so kisner and brown leading by one coming down the stretch and we'll be back at the zurich classic of new orleans in just a moment. ,,,,,,,, peter: we're back at the 16th hole. jonas blixt next to play. dottie: 128. 126 to get to the proper level. coming in very high. peter: ooh, and that's going to spin back. that is wonderful. inside of five feet for his birdie attempt. we see kevin kisner's ball. he got it over the major bunker. dottie: he and scott brown are very close to each other and both have good lies. no problem at all. peter: is it a lie where they can put some spin on it? dottie: i think it is. it's in that area that's pretty well prepared. it's not shaggy like it's been outside the attended-to area. maybe too much spin. peter: didn't carry it far enough. controlled the spin snow and icely but he'll have probably outside of 25 feet for his birdie. let's go to 1. bill: etulain. ooh, gosh. nick: they missed a chance at 17 so leaves it all to the old man to save the day. [laughter] bill: they shot a 63 on friday in this format. let's go to 1. peter: scott brown ready to play.

zurich classic of new orleans., when you -- when you're in this situation, which is virtual match, but you assume that the other guys are going to make it. i can't imagine they assumed they were going to make that. nick: you're right. they weren't assuming anything. they thought what a great shot. you could tell by their faces they were not expecting it and the way he jammed it in i don't think they did either. this is unbelievable. we're coming back for a playoff tomorrow morning. bill: the playoff is 8:00 central time, 9:00 a.m. eastern time. that will be on golf channel tomorrow but talk about the playoffs. they're going to come out and play 18 again so what factors will come into play? nick: it's a weird feeling. you imagine after all that adrenaline rush, it's going to feel really anti-claimantic. four golfers, you're going to come in try and get your breakfast. go through your whole warm-up routine and held back to 1 tee and hopefully you can do the same again. two really good stripes down it. going to play v

. >>> a change to british reserving rates impacted zurich's first quarter net earnings. they saw net profit slump by almost a third missing expectations. zurich's cfo says the company has had a strong start to the year adding it was on course to deliver financial targets. shares off by three quarters of a percent. >>> and generali posted a the% fall in net profit missing expectations. they booked 42 million euros in impairments due to air italia. generali said it was ready to buy portfolio management assets to help lift group profits and it was targeting 500 billion rur o. euros of assets under management by the end of 2020. before we wrap up this half of the show, let's have a quick look at the market action. we're looking somewhat mixed. the ftse 100 off by 3 points. the xetra dax is not moving much. we're hanging on to the flat line. the cac who is off by 3 points. we will go for a quick break. check out world markets live, or blog which runs throughout the european trading day. we'll be back in two. [vo] when it comes to investing, looking from a fresh perspective ca

richemont which misses expectations on the top and bottom line, sending shares deep into the red in zurich. >>> g-7 finance ministers play down worries about u.s. tax reform plans as treasury secretary steve mnuchin arrives for another round of talks in italy. >> i understand there's an ambitious tax reform program in the united states, we're watching closely on what is good for the united states and what would be learned by other countries about tax reform. >>> donald trump calls fired fbi director james comey a grandstanding showboat as he tells nbc exclusively his rational for sacking him earlier this week. >> you said i accepted their recommendations. you had already made the decision. >> i was going to fire regardless. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday. glad you're with us once again. we have another packed show for you. let's kick things off with our top story. vivendi announced plans to buy a 60% stake in advertising group halves have ff s ha havas for 2.4 billion euros. the step marks another milestone in vivendi chairman vincent bollore's plans to build another media powerho

every client survey we do and every conversation i have from dubai to hong kong to london or zÜrich isgeopolitical risks . at the same time, you see opportunities because it seems like there is another leg to .row in dm and em you see people not wearing about the fed, about economics and a whirring about geopolitics. do politicians mess things up because of way word policy choices, protectionism, or populism, or do you see geopolitical issues around syria and north korea? it is an interesting shift, and that is where we have to keep an eye out. rishaad: you don't mess in emerging markets without knowing about that risk, and that risk is why you have a discount in the first place. it is a no-brainer at the end of the day. there is always that worry. emerging markets has always been a story of china and how is the u.s. doing. there is a trickled through of how the performance goes come up but now the question on geopolitical -- goes, but now, questions on geopolitical risks, specially syria. sophie: we did have the firing of the fbi director comey, and it would put the leadership at logg

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can you settle an for the zurich bbc news? some people spell it with one news?over, i spell it with two ns. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. my pleasure. goodbye. the italian coastguard says about 6,000 migrants trying to reach europe have been rescued in the mediterranean over the past 48 hours. officials said they coordinated around 40 separate emergency missions on friday and saturday. many of the migrants were trying to make the crossing from libya in makeshift vessels. sarah corker reports. 0n the italian coast, this has become an all too familiar scene. rescued at sea, 400 migrants arrive in an italian seaport. many need medical help. this is a stark reminder of the dangers they face. the body of a gambian teenager allegedly shot by human traffickers because they wanted his baseball hat is taken off the boat. human rights groups have criticised the eu's response to this crisis. i'm sad that europe is failing and is not taking the responsibility of these humanitarian catastrophes unfolding in front of our eyes. people continue to die. people are despera

zurich open. two-man teams, alternate shots and best ball.was delayed for over six hours due to rain. play finally resumed. but is the team of jonas blixt and cameron taking the shot. on 18, smith, great chip, shot an 8 under 64 and had a two-shot lead at 27 under and safely started thinking this tournament was theirs. but not so fast. kevin kisser in, scott brown could tie with an eagle. kisner, it goes. 12 under 60 on the day. ties it at 27 under. play suspended due to darkness with sudden death play-off set for tomorrow. >>> denny hamlin's car reaching 146 degrees. joey logano made his 300 career start with the back of the pack. but 17 laps he passes kyle larson to take the lead. never letting go. logano takes the checkered flag for his first win of the season. an 18th of his career. this is abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. and if have a game that utah could steal in this series, it might be tuesday night. they just played. they only have a day off. they're coming straight up. the warriors haven't played in a week.

that hurts: finally the zurich classic will be decide instead a playoff earlier this morning.pped in for an eagle. 95 feet away from the pin on the final hole. take a look at that. >>> still ahead. mike pence gets pressed on the president's tax plan. >>> plus. joe biden returns to new hampshire feeling speculation he might be looking ahead to 2020. former vice president trying to put rumors to rest. tell you about that when we come back. ...to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze air effects with odorclear technology cleans... ...away odors like never before. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up... ...to 30 days. breathe happy with new febreze. neutrogena® hydro boost hydrating tint. wake up skin. the first water gel foundation with hyaluronic acid it plumps, quenches... delivers a natural, flawless look. this is what makeup's been missing. neutrogena® why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines,

and will be list ed ed in new y and zurich.n chemicals are used in paint, clothing and construction. you can see shares of claire end up 8%. huntsman higher by around 5%. >>> stocks to watch, and airbus with anti-corruption over its jet sales. it includes a former finance minister and french foreign minister of european shares. >>> a group of akzo noble shareholders taking the company to court after a rejected takeover from rival ppg. the group will try to convince the court to organization an investigation into possible mismanagement by akzo's board and forward an extraordinary meeting to vote on dismissing the company's chairman. again no real movement in share price this morning. >>> amgen's clinical trial shows a high rate for the drug for osteoporosis. shares up 3%. >>> more stocks on the radar. shares in softbank surging after the company announced a launch of a $93 billion tech investment fund this weekend. this weekend, we would see the largest of them all, softbank is partnering with a group of investors including saud

that is a good thing, the expert we called on tonight puts their present approximate location near zurich, switzerland. the traveling white house will land on a saturday morning in saudi arabia with the bulk of the press corps already there on the ground. and with an ongoing story from back home that will now follow them every step of the way for this eight-day-plus trip. joining us first off tonight is the coauthor of that "washington st" piece, devlin barrett. devlin, thank you very much after a long day for being with us. quoting from your piece you describe this person as someone close to the president a senior white house adviser. can you confirm that someone is a passenger on air force one right now? >> yeah, it's a good question but i don't want to get into it too much because we still have some reporting to do on our end. and you know, i just want to nail down the rest of my reporting before i sort of start grouping people in and out. >> i get it. i had to ask. have there been any more regardibles that you have add perhaps to update the piece since you filed? >> no, but i think on

he joins us from zurich.ou heard the comments from the san francisco fed's john williams, talking about we are as close to the fed's mandate goals as we have ever been. could we read that as, this is the best we will get in terms of inflation for a while? fornflation seemed gone quite some time and what really killed inflation clearly is not be federal monetary policy, but it is the internet, the sharing economies and the network economies. companies,flationary who really transformed most companies in most sectors into prize takers, rather than prize setters. with little inflation in sight, john williams is right. this year monetary policy will be about walking the talk. ast means two rate hikes, they have guided the public to expect. but that is a small step in not a big picture because the big picture is capital market yields remaining lower for longer in the absence of inflation. and also in the presence of demanding success, securities from aging ofulations who are in need long-term government security. n

zurich,ining us from the chief economist at -- thanks so much for joining us.k first of all what you take from that interview with john williams. is it just going to be goldilocks portage? not too hot, not too cold? >> well, kind of. we are quite relieved, especially with the view on the emerging markets, that interest rates are not going to increase very steeply, but more gradual. it seems like goldilocks. the only thing that we would like to see a stronger earnings growth to underpin this positive scenario. talk aboutyou hear balance sheet being unwound in five years or so, getting down to 2 trillion, 2.5 trillion, does that make you comfortable? not a concern? >> everything that is happening gradually is making me comfortable. attention we have seen from the fed is nothing that the financial markets have to worry about. it is a signal that the fed is it is going to move gradually, is important. they take financial market concerns into account. manus: carson, one of the great aspirations of the market is that you would get fiscal reform from this administrati

a little secret tip, if you do not have london dab digital radio, so you are in zurich, you can clicknd going to the radio app to listen to us on radio as well. coming up, lloyds returns to full private ownership. we will talk to the ceo. ♪ so we need tablets installed... with the menu app ready to roll. in 12 weeks. yeah. ♪ ♪ the world of fast food is being changed by faster networks. ♪ ♪ data, applications, customer experience. ♪ ♪ which is why comcast business delivers consistent network performance and speed across all your locations. fast connections everywhere. that's how you outmaneuver. matt: let it go. president trump is said to have asked the former fbi director to shut down a probe into former national security adviser michael flynn. is the market starting to pay attention to washington? and bailing out the weights, the u.k. government -- bailing out lloyds. the u.k. government -- we will speak to the ceo, antonio horta-osorio. what is the threat as the u.s. considers expanding a laptop ban to europe? chief calls for talks on the nature of the risk. good morning and welcome

the company will be called huntsman-clariant and will be listed in new york and zurich.n, ceo of huntsman, obviously. welcome. good to see you this morning. >> very nice to be here. thank you very much. >> happened quickly. but it's been something that -- that perhaps the two companies have been thinking about for how long, would you say, peter? >> well, i first met with my counterpart with clariant about eight years ago. and it seems that since that time either we've been going through restructuring or they have or we've been assimilating an acquisition or they have. and right now just seems to be an opportune time. both of our stocks are trading at a very high level. and i think that we have completed restructuring, we're both generating near record amount of cash. and this just seems like a great opportunity, and a great time to deal with this. >> stocks have done well in spite of what you would probably concede is a pretty tough global operating environment with huntsman revenue down year over year. it's tough to find revenue growth. pricing is difficult. so, seems r

force that can you mail the rate some of the biggest -- you merel you, from your ubs headquarters in zÜrich grave new world and in the next hour, stephen roach of your university, always on china. -- feel university, always on china, on president trump and washington. ♪ ♪ surveillance. good morning. right now, we need to go to jerusalem and our chief , kevinton correspondent cirilli, moving from saudi arabia to jerusalem. the backdrop suddenly moves to religion. move from islam to the jewish faith to the ceremony at the vatican today. why is the president doing this? i am in the middle east, and i have been told by white house officials that he is hoping to reset. ,t is being interpreted hopefully, as a way to reset the rhetoric from what is perceived as more abrasive in the campaign season. the first portion of this script has been largely -- the first portion of this trip has been largely scripted, but that changed after the terror attack in manchester. the president issued comments that these terrorists were "evil losers" that should be "obliterated." wererump repaired remarks he said pe

if you take her to zÜrich and she does not love you, then there is a problem.n elections. throughone guess coming . he will be talking about the key challenges here, especially when it comes to the markets. we are expecting an improvement in corporate governance and south korea, so will that come in the form of a payout and will that payout ratio increase? ,hina trade could come out commodities in china. we speak with the head of the international, global head of commodities at boci up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: we are in the middle of the asian trading session. i am david ingles. in seoul,m shery ahn "bloombergthis is markets: asia." ♪ david: japanese stocks at their highest level in 16 months, new confidence in global growth has concerns in europe ease. a decisive victory in france for emmanuel macron as he promises to heal the divide. it is korea's turn after a campaign overshadowed by tension and demand. china, a gloomy story where stocks are facing the lowest close since october, the clock down on leverage continues. the crackdown on leverage contin