paul romer and william nordhaus are announced as nobel prize winners. coming up, to drive for the , monication on brazil deterson institute. this is "bloomberg." ♪ bloombergis is surveillance. i'm taylor riggs. let us get the business flash. u.s. prosecutors may take the step up targeting individuals in a sanctions violation case. they told standard chartered they are preparing to bring criminal charges against two former employees over sanctions breaches involving iran. the british bank may face $1.5 billion in fines. the parent of mercedes-benz has announced the first high-level departures since naming a new ceo. the daimler ceo will not seek to extend his contract which ends in last month, they elected 2019. someone else to take over as ceo next year. the chilean copper mine is downplaying the impact of a trade fight. bloomberg spoke with the ceo. >> the outlook for copper is positive. on the demand side, emerging markets continue to drive physical demand. china's demand is expected to grow about 4%. in other parts of the world, demand is strong. on the supply side, copper is in shortage. generally, you