what about vodafone?ch, stock you want to with full-year earnings coming out that missed analyst estimates. a forecast that is in line with the analyst outlook, also saying it will increase free cash flow 23% to about 5 billion euros in the coming financial years, after splitting off its money-losing indian operation to a joint venture. analysts say it will help cover its dividends. keep your eye on those stocks. coming up, it's the market open. futures not moving. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: the me take you to the screen. giving the fair value regulations. you get down to the granularity of whether london is up .2% and the cap down when 2%. that remains to be seen. a bunch of spot -- stocks you need to be being attention to. what do you think? matt: i think you want to continue to keep your eye on oil. we will discuss this throughout the program. the russia-saudi cooperation has led to higher prices. one thing i find interesting is for the longest time -- do yellow line is opec oil production -- this was h

the ftse 100 is given a boast by vodafone shares. the market up by 0.3%. >>> do keep an eye on the euro/dollar pair, now that we're back above the 1.10 handle for the first time since the french elections, this is down to some dollar weakness we have seen, with the dollar index at the lowest since november. dollar positioning is the lowest since october. we saw that surprisingly soft u.s. manufacturing report yesterday. and that comes on the back of the poor cpi and retail numbers late last week. i should also tell you, of course, that the pound sterling is at a one-week high against the u.s. dollar, given the stronger than expected inflation numbers. >>> angela merkel and emanuel macron agreed to draw up a road map for deeper european union integration. but meeting in berlin, the two leaders also said they were open to changing eu treaties. annette is in frankfurt, claire is in paris. annette, reading some of the coverage from the german media, seems like macron brought a bit of the obama atmosphere back to berlin. >> there was a li

shares of vodafone rose more than 4% to $28.69. >>> h&r block's ceo is retiring this july. the tax preparation services firm said it is considering both internal and external candidates to fill that role. the announcement was taxing for investors. shares of h&r block fell 6% to $25.18. >>> one executive leaving, another returning. twitter's co-founder biz stone is coming back to the company full-time. the tech entrepreneur said its top focus will be the company's culture. the title is to be determined, i suggest cfo, chief feeling officer. shares rose a quarter. >>> the fast food company, jack in the box, was in focus. quarterly results topped wall street estimates. the same was true for red robin gourmet burger which reported better than expected earnings. the company said it gained market share against its rivals. shares of jack in the box up as much as 9% in initial afterhour trading. look red robin, spiking as much as 15% late today. >>> the federal reserve not only has to decide when to next raise interest rates, it also has to decide how and when to trim its $4.5 tril

, 02oreeor wherever you happen to be, vodafone, 0 2 or ee or anything?ake it, easy solution for parents when they buy the watch, they sign up when they buy the watch, they sign upfor when they buy the watch, they sign up for the service plan online and it connects within 2a hours. up for the service plan online and it connects within 24 hourslj up for the service plan online and it connects within 24 hours. i guess it connects within 24 hours. i guess it varies where you are in the world. we posed this question at the start of the programme, could kids fig own- 50. and about on their own. so, when they want to give there. when they think about giving their child a sn0n, that increases other worries, access to the internet, too much gaming, too much screen time. so what's the happy medium? i think my solution offers that. you can stay connected, but you don't have to have them using a smartphone and getting access to too much information. the difficulty i have to say, my children haven't got smart devices, but my son who is nine, whoi smart devices, but my

two mobile number phone carriers vodafone. shares of hypersensitive. -- carrier is vodafone. shares are up today. whilee a forecast releasing fourth-quarter results which were in line with analyst estimates. upwardon continuing movement -- the blue line from 2013. weak sterling, higher inflation. core inflation at 2.4%. post-brexit it is pushing up import prices. seemank of england doesn't in a hurry to tighten policy. vonnie: one more thing going on -- more controversy were president trump who is already under pressure over the firing of fbi director james comey. the president revealed highly classified information to russia's foreign minister and investor last week. another obstacle to the republican agenda. mitch mcconnell spoke exclusively with kevin cirilli about the reported disclosure. what the senate majority leader said about this report and the white house response to it? kevin: a white house is pushing back against this report but there's no question that republicans on capitol hill are speaking out against the report. it comes at a time when the senate majority le

vodafone — the only uk telecoms firm to still run a dedicated paging network — wants to sell it's pagersomers. pagers, are still used by many people because of their reliability, coverage and battery life. about 800 jobs are to go in a planned merger between two of scotland's biggest financial companies. the posts will be cut over three years during restructuring after the £11 billion merger of standard life and aberdeen asset management. the two companies currently have a combined workforce of 9,000 people around the world. snap, the company that owns snapchat, is posting its first earnings as a public company today. the company floated on the us stock market at the beginning of march shares were priced at $2a a share. shares peaked at $27, but have fallen as low as $19. today they're around $23.32. this will be the first glimpse at how the company may perform long term. and revenues at broadcaster itv fell 3% in the first three months of the year as advertising income dropped 9%. the broadcaster said it expected similar falls for the whole of the first—half of the year. remember, they

vodafone saying they see 2018 free cash flow around 5 billion euros. getting other guidance talking about their adjusted, coming in at 14.5 billion euros. 4.8%.ed gross of a lot of guidance numbers, second largest mobile operator has just recently agreed in a joint venture with india. we saw some of that just yesterday in that south africa story, where vodafone simplified its holdings in sub-saharan africa with a $2.6 billion stake in safari con. things changing. the number seems to be in line. manus: let's talk about easyjet. first half revenue at 1.3 billion pounds after having penciled in 1.88. when it comes to pretax loss, it widens. the load factor is improving. there are also a couple other big blockbuster set pieces here in terms of the numbers. that pretax loss has widened quite substantially, more than the market had estimated. 236 million pounds of a pretax loss, the estimate was for a hundred 76 million. that has been in terms of both their costs and mainland europe and hits them in terms of their fuel costs. that they are setting out their

vodafone have decided to stop making a pager. i used to have one as a reporter.t mobile from the late ‘80s. jason crick sent us a photo of his minidisc player. graham richardson said he still uses this 14—year—old phone every day. dawda sanneh sent in this photo of her old game boy console. look, there is a picture of as behind it to prove that it is today. dawda sanneh sent in this photo of her old game boy console. lots of people signing here saying that they remember this. and look at this collection of retro phone from peter sappleton. i wonder what he does with all of those phones. he even has a frankie goes to hollywood t—shirt. those phones. he even has a frankie goes to hollywood t-shirt. hello? hello? i feel like we are in a bad 1987 movie. this is not actually a phone. children, this is what used to be called a cassette player. this was a cassette and you would put this in. you would take the top 40 highly illegally off radio one.” rememberdoing highly illegally off radio one.” remember doing that. you had to stop before the dj started. this is a televi

a 17% increase as the deal competes with larger rivals deutsche telephone and vodafone. to take over french advertising company in a 3.9 billion euro deal orchestrated by a billionaire who controls both businesses. 9.25 euross offered a share. it will combine vivendi's media 'advertisinghavas market. game maker net marble with a high growth alternative to the traditional injury -- industry. the company now has a market value of about $12.4 billion. surpassing lg electronics. founded 17 years ago, net marble is a rare entrepreneurial success in a nation dominated by politically connected manufacturing conglomerates. barclays ceo jes staley has responded to emails from an imposter pretending to be chairman john mcfarlane. according to the financial times , he criticized a shareholder who threaten to oust him at a meeting on wednesday. the ceo responded, weise -- we praise the mcfarlane's, guitar tohim on the eric clapton. that is your bloomberg business flash. anna: still a fantastic story, thank you. i am told if you are to be compared to anybody on the guitar, that is no

as the 7500 threshold for the first time ever boosted in part by vodafone shares. aspite reporting huge losses it forecasts an uptick later this year. a more muted picture on wall street, although the s&p and nasdaq hit each it fresh records shortly after the opening bell, paring back slightly now with the nasdaq trading in positive territory this hour. the new french president has promised to scrap an unpopular housing tax for a percent of renters and homeowners. emmanuel macron has outlined measures to make up for that running gap in the national government with some small towns are worried about losing an important source of funds. >> the population here is on the rise. for the mayor of this small town of around 6000 aiming for development and construction, at the expense, however, of the local government. >> we have to put in new schools and increase social services. is housing tax is what helps a for these costs and other public services. >> french president emmanuel macron has vowed to eliminate an annual housing tax for 80% of households. to balancing's out,

vodafone, the world's second biggest mobile operator, reported a $6.71 billion loss for the 12 monthsragged down by its troubled indian unit. the company has been hit by fierce competition in india, one of the world's fastest mobile markets, and has been forced to merge its operations there with the country's idea cellular. asian stocks climbed to a fresh—two year high. asia was following wall street's lead, where commodity—linked stocks and currencies got a lift from rising crude oil prices after major producers saudi arabia and russia said they would extend oil supply cuts into 2018. busy day in europe — markets will be waiting on uk inflation data out — germanys confidence gauge and gdp figures for the euro area. and michelle fleury has the details about what's ahead on wall street today. in today's depressed retailing world, are there any companies which can buck the trend? american shoppers' hungerfor a can buck the trend? american shoppers' hunger for a bargain can buck the trend? american shoppers' hungerfor a bargain is expected to help the retailer which is the owner of tk ma

vodafone's shares led the gainers, up 2.9% at 217.3p after promising i'll be back with more businessconi5ton in the lake district every day, notjust to keep his body active, but also his mind. sion is coping with the symptoms of alzheimer's disease, and hopes 5taying active will keep it at bay for longer. john maguirejoined him on one of his daily climbs. come rain or shine — and days don't come much wetter than this — you'll find sionjair on his beloved lakeland fell5. four years ago he was diagnosed with alzheimer's, but walking the5e mountains every single day helps him manage his condition. it's keeping my brain ticking overfor a start, because it's getting oxygen around the brain cells that are left, if you like, and that's enabling me to feel psychologically a lot better and it's also helping me to feel as though i have still got something that i can do and cope with on a day—to—day basis. and so long as i can keep doing this — coming out to the moutain5 and enjoying the countryside, and the physical activity as well — then i'm not worried about the diagnosis of alzheimer's so

vodafone south africa unit has agreed to buy a 35% share in safari,, giving it a majority control.rding to two people familiar with the matter, they could announce the deal today. a representative declined to comment. that's your bloomberg business flash. anna: thank you. juliette saly in hong kong. crude has jumped after saudi arabia and russia said they favor ending oil out for cuts through the end of the first quarter to shrink a market glut. manus: speaking at a joint press conference in beijing, the energy ministers of the world's biggest oil producers said extending the curbs already agreed-upon and the volumes is needed to reach a goal of reducing global inventories to the five-year average. >> we have come to the conclusion that the agreement needs to be extended. desirednot reach the inventory level by this june, and therefore we also came to the conclusion that ending with probably -- ending will probably better at the and of the first quarter in 2018. anna: joining us now, tracy alloway anadolu dobby. greatest -- in abu dhabi. they haven't actually cut anything today, ha

. >>> stocks to watch today, vodafone reporting a 6$6.7 billion loss doubled by its troubled indian unitpinoff. the mobile operator said it is rise raising its dividend. >>> easyjet reporting losses due to weakness of the british pound. >>> singapore's gic cutting its stake in ubs because of changes in the lender's strategy and business. gic saying it had reduced its stake to 2.7% from 5.1%. that stock not reacting well. down almost 2%. >>> sears ceo, eddie lampart, vowing to fight back against suppliers trying to take advantage of his retailer. shares up 1.2%. >>> elliott management upping pressures for changes at bhp and calling for an independent review of the mining giant's petroleum business. >>> snap having its second strongest day since going public showinginstitutional investors bought shares. it's up 0.1% today. >>> when we come back, spacex successfully launching a rocket. details ahead. >>> here's the national forecast from nbc's bill karins. >>> good morning. we are watching severe weather today. possibility of tornadoes. that could mean travel delays. already a lot of storms

itself,recovered vodafone are reestablishing the upside.stion for markets is that that sterling drop is already well priced into the market. matt, good to have you here all week. i am off to digital radio. matt: euro-yen, is that the pair that the pros watch? i will have to ring tom keene on that. matt: i have the pro here, i will ask him. manus, thank you for that. let's take a look at what is going on i will have to ring tom keene on that. matt: as far as the individual movers are going. i have the mov screen on my bloomberg. i switched it to index point so we can see what is moving the markets. it is definitely banks. , macro sender, ing, all moving down. taking points off the stoxx 600, that is the important thing to show here. percentage screen , you don't get a picture of what is driving trade. on the upside, a more mixed group of companies from kerry .roup to paddy power, linda not really telling you the same kind of story you are seeing on the downside. clearly the story today is of the banks, after all the central bank news we hear

the move echoes the scrapping of roaming charges in similar destinations by ee, three and vodafone, andased an urgent update to stop hackers taking control of computers with a single email. the unusual bug, in microsoft anti—malwa re software such as windows defender, could be exploited without the recipient even opening the message. researchers discovered the flaw at the weekend and pushed out the fix just hours before the software giant's weekly tuesday security update. and alipay, the chinese digital payment giant owned by ecommerce giant alibaba, is expanding in the us. customers will be able to use alipay at about four million businesses — the deal is chiefly aimed at chinese tourists visiting north america. let's see how the markets are getting on. centrica and sse are listed and they are two of the big sixment their share price was down. centrica was down almost 4% and sse we re centrica was down almost 4% and sse were down almost 3%, they have recovered, but taken a hefty hit. the ftse is up. it has been pushed up the ftse is up. it has been pushed up by the ftse is up. it has b

vodafone, another big gainer, the uk telecom giant's full year profit forecast overshadowing a $6.7 billion loss for the fiscal year that ended the march. shares up nearly 4%. meantime, a new trade, record trade surplus for the yur ooceu. eu exports to the u.s. increasing in the first quarter by 11% compared to with a year ago. the euro rising to its highest levels in a year at 110 against the greenback. lastly, turkish president erdogan meeting trump today at the white house. a discussion will likely focus on security. one point of contention is trump's strategy in syria. turkey regards a militia group that washington is backing in syria as an extension of a terrorist group, pkk, which has been allegedly responsible for a lot of destruction in southern turkey so be sure to watch to see what the two leaders discuss in terms of security, nato and also the extradition of the cleric. as we wrap up this global markets report, let's take a look at the turkish stock index. it's in fact trading in record high territory. such a comeback from what we saw in 2016. shares up or the stock market in tur

vodafone have reported a decline in revenues. easyj et revenues. easyjet the biggest fall. on henderson island. it's an uninhabited remote british territory in the south pacific and has been found to have the highest density of plastic rubbish anywhere in the world. hywel griffith reports. a desert island that's become the final resting place for the world's waste. henderson island is uninhabited. years can pass without any visitors. but its beaches have become strewn with the everyday items people throw away. a research team sifted through the sands to find more than 17 tonnes of plastic had been deposited here. decades of debris carried by the oceans. the top offenders on the beach were, by and large, everyday consumer items that most people don't really hesitate when they use them to think about what it really means and where they might end up. things like plastic toothbrushes, plastic cigarette lighters, even babies' dummies. the australian research team travelled to the island to spend three months surveying its beaches. henderson is one of the british pitcairn islands

vodafone,lmart and but the focus will be on tech and online retailers. 18th,a will be out on the theck is up more than a third year to date. investors are anxious to see if they can keep the momentum going, particularly with competition from jd.com. that is presenting some competition. then you have tencent, another online retailer, up by the same amount come out on the 17th with their numbers. ,he focus has been on tech valuations when it comes to apple. #8527, market capitalization passing $800 billion, and the nasdaq's five most viable -- and thigh you bull companies are nearing $3 trillion in valuation after rising 24% this year. that is more than the total by you of stocks in any market except for the u.s., japan, and the u.k.. , construction, the biggest number, because that can indicate if the economy is on a rebound. construction nearing a decade high. a economists say housing starts likely rose. industrial production also likely to rise. we have trump and a week of international diplomacy and an international trip on the weekend. betty: indeed. a lot to watch out for. the s&

you had success like you did with alibaba and with the wireless provider in japan they bought from vodafonehoo japan. >> just to be watched because when you're dealing with companies like broadcom which is a smart company, dealing with sky work solutions they play by everyday rules. they have a price to earnings multiple not like what -- my charitable trust owns, if they buy the flash business from toshiba. they have a stretched balance sheet. >> that is a very interesting option going on for toshiba's flash business of course. being sold in part to keep toshiba out of serious trouble after they fired their westinghouse subsidiary, it gets so complex. westinghouse building nuclear facilities for the likes of southern company, will they continue to do that? >> yeah. >> what would happen if toshiba was unable to sell flash in a timely manner and the japanese government having to get involved in creating sort of a consortium that would buy it in company. you have foxconn, but nobody is going to let them buy because of national security concerns in japan and the u.s. you have broadcom here, whi

vodafone — the only uk telecoms firm to still run a dedicated paging network — wants to sell its pagers for customers. pagers, are still used by many people because of their reliability, about 800 jobs are to be cut in a planned merger of two of scotland's biggest financial companies. the posts will be cut over three years during restructuring after the £11 billion merger of standard life and aberdeen asset management. the two companies currently have a combined worldwide workforce of approximately 9,000 people. snap, the company that owns snapchat, is posting its first earnings as a public company today. the company floated in the us at the beginning of march priced at $24 a share — it peacked at $27, has been as low as $19 and today is around $23.32. this will be the first glimpse at how the company may perform long term. leicester see how the market had been getting on today. we got the ftse, they've given .doc is given a profits warning because they want to reinvest. we put the berkeley ‘s share price, not a huge response to that agm. that it's either be more throughout the afternoo