let's go to the yvonne man. -- let's go to the yvonne man. o rejectedink into monsanto's latest bid of about $14 billion. monsanto's stock rose the most in six years. monsanto has made three attempts to buy syngenta since 2011. that would have created the world's biggest producer of crop chemicals. intel has invested more than $60 million in a chinese drug maker maker.e intel is following a lead is set by google and amazon, who have been developing drones to deliver products. hit 75 millionas devices at the end of july. the company says that is six times more downloads on the app store than windows eight. ofrosoft achieved its goal setting its fastest adoption rate ever, one billion users in over three years. shares closed 5.5% of. that is a look at the top corporate headlines. i'm yvonne man. 10 of the world's biggest carmakers are being sued in the u.s., over claims that they failed to fix keyless ignition's links to the depths of people. -- linked to deaths. we have bloomberg news legal reporter edward patterson joining us live from los ang

let's go over to yvonne man. you and monitoring the headlines. fun: reporters say you see in the safe asset. evaluation towards the japanese economy he did say is correct the safety little price drop makes the price for japan's much more difficult. he did answer some questions about the health -- hopes of using. that is what members are linked administratione is going to prevent this economy. he said the economy is continuing on recovery trend overall. he said the fundamentals are still seen as sound as is the u.s. right now. he said when it comes to the routehop for this market that we have seen their needs to -- and the response boj will decide what is next in the privateng sector moving fed by bit. the yen strengthening and we did see some weakness up to the opening. anti-: thanks for that. a lot of central bank's' hands are being forced hereby this. sentence.the the selling pressure is escalating especially malaysia and indonesia. the crossover to our selfies asia correspondent. how is it looking? china -- concerned by is prompting investors

on yvonne man -- i'm yvonne man. shery: breaking news out of australia.hat income coming in at 2.4 australian dollars. 2.4 billion australian dollars. that is in line with estimates. was up twoevenue cents of a percent, coming in at 62.4 billion australian dollars. they are also paying a dividend of one australian dollars per share. wesfarmers is the biggest australian retailer. their net income is coming in line with estimates at 2.4 billion australian dollars. let's move on to other news. qantas has surged back to profit, announcing a four-year result -- full-year result of more than $975 million. let's go to paul in sydney. two to be held seven years ago. what can you tell us? seven yearshe helm ago. what can you tell us? reporter: it was a little less than the market was expecting, but still 900 $75 million is a huge reversal of the loss we saw last year of 675 million. revenue was also up 15.8 2 billion. billion -- 15.82 billion. long-suffering shareholders will be rewarded with the announcement of the capital return program. and surplus capital will

here is yvonne man. is right.at the disappointing manufacturing data out of china put a damper on commodities. deepening concern that the demand for raw materials will weaken from the u.s. to china with china buying 40% of the world copper. the metal dropped to a six year low. we are entering another bear market from a peak. brent crude.out we are below 50 bucks a barrel now. since january. that is amid speculation iran supplies will exacerbate a surplus wants sanctions -- once sanctions are lifted. about 95l remain million barrels above the five-year seasonal average for u.s. refineries could take a breather some and did set a record amount of crude in july. throughy around august october, we will see things slow down for maintenance. a lot of people forecasting that things will continue to look on the downside. still no sign of relief from the oversupply problem which is putting more pressure on prices, not to mention a rate rise and the u.s. could be in the horizon. let's talk about gold. gold extende

we have yvonne man reporting from tokyo.nne: in the busy shopping district these days, chances are you will spot a chinese tourist enjoying a sale. >> we wanted to come experience of more developed country, to experience japan's culture. we bought the suitcase and then we stuff. we are about to go crazy. million people from the mainland are expected to visit japan area 2000 -- two thirds more than in 2014. ocean liners have doubled the number of trips from shanghai to japan. chinese tourists aren't not -- are not taking advantage of the weaker yen. the government has eased visa restriction and scrap the sales tax and shops here are quite economy being -- accommodating. inchures are translated chinese. the 70th anniversary of the world war ii defeat opened old ones. hard feelings have run for decades. but showing signs of a thought. >> i do not have hatred toward japanese people because we are too far away from that generation. it used to be but now, i think we are more accepting. hear chinese to being taught in the classroom

i am yvonne man. shery: we will stay with that fifa meeting.g in what can you tell us about the meeting? >> they gave little away in the press conference. there were four or five companies. i spoke to someone in the meeting. he said it went on for several hours. fifa sent out what they have is reforming. you may not have read about it. , the election process for the world cup has already changed. there are 24 people on the executive committee that will choose where the world cup is. critics say the whole process is corrupt. they will need 100 people, not 20 people. shery: tell us a little bit about the sponsors. they have criticized fifa. will they be walking away? >> coca-cola has been with fifa since 1975. the u.s. department of justice made a big sweep. everybody is aware of the serious breaches of regulation and corruption by senior members. has anybody walked away? no. will they? probably not. there is no other event on the planet that generates as much advertising interest as the world cup. to go away, iants would not assume pepsi would b

us.aad: yvonne man for wass get now to the man who the special advisor to the prime minister in the timefukushima disaster. he joins us by webcam. thank your for joining us. let's start with your opposition to nuclear power. it is a little bit more complicated. you are suggesting that perhaps japan should have a nuclear future but not yet. why? guest: the biggest problem at this moment in japan is that the technical safety -- not the technical safety it is public acceptance. themany people can trust nuclear regulation authority? that is the biggest problem. the government should be more careful to realize public is not accepting. abe'sd: why is shinzo government so determined to get this done? moment, the four power plants have shut down and then it is really expensive. need tor later we depend on the nuclear power plants. create trust from in people to the government nuclear regulation authorities. but they want to save money and to save costs. that is the biggest situation. you have been saying and mentioning this, there is an issue of trust. people not trusting the government are trus

was yvonne man talking to lawrence ho.ayweather has been criticized for his proposed fight next month. his opponent is past his prime, sportswriters say. a lot of disappointment. beat the know that he anonymous decision. fighters soare both people understand what we are talking about. why we are suddenly talking about boxing. floyd meriwether announced he would be fighting andre berto. mayweather ise, seven years older. is going for 49. lost three out of his last six. that is why it was criticized. let's get to these ticket prices. this is where it gets interesting. in the lead out -- lead up to the many -- manny pacquiao fight, there are lots of classifications here. we do not have the actual face value of the tickets just yet, that comes out at the end -- and of the week. patio -- mannyr pacquiao was twice $400. berto.apest against are coming from both these fighters. will he still make a lot of money question mark that is right. saying i will be as ready as i have been. don't act surprised september 12. and mayweather t

time for a look at the top corporate stories with yvonne man.iggest production lines in china will remain silent until wednesday because of the explosion in tengion. resume when il can confirm the safety of employees and the surrounding area. destroyed 500,000 toyota vehicles. netflix may be joining a new team in japan. softbank will offer subscriptions at its retail outlet. preparess as netflix for japanese dude you this year, partnering with fuji media to offer exclusive episodes. netflix is hoping that will help boost content and attract users. maggi noodles may be back on the shelves in december. they were banned after claims they contained lead. a high court overturned the van two weeks ago. they will continue to sell the existing formula without changing the ingredients. those are the top headlines this hour. angie: the resignation last week of prime minister alexis tsipras is almost certain to lead to september elections. parties on the far right and radical left are looking to capitalize on economic concerns. with the spent a day parties

. -- yvonne man and she is standing by. yvonne: better than expected.quarter gdp following annualized 1.6%. the estimate was 1.8%. were forecasting a contraction of course from the second quarter. snapping 2 quarters of growth we saw. slightly smaller than what we expected the damage. japan falling 0.4% quarter on quarter. that was actually also slightly better than estimated at 0.5%. that was the forecast. we will see how things look and we saw public investment down 2.6%. we also see the private inventory contributions. but again, that the gdp number is the big one following -- falling 1.6%, slightly missing estimates. angie: thank you for standing by with those better than expected figures. izumi devalier is still with us. your immediate reaction? izumi devalier: it shows you how much concern there is over japan's economy when this type of numbers considered a source of relief. second quarter was a bit of a watch for the japanese economy. the is more important is indicators that show some stabilization and growth in the third quarter. i do not think

yvonne man has been watching. whether this stimulus is having any effect? yvonne: not really.here is talk of fresh fiscal spending in china after officials pledged to make preemptive policy adjustments. of july, in the month lightly missing estimates and down for what we saw in june. that number is the lowest since february. the release indicated a drop in new orders. there's a reason there is a rise in auto sales. we saw the private preliminary numbers hit a 15 month alone. that is what we are expecting later on in the hour stop 50 is numbers,ial, the final 48.3. slightly up for what we saw a week ago. the national statistics bureau said hot weather and commodity prices may be to blame for the demand. nonmanufacturing pmi, services and construction turning out better than. economists say it is time for more easing and talking rate cut and possible fiscal spending. the premier highlighted one area which is severely outdated underground pipe system in the big cities and construction of airports in central and western regions. factories could use the work from the construction p

aegon man has been following this. how bad is it? yvonnee sole provider of the android phones and we are seeing it squeezed by big players. samsung, apple. on the low end, chinese makers , and xiaomi.huawei quarterly sales wants talked $4.3 billion. million expecting 600 dollars. nearly half of what analysts are forecasting. they were estimating $1.2 billion for the third quarter, the lowest in a decade. third-quarter loss like this -- about five dollars 51 per share -- $5.51 per share. 117 per expecting share, but sales have plummeted in four years. the ceo has stated she will not consider mergers despite the fact that htc is no longer in the global top 10 smartphone maker list. stocks dropping 51% this year. some analysts are expecting things to go even lower. shery: how does htc plan to tackle this? yvonne: they want to focus on newer models, focus on profits as opposed to making shipment figures. there will be no one-time operating items. they are expected to cut costs. you can see those effects in the first quarter of next year. of cou

yvonne craig was 78 years old. coming up on "market day," the man behind one of the most successful videogame consoles in history.peak with a former aboutoft xbox executive whether the console has a future and what that future is. ♪ betty: welcome back. betty liu, he with my colleague, matt miller, who has decided to join us. matt: because you have a very exciting guest. betty: i know, and i know that you love video games. matt: particularly the xbox. betty: don't take away the fun just yet. users have been allowed to stream content from their consul to a windows 10 pc, and the is to their xbox one console as it remains in a dog site -- dog fight with sony's playstation four. the latest figures from the company show that they have sold ''s whileillion ps 4 microsoft has sold 12 million 's.x one joining us, a man who changed the life of matt miller robbie bach,. [laughter] .- matt miller, robbie bach [laughter] matt: let me explain. some of moved to berlin suggested that we all get xbox is because we could all play against each other and this was the first time, 2001. it was magical when it first came out. what di