. >> i'm willem marx here are your headlines. >> can he avoid a taper tantrum? mario draghi walks a tightrope as the ecb president looks to shift away from easy money without royaling markets >>> ab bpob posts a weaker than expected second quarter. >>> deutsche telekom adds more than 1 million customers in the latest quarter >> we've been fortunate in the first quarter again following a good streak of acquisitions last year we extend with a disciplined approach our portfolio >>> we've seen a broader and higher open in europe with the stoxx 600 up over a third of a percent. taking its lead from more record closes in the u.s. overnight and a raft of earnings results are out today. on the whole broadly positive which has signaled the market opening higher you can see that reflected in the key movers in the markets today. let's look and see how the individual bourses are shaping up the xetra dax is in the lead, up 0.75 cac 40 up over a half percent. the ftse 100 up over 0.40% negative statements out of easyjet, yes, it managed to deliver higher unit revenue, but the

i'm willem marx. >> i'm gemma acton these are your headlines >>> the euro surges to a two-year high against the dollar after ecb president mario draghi hints at when the central bank could shift its policy away from easy money. >> we were unanimous in -- in setting no precise date for when to discuss changes we simply said that our discussions should take place in the fall >>> pay safe shares rocket to the top of the stoxx 600 after a consortium by blackstone bid for the payments firm. >>> mediterranean delight for vodafone the mobile operator calls in with forecast topping numbers on the back of a strong performance in italy and spain, sending shares higher. >>> dimming down on sales. philips lighting posts a 2% decline for its professional lighting arm, despite a beat on core earnings. the company's ceo tells cnbc that growth will return. >> we were declining by 2.4% for the full year of 2016, we have been declining by 1.3% for the first semester of 2017 we will go back to growth in the course of the second half of 2017 >>> it's a choppy start to trade today in europe with mixed colors ac

yesterday that qatar's refusal to meet their demands is proof of its connection to terror groups willem marx us from doha with the latest. this seems like this whole situation in the middle east keeps dragging on. what can we expect to see now given the latest developments? >> you're right. we've heard from the u.s. state department overnight, they said they expect this to continue in the current set of circumstances for a few more weeks if not months rex tillerson will be traveling to kuwait next week, where the mediation efforts are ongoing. businesses here have said ultimately they've not seen such an impact on their bottom line i spoke to the ceo of the qatar financial center, which encourages foreign businesses here in qatar. he said they had not been reacting that strongly let's take a listen. >> i think initially there's a sense of shock because of what happened there's obviously an aggression upon the state of qatar. and again, business people don't like mixing with politics. and interfering with their businesses so i think hopefully the message i would like to send is that post-cris

eaf solidarity for the leadership her here >> we'll see if there's impact on the energy market willem marxk you for that report >>> lawmakers in the european union backed new tax rules the changes will force multinational companies that operate in the region to give details on where profits are made companies ranging from google to amazon would be forced to publish profits and tax bills from each eu country where they do business. they would also have to provide information such as employment numbers proving they're not running shell companies. however the european parliament will allow authorities to grant exemptions in cases where information would put a company at a disadvantage with competitors. >>> saba capital is closing its office in the uk this is the hedge fund known for its winning bet against the jpmorgan trader known as the london whale reuters says the 1$1.8 billion firm will move to new york this is the second u.s. fund firm to do so this year. the reason for saba's move is unclear but comes at an uncertain time for hedge funds based in brittain as the country begins those br

willem marx for hire -- the information purporting amazon west versus might be looking into a partnership with vmware to developing software for corporate data centers. -- ons behind the gains >> can job looking for those. >> anderson as well, trying to gain. is taking a big stands at the succession planning. two veteran executives in their 40's -- the newly formed role of copresident and co-chief operating officers. cofounders -- no longer at home. looks pretty and bloomberg's new york chief -- executive editor. jason has covered private equity for years. focuses on special recently. hi jason. the new tycoon. >> we have new tycoon is. >> at another one in there. i will choose my words carefully here. this is about sifting apart -- literally >> absolutely. it was interesting how, as you said, that specific they were even in the wording -- in the press the examiner communications. they talked about turning over the day to day operations. are two guys these who had basically grown up -- they had in there for 20 years. they came up from the same class. you know they have been all around the