i'm julianna tatelbaum with joumanna bercetche and tease are your headlines vivendi searching for the stoxx of the 600 as they spin off universal music group. >>> italian banks ride the market wave higher as mario draghi is sworn in bringing a new technocratic approach amid the crisis. >>> they work together on a special acquisition vehicle to target european financial companies from an amsterdam. >>> trump acquitted. the former president cleared of inciting the deadly capitol hill mob attack leading the republican party and the trump brand at a crossroads. >> president trump is still liable for everything he did while in office. didn't get away with anything, yet. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "street signs." we are kicking off a new week here et cetera wroert noting china and hong kong are off for lunar new year and a holiday in u.s. activity might be slower than normal volumewise. the news from asia was positive. shares getting to record highs japan back to 30,000 it took 30 years to get there. it took some time for the japanese index to retrace those levels again very po

vivendi, we were talking about it.s stock is soaring as they found a way of breaking out of the universal midea group in an efficient way that officials like. up by nearly 5%. it is broad, we are seeing ti and wci over in the states being driven by the cold weather in texas. iag, let's talk about what has been happening with the allied sector. these are the days when u.k. -- the u.k. has imposed its quarantine rules. the vaccination program has been moving on, we have seen the airlines traveling strongly today. iag, it is the rest of the sector, broadly as well, texas is the story all the way across europe. all of the names moving sharply. 6.62% to the upside. the director of research and managing director covers airlines and he joins us now. mark, i would have thought with the backdrop of government sounding really cautious at the moment, trying to dissuade people from traveling that airlines would continue to have a tough time. they are not. why? guy: it is a whisk on day. let's be specific. they have been talking ab

it owns about 20% of vivendi. vivendi trading the highest since 2001.eal saying the price is good and it is a good fit. that is why shares are moving higher by almost 4%. let's look at the bigger market. a boring day but we are seeing decent gains across the board. perhaps all of these are the same fomo, reflation reflex. global equities are at a nearly $110 trillion market cap. surge is moving it -- crude is surging again. matt: dani burger looking at some of the movers and the movement in today's market and our into the session -- an hour into the session. surveillance is up next. anna, it has been a pleasure working with you and i hope you have an amazing year. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: global stocks surged to fresh records, the nikkei hits 30,000 for the first time since 1990 while bitcoin stops shy of $50,000. u.s. markets, closed for president's day. the u.k. hits its 15 million vaccination target and the euro lags behind. we will speak with the eu commissioner for the economy about the impact on the recovery. the spac revolution continues. t

now shares of vivendi rose the most on record.is-based company shares climbed as much as 24%, the biggest ever one day gain since they were listed back in 1989. shares in the majority holder of vivendi jumped as much as 80%. the company has planned to lift -- list the decision -- list the division by 2023. some changes at the top of ubs. the bank has named the soul head of its investment banking unit. the copresident is leaving to head the euronet stock exchange. the two men were put in charge as copresidents. since taking over in 2018, they have shaken up the units, splitting it into two segments, global banking and global markets. but is your bloomberg business flash. francine? francine: leigh-ann, thank you. bitcoin is sagging after hitting a record $50,000 over the weekend. social capital founder chief executive -- is known for being a disruptive force in silicon valley and on reddit. in a front row interview, we ask him about some of his all-time popular tweets about bitcoin at $100,000 and $50,000. ♪ >> i can't take all the

where does this leave vivendi? lothar: it makes vivendi different. their sales, depending -- it is a much smaller in different business. [indiscernible] each of those businesses had their issues recently. we have to be more focused on what they are doing on the industrial strategy. vivendi has been a prolific investor in businesses, telecom italia, those investments come with issues. there is quite a lot for them to sort out. management will focus on how they create value both out of those consolidated businesses they control and the investments they have made in the past years. anna: interesting to see the scale of that conglomerate discount hanging over vivendi previously. thank you, matthew bloxham. just to keep check of what is going on of what is going on a vivendi, that share up by more than 20%, 19.5%. still to come on the program, we continue the interesting conversations, we will bring you our conversation with the billionaire -- that conversation next. he has plenty to say about gamestop. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: this is "bloomberg market

shares of the media giant vivendi jump to 20% today.tocks in milan were up after mario draghi took office this weekend. the ftse 200 is up. while the pound sterling had a three year high against the u.s. dollar. your land rover is accelerating a selected transition. the carmaker which is owned by indian conglomerate tata is pha sing out petrol engines. the former boss of renault says he is encouraged by the brands resilience. >> jaguar land rover has decided to rebrand. the car manufacturing giant on monday announced a commitment to producing electric only jag wires in 2025. >> by 2026, we will have more than six electric vehicles being offered with land rover. we estimate to be ready and commit for zero carbon company by 2049. >> the $2.5 billion overhaul is seen as key to reviving a company which is formed -- fallen behind bmw under sadie's bends in electric technology. -- and mercedes-benz in electric technology. it is using underused manufacturing sites. the luxury carmakers has revealed plans to reduce u.k. based management. the ce

dani: air is still a lot of action happening, and the two biggest movers are because vivendi is lookingng off their universal music group, lifting it by the end of the year -- listing it by the end of the year. the sped up timeline, shares our highest since 2001. lanxess also in the headlines, and up nearly 4%. they are saying the price is right. the bigger market moves, global equities on track for another record. european stocks also up. market caps for the world are at 110 trillion dollars, so the fomo rally is driving part of this. oil rigs shut, driving crude higher. bitcoin taking a breather over the weekend, nearing $50,000. is that more institutional money coming in? is it a new etf in america, or are people betting this is the next inflation hedge? regardless, that off by .8% this morning. francine: i know you have a big week ahead. the testimony in front of lawmakers, with robinhood. that is coming up on thursday. bloomberg surveillance continues in the next hour. we will speak with hsbc's max kettner about the markets. paul hunter will also join us to talk about the u.k.'s su

vivendi being a huge driver, the fact that he will be spinning of potentially its music business.hat has crystallized value in that business and help the cac 40 outperformed this week. the underlying story from other asset classes is reinforcing this narrative. the pond benefiting as it continues to deliver as a result of what is happening in the u.k. with the vaccine program, copper is a massive beneficiary of the reflation trade, the green trade. china back this week, backed by copper. than the steepening of the yield curve we saw this week. it has continued on both sides of the atlantic. nevertheless, the gravitational effect of the steepening we are seeing stateside is really huge, certainly represented in europe in a meaningful way as well. the sector story, again, an indication of that story writ large across the board. basic resources, traveler and leisure. technology could be more defensive. certainly the basic resources, one of the factors behind outperformance here in the united kingdom. let's talk about some of the individual names we have been focusing on. we are looki

i'm julianna tatelbaum with joumanna bercetche and tease are your headlines vivendi searching for theket wave higher