let's start with the news out of airbus in toulouse.elivering planes to qatar airways. >> a year behind schedule, the a350. it is still better than airbus' last launch of the a380 and boeing's dreamliner. the new aircraft will be more fuel-efficient. 800 have been ordered so far, the first going to qatar airways. our correspondent in toulouse spoke with the chief executive of qatar airways. >> at airbus headquarters in toulouse qatar airways is about to receive its brand-new a350. probably the last new aircraft to come off an assembly line for the next 50 years ago here. the man who will be collecting it is the ceo of the airline akbar al baker. this is your airplane over here. >> this is the airplane for my country. >> why did you choose this one? >> it is a state-of-the-art, next-generation airplane. fuel-efficient, very low noise emission. and the range that we need. >> why did you buy from airbus you could have bought from boeing. >> we have bought from boeing we always like to keep our fleet young and the most modern. this is the m

al baker in toulouse. new energy headlines.at will get as much as $158 million to state run companies building one technology solar power products. the government will do away with projects located in remote areas where land is inexpensive. china's biggest maker of wind tobines will shift equipment a capacity of 150 megawatts. serbia.t wind farm in it will provide engineering and construction services. winds says the project is expected to be completed next year. beenurbine supplier has iberdrola'sr in thr wind farm in germany. spain's turbine maker will also participate in the contract with areva. entergy news. initially we, saws the market rally. we've come down flat. we saw the announcement from samaras, which came earlier than anticipated. have general elections but it will happen at ratherk end of 2015 than the front end of 2016. expectations are he is going to struggle to make the 200 mps for clearance. the final vote is for 180. the sense is that he's going to struggle to make that. that is the athens composite, flat on,

most of the raids took place in the south around to toulouse. . >> a significant demonstration that has been sending young mem to iraq and syria to fight for groups like i.s.i.l. the investigation has been going on for about 18 months, the original tipoff was from a mother of a young man, turkish mother who was concerned about the razz callization of her son. she -- radicalization of her son. she told police and they began their investigation which culminated on monday morning with these early morning raids across france, in normandy in the north and some areas around paris but mostly in toulouse in the south. there are about a thousand frern french nationals who have gone to fight in iraq and syria. it is an issue the french government needs to address urgently. the real worry is that the profile of the people who are prepared to go and fight is -- appears to be widening. not simply disenchanted young men from disadvantaged suburbs. but also, now, young men from middle class families, in france. >> palestinian officials say they plan to push for a u.n. security council vote this week t

major components are manufactured in germany and assembled in the french city of toulouse. but the focus is also on the future of the a-380 superjumbo. airbus has indicated it could seize production of the world's largest passenger jet by the end of the decade. >> clearly, our challenge is to get more customers. we believe we can do that, because of the trend of the market is towards bigger aircraft. >> [no audio] the dubai-based emirates canceled an order for over 70 aircraft. >> earlier, we spoke with airbus ceo and asked him whether he was concerned about the a-380 orders and whether the company might need to halt the aircraft production altogether. >> no, that is circling on an option. this is an aircraft we have invested in heavily. the decision was taken in 2000. these are aircraft that operate 20, 30, 40 years, and certainly over a lifetime of an aircraft, we improve, we upgrade an aircraft of all sizes. no different on the 380. as i said, quite a few years of backlog that we will produce for years. we will break even and make profits with this aircraft in 2015. and

some areas around paris, but mostly in toulouse in the south.ow of course, the investigation will continue. the police will now arrest those to find out how widespread this was. they do believe this is not simply a case of arresting a few individuals. they think that they have reached the heart of a fairly large organization. of course, there are about a thousand french nationals, mostly young men who have gone on to fight in iraq and syria. had hundred it's understood forest mated are in action on the ground, and about 50 have been called during these conflicts. it's an issue that the french government needs to address urgently. there is concern about violence being imported back to france as, indeed, is the concern across europe in other countries. and the real worry is the profile of those who will go in and fight appears to be wideni widening. >> in morocco there is discussion to block fighters coming in to their country. >>> still to come, dozens of people are still missing three days after a devastating land slide in indonesia. stay with u

. >> thanks to caroline connan in toulouse. live interviews with these gentlemen, the airbus chief executive and the chief executive of qatar airways. do stay tuned for those massive interviews coming up here on bloomberg. what do you think of the new a350? do you think the a380 will survive? a couple questions we need answered today on bloomberg. tell us what you are focusing on. one thing i'm following on is the woman who gained notoriety during the financial crisis. she started a hedge fund after becoming one of wall street's most famous analysts. she has found it harder to bet on stocks then scrutinize them. her fund is down this year. come, as we approach the end of the year, our next guest is bullish on equities, especially in europe. ♪ >> time for today's company news. cashing in on china's stock market boom. a billion dollar selloff. the proceeds will mainly be used haitong's shortselling finance business. -- in the next few years. a 19-month today to low after it rejected a second approach from jeremiah. ferrovial'ssay

most of the targets were around to lose -- around toulouse, but there was also a strike in paris.undreds have joined the terrorists, some openly calling for attacks. more from the interior ministry. >> they carried out a number of rays across france in the early hours of monday morning, as far south as tuoulouse, as far north as normandy, and around the paris capital. there were between 10 and 15 objectives. it was an investigation they had been looking at his december of 2013. we believe -- looking at since december of 2013. we believe they are very young people born in the late-19 80's or early-19 90's -- late -1980's or early-1990's. candidates for jihad from france have gone up some 80% this year. there are thought to be 400 french nationals fighting on the front lines in iraq and syria. 120 have already returned from there, and 200 more want to go out and fight with those jihadists in those two countries. >> the palestinian leadership has said it plans to submit a resolution to the un security council setting a two-year deadline for israel to end its occupation. secretary of

. >> reporter: it's an historic day in toulouse, with the last brand new generation plane, the airbus 8350 to be taken from qatar airways and delivered to doha. why do we care? it's taking airbus into the realms of carbon composite. it's 53% carbon, lighter, more fuel efficient, making savings of 25%, which is more important when oil is up around $100 a barrel. any savings will be appreciated. it's been delayed by a week. qatar airways not happy with the state it was last week, said that the interior fitout was not ready and up to their standards, which they and airbus admitted. before christmas, this plane will make its journey to doha on tuesday. >> romania made significant progress in housing its homeless. in the tunnels in syria below buickar rest, there's people that stay -- bucca rest there's people that stay below the reach of society. some viewers may find some images in this report disturbing. >> reporter: from afar it hooks like a mann hole cover. this is a door to a parallel society, a world beyond the reach of the police or the authorities. and it is right beneath the feet

we are live in toulouse with the airbus ceo in around 30 minutes time. -- that is what we are watching this morning. how are the european equity markets opening this morning? caroline hyde. >> 20 seconds into trading, we are likely to see perhaps the fifth day of gains on the stoxx 600. the ftse up 0.5% already. a bit of festive cheer creeping in. we have risk appetite back on because oil seems to be trading up for a second day. let's check in on brent. up 2.5%. you were just pointing out why. it is all about saudi arabia's oil minister saying prices will recover. he even jumped on stage with a little smile. it seems he is trying to show his optimism that oil prices will recover. potentially we should be listening to them. the market is. oil prices rise. we also get data coming out. we have european consumer confidence coming out. how is that being affected by these moves in the oil market? it is improving as we see oil prices giving up a little bit more cash. french, u.k., u.s. gdp data coming out tomorrow. the united states seems to be getting a bit of festive cheer. the federal rese

france at 49.99% stake in its toulouse airport.e's finance minister, the group will pay more than 300 million euros for the stake. lhe government plans to sel 10 billion euros in state assets. france, as the state is selling assets to raise funds, french business leaders are tired of criticism of an economy that has barely grown in the last two years. the largest companies have organized a forum to fight back. the paris banking on france conference is aimed at showcasing the friends -- the strength of the second-largest economy. era linktone on is there. what have you learned this morning? >> good morning. this conference is all about boosting the image of france. the french economy has barely grown in three years. gdp is expected to rise just 0.4% this year. the perception outside the country has been pretty negative. you remember the comments from the ceo, saying that france was finished. the economy minister opened the conference here yesterday. he said the problem with france is that we are afraid of change. i ask him in my tal

they criticize the government for being toulouse to respond and for failing to declare a state of emergency in time. >> they have come here after three days. we are without food. >> the prime minister has cut short his holiday to the u.s. to deal with the emergency. he had been in hawai'i visiting president barack obama when the rains began. it's monsoon season in this part of asia, but this year's rains have been particularly heavy, and many places have been affected by the worst flooding in more than 40 years. people in southern thailand have been told to brace themselves for more flash flooding right up in to the new year. for many the biggest worry is how to avoid the spread of disease. cases of cholera, and other diseases. children and elderly are more at risk. officials monitoring the floods say that water levels have not peaked yet, and with more coming in the coming days, it will be a wet end to 2014 for thousands of people. >> tens of thousands have gathered in new york city for the funerals of two police officers killed by a gunman last week. mourners fill the church and nearby st

. >> most of the arrests were made in the southern city of toulouse. police also raided addresses in the norman d in the north and in paris. the recruitments big part in sending young men to fight for groups including i.s.i.l. in a statement after the arrests, the french interior minister said that dismantling similar organizations was now a police priority. >> it's believed that the investigation began after detectives were contacted by the mother of a young turkish man, a potential recruit. but despite this apparent success, authorities face huge challenges in preventing young men trooflg conflict zones. >> the french are government estimates that so far, it's thought 400 are currently fighting on the ground. about 50 fighters have been killed during operations. according to specialist observers it's getting harder for police to identify potential recruits. >> translator: these days it is difficult to say what is the profile of a typical french jihad it'sist. jihadist. one man killed in syria had a perfectly average childhood. >> the often neglected

toulouse were the most successful in the old competition, winning four times.y started a new tournament. sunday saw them beat the glass go warriors, penaltiesties from nicholas built ezi gave the host a 9-3 ha lead and this try from the start of the second half gave touloouse. the french side win, win 18-11. >> harlequins beat lenster. nick eastern and ocielli scored second half twiez as quins remained unbeaten. they lead critic beaten england by six wickets to take a 3-1 lead in their one-day international series in the absence of banned captain alister cook, morgan also making a timely return to form. he scored 62 as england were all out for 265 in exactly 50 overs. sri lanka. >> that's where they are always just about in control. 86 from kumar and an unbeaten 51 from the captain angelo math use saw sri lanka home with just two balls to star. aust dwral captain michael clark should be free to play since the death of phillip hughes. he is recover from a hamstring injury ahead of tuesday's first test match against india and adelaid he will win 408 on their shir

police units moved in on a dozen target in toulouse. it's not clear how many have been arrested. almost 1,000 nationals are thought to have left france to join fighters in iraq and syria. >>> in syria there has been fierce fighting. opposition forces say they killed about 15 soldiers in idlib in the north. the al qaeda al nusra front and other opposition groups are said to have taken part in the operation. rebels say they control seven military checkpoints in the area >>> nine iraqi police men have been killed in clashes with i.s.i.l. there has been violence across anbar. coalition air strikes and iraqi security forces are being backed by tribesman on the ground there >>> libya's biggest oil terminal has been shut because of violence, putting the only significant source of revenue under threat. fighters intensify near the border with tunisia. this report is by kim vinnell. >> smoke rises over western libya. the sound of air strikes echos for kilometres. the battle is most feaierce, cle to the border with tunisia. the group aligned. not sided with the former general. on the other

it would be sad for the eurozone, if, after so much pain in recent gain in the greek greece or toulouse-- expendable? the wrong word. ultimately, it is for greece to choose. it is not for europe to make the choice for the greeks. >> have a great christmas. next, bad advice from tripadvisor. an italian regulator seems to think so. we will have the details when we come back. ♪ 23 minutes past the hour. you are watching "the pulse." on your tv, streaming on your ipads, and live on bloomberg.com. shares up sharply in the united kingdom. there are facing a reduction in orders. in terms of other news, we need to watch out for, all stem -- alstom needs to pay. it is the biggest criminal penalty paid to the u.s. justice department. wong jai lin is asia's third richest person. let's talk about another company we are watching. tripadvisor being fined by italy over accusations of improper business practices. >> quite a hefty fine. this is all to do with what they see as misleading information about the sources of the reviews. it has been criticized across the board that people will be able to go o