. >> and i'm wilfred frost. here are the headlines. >>> china has their best day, but taking a hit as chinese exports tumble in july. >>> and warren buffett and berkshire hathaway in a takeover that could cost $30 billion. >>> and donald trump in the dustup with megyn kelly. he said his comments were quote, appropriate. >>> shots fired in ferguson, after police and protesters attending a rally to mark one year after the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown. >>> and it was a down week for wall street last week with the dow, the nasdaq, s&p 500 all losing about 1%. the s&p energy sector, the worst performing sector losing by 4%. utilities the best performing sector. we're keeping an eye, of course, on oil prices which continue to move lower. dow about 30 points, nasdaq, tech-heavy nasdaq up by 17. and we do get the sales ahead of a potential fed rate hike still at this point seems to be september. taking a look at the cnbc global index. mixed data we're looking at. trade right now index is seeing a gai

i'm wilfred frost. >> and i'm seema mody. we'll see you tomorrow.ext up is "squawk box." >>> good morning, everyone. breaking overnight, china moves to devalue its currency, sparking the yuan's biggest one-day loss in two decades and sending shock waves through the global markets. >>> a developing story. greece says it's reached an agreement with creditors on the terms of a new bailout, but this is not a done deal. some details are still unresolved. >>> and the abcs of google. the tech giant restructuring creating a new parent company called alphabet as it tries to keep innovating beyond search. it is tuesday, august 11th, 2015. "squawk box" gibbs right now. ♪ abc, easy as 1, 2, 3, simple as do re, mi ♪ >>> live from new york, where business never sleeps, this is "squawk box." ♪ >>> oh, it was a given we were going to open with that music. good morning. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. scott wapner along with becky quick and tyler mathisen. joe and andrew are off today. and attention star-gazers, tonight could bring the best meteor shower of th

. >> i'm wilfred frost. here are your headlines from around the world. >>> the big stock exchange reopening after a five-week shutdown. banking stocks lead the declines. meanwhile pmi data for july plummets, a 16-year low. >>> off to a good start, investors cheer hsbc's plans starting with the sale of its brazilian units for over 5 billion pounds. meanwhile commerzbank announces its first dividend since 2007 after profits double. >> ready set, go. u.s. auto sales are expected to past $17 million for the third month as suvs and pickup trucks remain strong in july. >>> and you're fired. donald trump slumped because of racist comments but now first in the polls. meanwhile, joe biden is reportedly thinking about dipping his toe into the race. >>> all right. welcome back. let's have a quick look at the athens stock exchange. it opened for the first time in five weeks today. and it is down quite heavily as expected. it was off by roughly 20%. this is what we were expecting. based on u.s. traded etf of good stocks,

. >> i'm wilfred frost. here are your headlines from around the world. >> let's talk about greece. 60 lawmakers are expected to say no to the greek bailout. >> on the hawk fences, clues for a september rate hike. investors asking in problems in china might change their thinking. >> mastercard sets it's sights on a settlement with target. this after the retailer agrees on a similar deal with visa. >> yum brand appoints a new leader for its china business in an effort to turn around four straight quarters in it's biggest revenue market. >>> coming up on the show, guess which stock is up 1,500% on its ipo price. here's the clue, it went public 11 years ago. >> did hackers make good on their promise to expose members of the ashley madison website. a fire rips through shooting flames as much as 100 foot in the air. >>> and you're watching the second hour of worldwide exchange. let's get a check on u.s. futures. stocks have been up down and all around but keep in mind s&p 500 still within 1.8% of the all time intr

. >> i'm wilfred frost. here's your headlines from around the world. >> greece moves one step further of securing a bailout after the country moves further. he has fears rebels in his own party could weaken the government. >> stabilization in the chinese market after the central bank holds the currency steady with shanghai composite with the biggest weekly gain since early june. >> german and italian gdp disappoint in the second quarter as france grinds to a complete halt. the data not voting well for euro zone member which is are due imminently. >> deals galore from goldmans. the invest ment bank selling its mines. and in-turn buying deposits from ge capital. so that has come out. we have gdp from the second quarter at 1.3%. that's in line with expectation and an improvement from 1% the previous quarter. that's the year on year number. the quarter on quarter number has come in at 0.3% against a forecast of plus 0.4. so fractionally below expectation which is some what in line with germany and italy earlier.

i'm wilfred frost. >> and i'm carolin roth.hese are your headlines from around the world. >>> the greek stock exchange reopens business after a five-week shutdown. the main index sheds 23%. banking stocks decline. >>> as markets level as fears of a china slowdown hits sentiments. this after a factory incident to its lowest level. >>> hsbc's turnaround plans starts in the sale of its brazilian unit. >>> meanwhile, the german bank profits double. >>> heineken shares maintains guidance in strength in most of its markets upsets weak demand in africa. it tells cnbc is can weather the challenges. >> if you look at the next coming 25 years, the first big positive for our industry was some hiccups, but they will remain positive for the long time. >>> good morning, everyone. let's get straight to some macro economic data in the form of eurozone july manufacturing pmi. that came in 52.4. versus a forecast of 52. slightly better than expected. the june was 52-.5. what we're seeing in july a tine will slowdown. let's just go through the di

i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm seema mody. here's your headlines from around the world. >> greece moves one step closer to securing a bailout after the country's parliament votes in favor of the package. >> alexis tsipras has fears rebels in his own party could weaken the government. >> german gdp, euro zone numbers due in an hours time. >> beijing falls out of the spotlight after the central bank holds the market steady. they grab investor's attention after they post the biggest weekly gain since early june. >> the german car maker speeds away from a long running probe into the failed take over of volkswagen in 2008. >>> welcome to the show. french gdp disappointing earlier coming in flat for the quarter. german gdp in line, a little below expectations. italian gdp has just come in as well and that has disappointed too. the expectation year on year was for plus 0.5 and has come in for the year but the expectation quarter on quarter was for plus 0.3% and we have 0.2% gdp. so a little disappointing. not as disappointing as the

. >> i'm wilfred frost. here are your headlines from around the world. >> despite a blockbuster performance from its movie division with hits hike the avengers. >> pretax profits nose dive. investors remain cool and collected as the global banking giant promises to simplify the business. >> there's no stopping the dollar. the green back scaling the heights not seen in three months after the fed president says the central bank is on course for lift off in september. >> the stage is set for thursday's show down. the line-up for the first debate is revealed. >> coming up on the show, is apple becoming a roten stock. we'll explain next. >> we'll take a look at a luxury retailer looking to go public for the second time. >> also coming up on the show, putting your money where your mouth is. a leading investor from index ventures explains why food delivery apps make for a good investment. >> welcome to the show. yes, this is worldwide exchange. those comments really sending shockwaves across wall street yesterday.

. >> i'm wilfred frost. >> chinese stocks are down. shedding over 6%. more stimulus amid fears of a sharp slow down. >> an explosion rips through a shrine in bangkok killing 22 people in what is called the worst ever attack. the perpetrator is still unknown. >> drill baby drill. the united states gives royal dutch shell the go ahead for exploration in the arctic. the oil major will be monitored around the clock. >> american apparel seals a $90 million deal with creditors to avoid default. this after they warned about operating cash flow amid operating sales. >>> coming up on the show, we reveal why bill gates is staying behind at the office. plus starbucks are filling up it's cups with something a little different than coffee. we take the lid off the plans. and snapchated at jury duty. one gop candidate takes a day off campaigning to perform his civic duty. stay tuned for the details. >> welcome to the show. u.s. futures pointing to a lower open. the dow down 28 points. mixed set of housing data out yesterday. that manufacturing number that killed the m

i'm seema mody. >> and i'm wilfred frost.ere are the headlines. >>> china has their best day, but taking a hit as chinese exports tumble in july. >>> and warren buffett and berkshire hathaway in a takeover that could cost $30

i'm wilfred frost. >> good day to everyone. i'm seema mody and here are your headlines from around the world. >>> white smoke in athens. greece reaches a bailout deal with over a week to spare, but the country's creditors are still left to iron out the final details. >>> currency curveball. china devalues the yuan in a bid to boost the flagging economy. the surprise move sending shares in europe's auto and luxury stocks lower in early trade. >>> easy as abc. google creates a new umbrella company, alphabet, in order to simplify its structure. sundar pichai ceo of the new search business. >>> and prudential prepares to deliver first-half earnings in about 15 minutes. profits are expected to surge by 10%, but investors eye the challenges ahead. >>> welcome to the show. let's get straight to european markets, which were indeed quite strong yesterday. a slew of earnings and oil prices recovering by a couple of percent allowed equity markets to perform relatively well, better in europe than in the u.s., but positive across the board.

i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm seema mody. next up is squawk box. have a great day.l see you tomorrow. >>> china's central bank with a possible 10% drop in the currency. also cisco rising. beating the street with a boost for strong u.s. demand for its product and caught in the rough, authorities want to know whether the former chairman leaked information to a professional gambler suspected of tipping off phil mickelson. it's thursday august 13th, 2015 and squawk box begins right now. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. i'm becky quick with andrew ross sorkin and scott. >> joe is on vacation this week. let's get you up to speed on the markets. take a look at the u.s. equity futures. yesterday the dow ended upturning around. 277 point early decline. ended up unchanged by the end of the day. you can see there's moderate advance with the dow futures up by 38 points. s&p futures up by 5.5 and the nasdaq up by close to 20. more on the overseas action and china central bank in a moment. but first as you are just waking up check out these picture

. >> i'm wilfred frost. >> chinese stocks are down. shedding over 6%. more stimulus amid fears of a sharp slow down. >> an explosion rips through a shrine in bangkok killing 22 people in what is called the worst ever attack. the perpetrator is still unknown. >> drill baby drill. the united states gives royal dutch shell the go ahead for exploration in the arctic.

i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm seema mody. here are your headlines from around the world. >>> stocks fall in europe and asia after the vice chairman says a rebound in inflation will allow the central banks to raise rates gradually. >> we've got a little over two weeks before we make the decision. and you've got time to wait were and see the incoming data and see what exactly -- what is going on now in the economy. >>> the shanghai composite ends a month over 12% down as reports beijing will end large-scale shares approaches in favor of a more cumulative approach. >>> and malaysia, a sea of protesters take to the streets but the country's prime minister said he will not resign after a $700 million donation scandal. >>> okay. so it's the final trading day of august. it has already finished for asian markets, or most of them anyway. china has closed down the best part of 1%. it's certainly pared most of the losses it's facing for the day. overall, the course of the month, it's down 12.5% and of course it is now down for the year

i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm seema mody. here are your headlines from around the world. >> the pboc strikes again. china devals it's currency for the second week in a row despite yesterday's move was a one off. >> this as china's economic slow down is deeper than expected. germany export heavy dax stumbles again while the australian dollar gets hammered. >> shareholders wave bye bye to baba. stock hitting an all time low on heavy volume in new york. >> in europe, shares in henkel with their biggest one day loss of almost four years after missing second quarter forecasts. the ceo tells cnbc he's not worried about being left out of the m&a frenzy. >> we'll continue to invest but what's also important is that you don't get carried away by the high multiples in the markets. we want to invest appropriately but at the same tile don't pay silly money. >> welcome to the show. now the international energy agency just releasing it's oil report for july. we are looking at a 25% decline through july and early august as well from the end

. >> i'm wilfred frost. here are your headlines from around the world. >> happy friday.tocks set to open lower at the dow closed at a six month low. >> presidential hopefuls clash in the first gop debate. front runner donald trump coming under fire for refusing to rule out a bid if he fails to clench the nomination. >> orange is the new black helps boost lion's gate business in q-2. but it's film division weighs on results. >> the gaming kpaeb disappoints with guidance and active users sending shares over 10% lower. >> thanks for joining us on worldwide exchange. this jobs report for the month of july will help determine whether the fed will raise rates in the month of september. remember the consensus is for 223,000 jobs to be added in the month of june and then july at 215,000. but it's not just a jobs number. we also need to see signs of wage growth. that's what economists will be focussing on. goldman sachs yesterday noting that the ism non-manufacturing composite pmi supports the case for a better than expected number today. of course we'll see what happens at 8:30

i'm wilfred frost. >> and i'm seema mody. thanks for joining us. coming up is "squawk box."ave a great day. i was going to the library to do my homework. it was a little bit of a walk to get to the bus stop. i had to wait in line to use the computer. took a lot of juggling to keep it all together. what's possible when you have high-speed internet at home? the library never closes. it makes it so much better to do homework when you're at home. internet essentials from comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. >>> good morning. today's two big story, the same as we've been dealing with -- china and the fed. the big headline out of asia. some buzz that's controversial market intervention. and here at home, comments from fed officials sparking the main debate. will or won't janet yellen and co raise rates. >>> plus, a big bet on energy. warren buffett and berkshire hathaway takes a stake in phillips 66. it's monday, august 31st, 2015. and "squawk box" begins right now. ♪ see you in september >> announcer: live from new york where business never sleeps this is "squawk box."

. >> and i'm wilfred frost. angela miracle says the imf will be involved in the greek bailout.chancellor says further debt relief for athens is on the cards. >> translator: we already said so back in july with with regard to extending the interest rate. we may have to -- no, not may have. we do have room to maneuver. >> amazon's ceo jeff bezos dismesses a mshg times article outlining poor working continues at his company. he says it does not does not represent the company he leads. >>> exposed, reports say at&t helped the government spy on wiretapping at the united nations. >>> and the faa blames the software upgrade after more than 400 flights are grounded after the weekend, affecting passengers all a along the east coast. >>> now u.s. stocks ending the week slightly higher despite those fears about chinese growth and the intervention on the surntsy fund. right now on monday, the dow indicating a higher open by 11 points. s&p up about 2. best performing secretarierer in last week's trade, interestingly enough, materials which ye year-to-date is one of the worst performing sect

. >> i'm wilfred frost.here are your headlines from around the world. >> let's talk about greece. 60 lawmakers are expected to say no to the greek bailout. >> on the hawk fences, clues for a september rate hike. investors asking in problems in china might change their thinking. >> mastercard sets it's sights on

i'm wilfred frost. >> hello, everyone. i'm seema mody. here are your headlines from around the world. >> angela merkel puts investors at ease after she says the imf will be involved in the greek bailout. the german chancellor says further debt relief for athens is on the cards. >> translator: back in july with regards to extending the charities and with regards to interest rates. we may have to -- no, not may have. we do have room to maneuver. >> another notch back for abe nomics. consumers feel the tension. the market shakes off the action and the -- is closing higher. >>> good news for airbus as it confirms 270 planes to india. >>> and outlining poor working conditions, besoz says the claims do not represent the company he lead. >> some flashes coming from iran. ayatollah khomeini says the nuclear deal won't open iran to u.s. political economic influence. he says it's not clear if iran nuclear deal will be ratified in iran and the united states. those late flashes on this, so he's saying if the nuclear deal does happen, it won't open ir

. >> i'm wilfred frost. >> crude edges off 12 month lows. renowned investor telling cnbc oil prices will stay subdued in the short-term. >> the decline in oil production that was anticipated has not yet occurred and i'm not sure it will occur. prices will be soft for a little bit. >> chinese stocks swing higher after the country's regulator takes more action to stem volatility. but intervention is not the solution. >> they are desperate and will use every rule in the book to do that. unfortunately as you know the more they do the more uncertainty there is in the market. >> puerto rico defaults for the first time ever. the government's death spiral warning comes to fruition. >> pimco probe. the investigation into the bond giant for pumping up returns of a popular etf once managed by bill gross. >> if you're just tuning in thank you for joining us on worldwide exchange. u.s. stocks falling on the first day of august. futures pointing to a higher open so we could be in for a rebound. in 2014 august was the strongest month for wall street with t

. >> i'm wilfred frost.ere are your headlines from around the world. >> despite a blockbuster performance from its movie division with hits hike the avengers. >> pretax profits nose dive. investors remain cool and collected as the global banking giant promises to simplify the business. >> there's no stopping the dollar. the green back scaling the heights not seen in three months after the fed president says the central bank is on c