes through this transformation. >> the transformation related to the data center.e guys came downstairs because power is so cheap in different areas. you're saying if i look at i now versus two or three years ago, it looks very different. you still have inventory from the old days? i don't understand why it hasn't refreshed. >> not really from the old days. there used to be discreet building blocks. you would buy storage or networking. today it is all about what we call converged infrastructure. we highlight this in our area of growth. we think those are the preferred building blocks for the data center of the future that may be part of a private clown, a hybrid cloud. it is all scaleable allowing the total cost of ownership. as opposed to it. >> anything that can flip there next quarter? or is this why you have to take the expense cuts? it may now come back? >> so we absolutely announce someday new expense cuts around where we know the gaps are today. we're not trying 100%. it is a matter of net reduction from the expenses to get in line. keep an eye on that gross

principles set out broad areas for improvement, and i agree that the industry should be more proactive in examining early warning reporting data , increasing recall participation and enhancing cyber security. i worry that progress will be limited if we all have enforceable standards. the lives of drivers and passengers are too important to rely on broad principles. we need to ramp up our approach to safety. i along with the ranking member of the full committee and several members of the subcommittee have introduced the vehicle safety improvement act, and our bill would increase penalties for violation of the safety standard, double knits a safety funding commensurate the public is properly notified of safety problems and enable a better response one recalls a necessary. last year congress considered a surface transportation bill and while i ami am glad we finally did best long-term transportation bill on safety this bill i think was largely missed opportunity. we can fix that. feels like the sia pellet the subcommittee would be advancing if we want to make meaningful progress toward reducing vehicle theft in addition the curre

the course of 2016. for about china later. there is a huge amount of data coming out. industrialion retail sales and gdp expected to come at 6.7%, a little weaker than the end of 2015. it is well above the to 7% range.6.5% that is what we're watching across the asian-pacific. paul allen, sydney. ♪ emily: new developments in a trial over a mental competency case. the 92-year-old billionaire will not have to testify next week. the case over redstone's ex-girlfriend should be reinstated at his health care -- as his health care agent. at viacom, his new ceo philippe dauman is having trouble gaining support from the creatives. out with a new "vanity fair" story, we are joined from new york. what do you make of the decision that redstone will not be testifying? >> there is a little bit of jockeying among lawyers in the last few days, which got this decision to come out. sumner's former girlfriend asked for him to be deposed because the lawyers for sumner put him on the witness list for the trial. that gave us the -- that gave the lawyers and opening your they asked for the deposition y

the news industry. before our time, before the era of big data, before public debate over government surveillance, it was an era of magnetic tapes. the public debates were about the separation of powers and the public interest in the workings of her democratic interests of powers. the notion today of executive authority in the public interest or profoundly shaped by the final years of the nixon presidency. the last of the president's men is a story of the pivotal time in american history, but i would add, it is also a deeply human story about the nature of the presidency itself, the loneliness of power, and of course the anxiety, fears and motivations of our 37th president. please welcome them to the stage. [applause] >> alex, bob, welcome back. both of you have graced this stage before. alex, you were here seven years ago, and bob you were here with your partner, carl bernstein, robert redford, five years ago when we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the film. i want to start with you, alex. we saw that clip of you revealing the white house taping system. mr. butterfield: i saw it sideways, but i reca

also as it relates to retention of information and the lack of legislation related to data retention similar to what there is for the banking industry well as our inability to serve legal process on companies either out-of-state or to distort data outside the united states. i see it as all interrelated issues which together conspire to make it more difficult than before for me to gather the information i need to functionally conduct criminal investigations on the spectrum you asked about, i see we are losing the ability to access information we need to rescue victims and solve crimes. >> thank you. i think my second question, to some extent you already answered but if anybody wants to add to it, my second question is where do you see the trend moving? are we comfortable with where we are headed or are the technological trends such as increased encryption leaving us with too much darkness. you can answer that unless anybody wants to add to it. yes, mrs. hess question mark. >> yes sir. i do see that would be increasing technology platforms continue to change and they continue to present challenges for us that i provided in my opening

view the rising stock market and the latest on industrial production. >> inflation expectation will be key for the fed, what they looking at more. >> another survey dataediocre. concept toa flawed begin with. that is what they are focused on . thank you for watching. we will see you tomorrow. have a great evening. ♪ mark: i am mark halperin. john: i am john heilemann. we're looking forward to the art is no talking points and rebuttal. -- art is not talking points and rebuttal. ♪ mark: happy gotham city debate dave, sports fans. john: we'll cover the brawl between hillary clinton and donald -- and bernie sanders. announcers in florida

the latest economic data. accelerating for the first time in five months, coming in at 54 and a half. 54.3 was the prior reading. predictingave been 54.2. this services industrycounts for about 90% of the u.s. economy. we're talking about a very important figure here. economists say we're looking at moderate expansion. but the s&p and the nasdaq down six cents of 1%. followed by about a quarter of 1%. perhaps overwhelming this economic data is the general global concern that appears to be manifesting itself this morning. we're definitely seeing a risk off environment. that is perhaps most evident in the japanese yen. we are seeing a rally in the yen, the dollar falling over the past recessions -- three sessions. the dollar is at the highs it has been in a year-and-a-half. versus all ofing its trading partners. change in today's major currencies versus the japanese yen, basically read on the screen. all of these are fallen versus the rent. yen. people going into the yen, which presents challenges for japan, but it is also evidence of this risk off sentiment that we have seen. betty: and the big corporate news had to do with inversions today. julie: the treasur

think that it's possible -- now, the concerns of the testing industry, which i recognize, are number one, test security. so, the fear that giving people datal make it easier to game or cheat on the test and industry trade secrets. i do think that we can provide data and still sort of address those things. i mean, a test like the s.a.t., people have been trying to game it for years, and still, it's remarkably durable to cheating. so, whatever "princeton review" or another test prep company tells you, they have not been able to demonstrate that they can really game those tests up. and i think that, you know, the core of assessment is saying trust us is not enough, right? i mean, what we're talking about here is universities saying, trust us, our students are learning, and policymakers and stakeholders saying, trust us is not good enough. if that's true for the faculty, it has to also be true for t testing companies. in other words, testing companies can't expect for us to accept trust us either. okay? and i think that there's all kinds of data that you can put out there. so, for multiple-choice tests, we should, you know, external researcher

data out of china. the dow jones industrial average raising more than 1%, ending 17,908. the tech haeavy nasdaq raising 1.5%. we're going to go with ramin. good morning. what are you seeing at the open? >> good morning to you. as you mentioned china exports expanding for the first time in nine months. also we had a stronger dollar. i'll go come to that in a second. positive earnings from the likes of jp morgan chase adding to the positive sentiment, earnings getting into gear in the u.s. as well. big focus. let's at how the nikki are kicking off, this thursday morning, april 14th. 16,655 and the broader topics, also up 1.6%. just a reminder, the nikkei rose 2.8 yesterday, largely boosted by a halt in the rise of the yen, which in recent weeks has been a big worry for investors. but yesterday, we saw the dollar/yen pair trading back up above 109 yen. earlier this week, had fallen to the 107 yen levels if you remember, that was a 17 month low. now in times of volatility, investors switch to safer assets. they consider the yen to be one of them. yesterday, many traders sold

manufacturing is very technologically advanced, but one of the biggest areas of demand that we have across our industry is in cyber security professionals and data scientists, becoming a very significant field. >> meeta, those are some of the big jobs of the future. >> those are. and what we find, and tech bridge singularly has had its focus on not only helping to bring young people into that stem pipeline, but in particular girls from diverse backgrounds. while we know that there's a shortage, absolutely, we know there's even fewer folks of color, and especially women and and that's an issue for all of us. when you build something, you create an engineering solution to a problem. you want a very diverse set of folks thinking about how to do things. >> may i answer that? >> you can, right after this break. we're going to talk about the big festival coming to the washington convention center. stay with us. ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow