he was wearing mark's hat, mark's coat. and closed the car door and then proceeded to like scream down the driveway, which mark would never have done. keith morrison: did you call out to him or wave? i waved and i went i hope that's mark. keith morrison: i hope that's mark? well, of course, it must have been, stephanie thought, rushing a bleeding ding to the vet. about 20 minutes later, stephanie walked up to the house to use the bathroom. this time the door was unlocked. but this was weird. before i even got to the door, there was this immense smell of bleach. keith morrison: bleach? yeah, like, it took my breath away. keith morrison: and inside the house. there was three wet, what looked like blood spots in the hallway, that had obviously been just cleaned and they were still drying. keith morrison: perhaps ding had bled on the carpet and mark had cleaned it up. but why would he take the time? he wouldn't stop and spend half an hour cleaning. his main thing would be getting ding to the vet, then getting to his appointment

i am mark barton. vonnie: i am vonnie quinn and this is the european close on bloomberg markets. ♪ mark: they top stories we're covering from a bloomberg and around the world. the spanish government turns up the heat on catalonia a day after they punted on their independence push. we will last -- ask david owen whether there will be spillover effect into the euro zone economy. the u.s. average is flirting with record highs, how high my the s&p 500 climbed in 2018? we will speak with jonathan who just-- golub increases target. the u.s. loses to trinidad and tobago in the world cup qualifying. european equities

(mark) and i'm mark danon. that breaking news we are following we just received word that a novato woman who was missing in las vegas following the shooting rampage...has passed away. she is the wife of a san francisco police officer. (darya) vinnie etcheber and his wife stacee were at the concert on sunday night. when the shooting began, vinnie told his wife to run while he stayed behind and helped people who were injured. stacee has not been seen or heard from since. just moments ago, a family mem

(mark) and i'm mark danon. that breaking news we are following we just received word that a novato woman who was missing in las vegas following the shooting rampage...has passed away. she is the wife of a san francisco police officer. (darya) vinnie etcheber and his wife stacee were at the concert on sunday night. when the shooting began, vinnie told his wife to run while he stayed behind and helped people who were injured. stacee has not been seen or heard from since. just moments ago, a family member posted on facebook that stacee was killed in the shooting. the post says stacee leaves behind two children and a loving husband. kron four's will tran will have a live report with more information coming up. (mark) and this morning investigators are still looking for answers in the las vegas shooting. at least 59 people were killed and 527 were injured. (darya) we are also learning more about the shooter and the people affected. kristen holmes reports from las vegas. kristen holmes/las vegas: "good morning. here

mark was still alive. she knew that, because even though she hadn't heard from him since that brief phone call in greece, credit card statements were still coming into their home in chicago. michelle weinberger: he's going to the biggest fashion houses across france and buying clothing. and he's at casinos. and you're back, and you can't even pay the water bill. michelle weinberger: right. and i'm sitting there crying every night, listening to our songs, you know, mourning his loss. and he's in the south of france. narrator: his credit card tally in the south of france alone added up to more than $50,000. since there's no law against disappearing, michelle couldn't really go to the authorities. it seemed the only people even interested in finding mark weinberger were his creditors. but michelle wouldn't give up. on more than one occasion, michelle flew to europe in hopes of tracking down and confronting her husband. michelle weinberger: just me and a pair of handcuffs. i brought handcuffs because i figured

mark: yes. so there was this, there was this sense of the regions. there wasn't much fast food. there was howard johnson's, which my father claims to have worked in the original howard johnson's. he was from quincy in south boston, where the howard johnson's began. he claims to a actually worked -- to have actually worked for howard. rick: your father did not introduce the clam strip, did he? mark: i have heard of it. what is it really? is it squid? rick: it could be squid, it could be pollack. mark: it has no belly. i am going to boston tomorrow. we will get into the belly discussion. this is serious in the mainland. -- serious stuff in new england. well, if you pay a premium at women's -- woodman's, one of these fried claims places to get the belly clams. mark: otherwise known as the clambered to go. to which part of the , anatomy you are after. one of the things that come around here obviously we have -- soup and we had catfish and waffles. we still occasionally, you will see sightings -- i d

mark? mark: what will mario draghi say about extending qe program and what it means for the european economy. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ mark: live from london, i am mark barton. the european close just 15 minutes away. vonnie: in new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: frederik ducrozet is still with us. you tweeted yesterday, "brace a ecb landmark decision on thursday. " frederick, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. we did a survey that suggests economist believe there will be a reduction the 30 billion for nine months. is that in tune with your thinking? >> yes, indeed. i think the ecb's communication has been a remarkably clear and consistent for this future expansion of qe. it does not mean there could not be any surprise by the way. there could be some details december unveiled in when it comes to qe composition or investment policy which could all help to surprise the market. the bulk of the decision will be consistent with a longer qe extension. even the hawks at the ecb s

i'll hand it over to mark. mark: good afternoon, everybody. today is a very dark day for our great country. thousands of lives are forever changed by what happened last night in las vegas. over 55 people are dead. over 500 have been wounded, and this tragedy has fundamentally altered the lives of countless families, thousands of people. they will have to learn to lead very different lives. as gabby has. as i have. they are not alone. we are not alone. every year roughly 33,000 people die from guns. ver 100,000 more are shot. this is the worst-case scenario. it's haunted our dreams. that we would wake up to the news of a massacre gabby and i -- massacre like. this weapons of war in the hands of a determined killer with a tactical advantage. this was an ambush if there ever was one. this was domestic terrorism. gabby and i are heartbroken. days like today remind us and many others how quickly things can change. we are angry. but we also have a choice. we can offer thoughts and prayers and move on through life numb to these losses. we can accept

mark: great job. a programming note on bloomberg television, more insight on the banks and we will bring you an exclusive conversation with the ubs chief executive 2:00 p.m. in new york and 7:00 p.m. in london. vonnie: exciting stuff to come as the pound is stuck in no man's land, steven barrow will answer, head of ethic strategy at standard bank. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: live from london, i am mark barton with the european close six minutes away. time for the bloomberg business flash. parker and gamble declaring victory in its battle to keep billionaire investor nelson peltz off of its board. they say that based on preliminary results, all 11 of its directors were elected in the shareholders meeting. says thelson peltz fight is not over and is waiting for an independent inspector who will certify the results. prices -- reviewing options for its consumer health care business which could be worth $17 billion, the pos

mark: i think they can. i think under bernanke and yellen we have had a robust environment for financial assets. you have seen not only bonds do well, but equities do well. the challenges because the global economy is doing decently and because it is likely you you are going to start to see inflation in developed markets gradually pick up, the ability of central banks to provide that tailwind for financial markets, i don't think it is going to be as robust as it has in the past. and by the way, that is independent of the new chair. but the new chair is going to create a potential volatility for markets. so it is something i think that is going to be a headwind for asset prices. tom: jim, i want to go to you with the last question. the non-sophisticates out there say yield higher, price lower. is anyone looking for an almost bear market in bonds? is there anybody out there calling about price downwards upwards painful? jim: i'm sure there are some people looking out there. look, we are all getting used to the

this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i mark barton. -- i'm mark barton. vonnie: and i am vonnie quinn. adobe shares soaring and extending to a record. let's bring in abigail doolittle to find out why. abigail: the stock is now up 64%, up more than netflix. they give guidance for the fiscal year 18 that was well received, strong revenue growth, earnings, profits. analysts are pretty positive and it establishes the company's dominance as a solutions provider for digital content. is the fact that they are planning for price increases in 2018. we are looking at peak margins. if we take a look at the rental analysis function on adobe systems, we are going to see that the margins had been in the 34% range, but now we are closer to 42%, that is a monster move higher, investors liking it. interest,hort positive story. vonnie: abigail, thank you. now onto the fed. president and fed chair janet yellen are set to meet at the president includes his interviews of candidates he is considering to be the next fed chair. scoop, we learned house conservatives have mounted

mark: and i'm mark barton. this is bloomberg markets. let's check in on first word news with taylor riggs. taylor: it is open were for between president trump and a senior senator of his own party, senator -- tennessee senator bob corker. he says that president trump is leading the u.s. on a path to world war iii. house called the white and adult day care center. and president trump is making tough demands on immigration letting the so-called dreamers stay in the country. the president wants congress to provide funding for his border wall with mexico. top democrats rejected the demands. dream is our young people brought in illegally to the uss children. and a diplomatic dispute between the u.s. and turkey has escalated. --h sides have now respected have now suspended visas. erdogan's after arrested a turkish national working in a u.s. conflict in alleged involvement in the 20 16th coup -- in the 2016 coup. in germany, chancellor angela merkel has cleared an obstacle on forming her next government. to seek annual limits on migration. in t

from london, i mark barton. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn, this is the european close on bloomberg markets. ♪ mark: hero the top stories we are covering from the bloomberg and around the world. u.k. prime minister theresa may a helping hand from angela merkel in her cast -- in her quest to advance toward brexit talks. economy, jobs and fair work, telling us what this would mean for scotland. the search for the next fed chair could be nearing its end. president donald trump met with the current fed chair janet yellen yesterday, what would this mean for monetary policy at the worlds of central bank? the evil illusion in the pharmaceutical industry is extending to real estate.

mark: great job. next on the oh -- , catalonia'se regional government may decide on whether to declare independence from spain. theresa mayinister is interrupted by a protester who walks right up to her onstage as she was giving a speech of the conservative party congress -- conference. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ live from bloomberg world headquarters, i'm vonnie quinn. mark: counting you down to the european close in roughly 12 minutes. let's get to the spanish story. spanish bonds stocks slumping. continuing to reverberate around markets. yields on the 10-year note rising to the highest level little more three months. the nation stocks falling the most in europe. on the news catalonia would release a statement. the leadership dismissing the condemnation of king felipe a, asserting nothing will disrupt them from setting up a republic. maria is in the heart of catalonia. it's a countdown for the atalanta president's speech. what will he say? maria: we are waiting for this statement because he was mean

(mark) parents... (mark) (mark) parents... don't blame yourself if your child is a picky eater. it could be genetic. that's according to a new report from the university of illinois. researchers say there are two genes that are related two to different types of picky eaters. the first gene is related to children who don't like how certain foods taste. and the second is linked to fussiness and tantrums around meal-times. researchers say this takes some of the blame off parents if your kid is a picky eater. (dave) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. (darya) devin funchess makes a touchdown running so many routes. (darya) <"...seeing your receivers play well. devin funchess has seemed to really embrace the physicality of his routes and making -- getting those extra yards. does that give you a little bit of enjoyment to see him kind of truck stciking people out there?"cam newton/carolina panthers quarterback:"it's funny to hear a female talk about routes. like, it's funny."> (darya) at the time... panthers quartback cam newton said it wa

mark, rod, back to you. >> rod: wow. >> mark: cassidy, that penalty, rod -- really changed the complexion of things for miami with the run they had no success with and now they're looking at fourth down and not in field goal range. >> rod: well, you talked this one over. you have to figure out, is there any way, your kicker, can you make this? you have no choice you have to go for this on fourth down to give yourself a chance. >> mark: it would be 60-yard field goal. >> rod: on a wet field. doesn't make sense. >> mark: his career long is 57 yards. it was against georgia tech. in 2015. >> rod: it seems to me that your best option is probably langham, the hero from last week. give him a chance to go up and make a catch a. >> mark: berrios the inside receiver to the bottom of your screen. that's where they look. taken a shot. caught by langham! another magic miracle by miami! and in field goal range. >> rod: oh, that's the matchup. that's the one they needed. they should have been looking to and now you have a shot. >> mark: and they spike it. stopping the clock. . only played two plays last

this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ mark: live from london, i am mark barton. vonnie: live from bloomberg world categories in new york, i am deaf world headquarters, i am vonnie quinn. audi has expanded its product and improve vehicles. market share in that time have ofe than doubled for audi america, will it be enough for them to catch up to bmw and mercedes? himself, ask the man the audi of america president. >> i believe it will be enough but the most important thing is to execute your corporate plan and not chase companies and other people's businesses. we have the next getting our plan for the last 5-10 years and it is working perfectly. we are drawing more sales and getting more shares and are more profitable. vonnie: consumer reports naming audi the best overall brand or vehicle quality. you are selling 210,000 vehicles or thereabouts. what is the plan to increase the man for audi -- demand for audi? >> we will continue to lunch great products. the second thing that is happening is we are becoming more of a national brand. we have been historically stron

mark: this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: this is "bloomberg best ." i'm mark barton. let's continue our top business where votersstria, went for youth in the national election. >> the 31-year-old foreign minister has claimed a victory as austria's next chancellor yet protections put the nationalist freedom party within reach as second-place. manus: what do the results from austria mean for the rest of the european partners? michaelmatt: for starters, it 't be terribly anti-e.u. this right-wing party, the freedom party and austria, has has been anti-eu in the past. but they changed tact before the election to gain ground. because sebastian kurtz, the leader who has been elected pretty overwhelmingly, has said he will not form a coalition with anybody against the idea of europe and deeper unity in europe. the freedom party has got to conform to his ideas of europe to get together with him, or he could form still a coalition with his current coalition partner, the social democrats. >> airbus agreed to acquire a majority stake in the c-series program. the jetliner will be

mark: live from london, i am mark barton. we are nine minutes away from the end of the session, inflation climbing to a five-year high. mark carney says a rate hike may be appropriate in testimony earlier today. he indicated inflation may peak soon. >> it is more likely than not that i will be writing on behalf of the mpc a letter to the chancellor. we expect inflation will peak in around the october, november figure. peeking potentially above the 3% level. mark: joining us, john roe, legal investment management, head of multi-asset funds. quick peek at this chart, sixthr milestone, the milestone in six months. the 1000 point climb from 22,000 took 76 days. there are some stats. where does it end and when? john: when is obviously the killer question. this year has been a supportive year. a good job.ne the u.s. is not the top-performing equity market. emerging markets probably 10% higher this year so even though you have had all those milestones it goes to show what can happen if nothing goes wrong with european politics. infl

mark: i'm mark barton, county down to the european close. ubs raising expectations on a possible buyback, the swiss lender reported a third-quarter profit rose and capital markets rebounded and chief executive sergio ermotti spoke with bloomberg television. sergio ermotti: we are looking to continue to implement progressive policy on our cash dividend. and eventually, complement that with capital returns through share buyback. but it's too early to talk about it. mark: ubs continuing its focus on wealth management them adding $2.4 billion of new money. ,et's cross over the details elisa martone he is here. >> the market hasn't had a particularly strong day today. mark: there was a bit enthusiasm about dividend possibilities and then the enthusiasm for buybacks and dividends, more of a reality check? the strong red across the board, which is a testament of how they have been able to diversify. the outlook isn't all that much the type ofrms of trading that would benefit them on the wealth management side. mark: did a wonderful piece a few week

mark: i've got a chart here. a correlation between the euro and the euro stoxx 50 leading up to the issue you mentioned. does the ecb boost the euro and thereby have a detrimental act on european earnings and equities? like that simple or bad. the real issue in europe is getting investment going. that is happening now. we have a robust recovery emerging. if the euro goes up more, that can help returns for u.s. investors in european stocks. i think europe will do well with a higher euro area -- euro. you as ie got to ask am in london, some are suggesting that maybe mark carney if he hikes rates could make the mistake some of his fellow central bankers did in the past. might it be seen as a big mistake given the economy if the bank hikes rates next week? david: i think the uncertainty about frexit and the level of sterling might you reason to hold back. the bank of england has so telegraph a move that they would undermine their own credibility by doing so. given where they are right now, i think they will go ahead.

mark: i'm mark barton. focus to oilres in slightly lower before the release of inventory data in the u.s. allies reassuring traders they will complete that strategy to have a surplus. bob, what to discuss, are you looking out for him today's inventory data? >> good morning and thank you for having me. i see a draw and a drop in crude oil and gas specifically. we have seen a convergence between api and eia lately. eia had the huge gasoline draw and it had a lot to do with a drop in refinery runs that we saw in the data last week. is the piece of data most important to me given the recovery of 2-3 hurricanes. the seasonality of crude oil, october the -- october is playing directly into the seasonality come -- seasonality, october, and then fall know last week or so, continued that into about mid december. that is how the seasonality over the last 20 years or so has played out because of the end of the summer driving season. this year is different. we went in with 95%, up high and last week, down past 83. was,

mark: i am mark barton. roughly 17 minutes until the european close. dutchsee how saudi and saudi arabia's investment fund is holding its investment initiative. erik schatzker has been talking with global business leaders and joins us with one of the biggest names in private equity. erik: mark, that would of course ler, ceo and cofounder of ares management. 100 $8 billion, nice to see you in riyadh. s have anudi extraordinary amount of money to invest but there are a great many investors. some money and money managers, not everybody can get everything. how competitive is it and what is your key to getting the saudis to work with you? tony: i think they have a very long-term perspective and how they are trying to invest their capital and they are also very focused on having a two-way street with investment professionals and investors. to they bring investors region and make quality investments around the world? i think generally you have to separate yourself by doing something particularly well and being able to evidence that you have done it over the p

bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) ( mark ) ( mark ) the gulf coast is preparing for a possible hurricane over the weekend. tropical storm nate has already killed at least 20 people across central america. it's not a hurricane yet, but the winds and rains from tropical storm nate still managed to ravage parts of honduras, costa rica, and nicaragua. nate isn't anywhere near the size and power of irma, harvey or maria, but officials on the gulf coast aren't taking the storm lightly. <"don't underestimate this storm, because you think it may be a tropical storm or a category one. those are serious enough. it could be worse than that, however.">( mark ) the national hurricane center expects nate to strengthen to a hurricane before hitting louisiana late tomorrow night. ( darya ) the family of a british climber who was injured last week during a rock fall in yosemite says she is recovering. lucy foster's family says she'll return home to england once the hospital's trauma team clears her. she and her husband, andrew foster, had climbed el capitan and were at

mark: i am mark barton with the european close minutes away. time to look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. the impact of twin hurricanes on the job market in several states has faded. for anime filing implement benefits fell more than expected, jobless claims down at 12,000. the september jobs report comes out tomorrow. boeing is advancing into autonomous aircraft with the acquisition of a rural flight sciences. the portfolio includes expertise in robotic copilots, drone aircraft, and more. aurora is a long time partner of blowing that has projects with uber and the pentagon. boeing says the acquisition will not affect financial data. that is the latest bloomberg business flash. a quick look at european equities trading as we head to the close in roughly four minutes. stocks are higher today. gains in london. small declines in print for it. i will leave you with the currency board as we approach the european close. ♪ mark: live from london and new york, this is the european close. is your function. is

mark: thank you. ok. here is the regional government prepares to meet this week to think about the next move. spain's prime minister said that independence is bad for the economy. catalonian the government, we told them the best thing they can do is start to abort this process they have started because first, it's not legal. secondly, it's not socially sound in the sense independent parties didn't get a majority of the votes in the last regional elections. the third, it's very bad for the economy. as we have seen many very important companies in catalonia are leaving catalonia to other parts of spain because they elected this uncertainty. cat lonian politics is leading -- catalonian politics is leading it. mark: they are not seeing it that way. >> if somebody believes by threatening the economy going -- back in catalonia, spain or europe will be safe is simply reading -- misreading the reality. reality is the private sector is not moving away. here are some announcements of some banking system -- >> they

mark: i am mark barton. this is "the european close." luxury giants soaring more than 7% after the owner of gucci reported a gain in sales. joining us, andrea felsted. the key for investors is whether ,his growth will be sustained something you posed today in your gadfly piece. andrea: i think it will be for a little longer yet. i think it has further to go. mark: what is the issue? andrea: the thing is the revamped gucci, the new look was a very distinctive look. very different from anything else that was around, it had a big impact. fashion is fickle and we do not know how long that will continue. young people who have been buying it want to change, but i think there is more to go for. mark: caring has defenses, don't they? andrea: they do. that is why sales continue to power ahead. they have also got a stake in, -- in puma. mark: not doing right as it continues to face challenges. andrea: it was very exposed to asian shoppers and when we had the downturn in chinese demand years ago it hit brand and they are trying to reposition it awa

mark? mark: yes, julie, while a big investor disagrees with everything that the small investors are saying -- give credit suisse time is when he is saying -- we will get to that later. highest since june 19. banks among the best-performing industry groups. utilities and auto among the other top performers. earnings season well underway. getting a bit of a boost from rising birthrates in china. sales growth accelerated to the fastest pace in two years and the third, because of a rebound in demand in china for baby food and bottled water. three. in china -- the rebound in china boosted the chief executive as he tries to resuscitate the largest business can yogurt and fresh gary cohn which has not had shipment growth -- yogurt and fresh da would justir not had shipment growth in years. y, second-quarter revenue beat estimates, including ramy martin cognac sales in asia. isand for its cognacs improving in china after it opened a retail store in beijing , the most louis xiii expensive cognac, wh

mark: why so dovish? if it was slightly on the board oversight given the data, which is showing the economy has gained traction, why did draghi feel the need to fear on the board oversight -- veer on the more dovish side today? eric: there is a major challenge, which is to keep the level of interest rates across the curve under control. we have to recognize that there is a need to get out of the negative interest rates that still are the rule on the very short end of the curve, but also, not long-term yields to whatase too fast and avoid has been the situation in the u.s. market back in 2013. so i think this is the reason why there is a high level of consciousness. this was a very important rendezvous because this is the first time we have a recalibration. this is a very important step. the totallls us amounts of assets they are going to buy in the market, and this is a big step for the market. mark: what does it mean come all of this, for our fixed-income strategy? have you shifted, change your status in

mark: i outlined some things today. right. background checks for all gun sales is a good first step. gun trafficking. really taking a hard look at what kind of lethal weapons should we allow people to get easy access to. i mean, we don't have all the details in the shooting today but it was pretty clear he used some kind of automatic weapon. maybe multiple automatic weapons to do this. i mean, these weapons are designed to kill a lot of people very quickly. reporter: you talked about the polarization of politics. how do you stop it? mark: one thing you can do is campaign finance reform is a good start. when we started americans for responsible solutions our goal was just to bring some balance on this issue and we're working towards that goal. we've helped pass 200 pieces of legislation in over 45 different states. on the state level we've done pretty well. we feel pretty good about it. but you know, washington, d.c., much more difficult place. reporter: your response of trying to work on this issue from the inside. you have be

mark: i'm mark barton. first word news. emma chandra has more. emma: police in las vegas say stephen paddock did not intend to kill himself. investigators searched his hotel room and found a note. they would not reveal its contents, but they say paddock was planning to escape. he ended up killing himself when police stormed the room. 58 people or killed and almost 500 were injured. the public and senators are -- y to consider the las vegas shooter used a so-called bump stock that let them fire more rapidly. the number two republican senate leaders said lawmaker should hold a hearing on the device. south korea has agreed to amend its five-year-old agreement with the u.s.. the trump administration has blamed the deal for increasing its trade deficit. south korea plans to start the process for amending the treaty but isn't saying how it might be changed. the u.s. since out -- is south korea's second-largest trading partner. the impact of hurricanes on the job markets in several states have faded. first-time fi

mark: exactly right. and so we took a lot of my experiences and his experiences and we tried to make it very experiential. what is a entrepreneur? you know, what do you want to be when you grow up? the goal? it's interesting. "shark tank" is kind of the american dream - for business, isn't it? - no question. that's why i do the show. it tells, you know, 20 million people an episode that the american dream is alive and well. doesn't matter if you're from iowa, idaho, indiana, california, new york, doesn't matter, right. there are people that walk onto that carpet that this is their last shot. they put everything that they have into their companies. and we give them a chance to make it bigger. some that are successful companies and we get-- we can help them become even bigger. there are people you've torn apart because they haven't thought it through. you are so full of ( bleep ). there's no chance on god's green earth that this deal could ever possibly close. ha-ha! ( grunts ) no. worst presentation ever.

this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i'm mark barton. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn, and this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." rose 2% afterr they announced the sale of its finance unit to germany's basf. this helps clear the way for a $66 billion acquisition of monsanto. joining us with maurice taylor riggs. taylor: the company acquiring those assets, the shares were higher a little bit on their now seeing a decline as the company is have to shell out about 6 billion euro for those assets. it will help clear the way to get this year done. , theiru look at bayer share prices done pretty well since they announced the purchase. analysts coming up this morning saying this deal was good for them. not just for basf and not a surprise is a lot of divestments were expected in order to be able to get that deal done. the: tell us more about crop science building -- business they are obtaining. taylor: it's the biggest acquisition ever for basf in the herbicide business. that segment when it was a part of bayer generated $1.3 billion in re

(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)general warming trend with dry weather through the end of the week and into the weekend. dry offshore winds will impact some of the higher peaks and ridges off and on again late this week into early next week. slightly cooler weather expected next week. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) our top story this morning... investigators in nevada continue to dig into the life of the man who shot and killed 58 people at a country music concert.( darya ) police have learned that stephen paddock recently tried to buy tracer ammunition. that type of ammunition would have allowed him to see who he was hitting in the darkness. authorities also now say they ádon't believe paddock had an accomplice or that anyone knew of his plans. ( mark ) police are also saying that they found bullet holes in a fuel tank at the mccarran internation

mark: relatively small. emily: we will have to leave it up to the imagination as far as what small means to mark cuban. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban there. always great to have him here on the show. coming up, we are going to be talking about google and the tech giants now under a microscope as part of a wide-ranging investigation into how russia used social media and the internet leading up to the 2016 u.s. presidential election. new details on the investigation into google via gmail and youtube, next. news, like bloomberg check us out on the radio. you can listen on the bloomberg radio app, on the web, and on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: as part of a wide-ranging investigation into how russian linked operatives harnessed social media during the 2016 u.s. election, lawmakers are focusing on google services including youtube and gmail. the senate has called google to testify on november 1 with executives from facebook and twitter. e-house panel is focusing on any materials in russian ad buyi

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mark. mark: the u.k. should sign up for a method to calculate for the eu to move brexit talks on to trade, according to a person for the ut -- the uk's chief brexit negotiator. this comes a week after discussion was said to not have made significant improvement. the prime minister will allow them to trade as usual for two years after leaving. she has signaled a transition would only -- a deal is not shortly to be finalized before brexit in march of 2019. let's bring in our guests, professor, senior fellow with the u.k.. professor david blake, a member of columnists for free trade. how are you feeling, gentlemen?how are you feeling about how much progress the u k and e u are making over this brexit negotiation? >> the problem, at the moment, is not the lack of progress in negotiations for the u.k. and eu. it's the problem -- negotiations between the u.k. and himself. the reason we haven't made sufficient progress is not that there is this huge gulf from the eu position and u.k. position, because we don't h

mark: live from london, i'm mark barton. vonnie: and i'm vonnie quinn. precious metals celebrating the cpi miss. perhaps oil is headed for its biggest gains since september. little hard to celebrate since her was a mess on the inflation data, but is that why it is $1300 now? , now toaw the reaction the 1305 level. it appears to be a reaction. we are seeing a weaker dollar. vonnie: that will be influential. >> it could be. we're seeing a short-term trend higher. it does appear gold has a bit underneath it. vonnie: is this something that will continue through next week? >> it could be a friday the 13th thing. expectations were that yields would move higher. that is why you are seeing repricing in the gold market. >> talk about the dollar. we saw some consolidation. would you say that there is a direction? that it is lower? it is trying to figure out the environment. overall the trend has been higher. interest rate expectations have been increasing. that is being called into question a little bit. i'm not sure if this is a shift in the trend. the expectatio

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mark: and i am mark barton. let's check in with first word news. >> president trump will speak with controversial looking president -- with the controversial philippine president next month. he has threatened to cut ties with both the u.s. and european union win in the acid or's complaint about his actions. coalition retained its majority in the lower house. run in the longest record. abe's win means he is likely to continue his policies of monetary easing and fiscal spending. ,ccording to the new york times the u.s. conducted secret operations in afghanistan. u.s. contractors are working with afghan forces to hunt and kill the telegram should u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson oversaw the meeting of a new alliance aimed at countering iran. because the relationship between aq as vital to ir peace and security. there are less investments in british manufacturing due to brexit. less on new plant and machinery in the past few years. one third of companies say that brexit has not affected their plans. global news

>(mark) police say the shooting police say (mark) (mark) police say the shooting lasted between 9 and 11 minutes. in the video you can see officers hunkering down behind a wall facing the mandalay bay hotel. the footage shows officers telling people to get down as police try to figure out where the rounds are coming from. ( darya ) the wife of a san francisco police officer killed in the las vegas mass shooting is being honored by her loved ones. hundreds showed up to a vigil held in novato last night for stacee etcheber. she was with her husband vinnie at the concert when the shooter opened fire. the two were separated during the chaos. vinnie told stacee to run as he was trying to help other victims. stacee's brother-in-law says her children had a question he didn't know how to answer.

mark: i don't know. i think it came from the fact that my dad would always say, like i say to my kids now, you know, "if you want something, you gotta earn it," you know. "dad, i want a new pair of basketball shoes," 'cause i was a basketball junkie back then, um, still. was it about getting stuff or did you have dreams of being rich? no, it started off getting stuff, right? it's like if-- and then my dad being very clear that, "look, if you want-- those basketball shoes that you have right now, look like they're working really well. if you want a new pair, you gotta figure out how to earn it." and i think it started with that and then when it worked, it was like, "okay, i can do this." and then i can do a little bit more, i can do a little bit more. and then i realized i can sell. i sold magazines door to door. mr. levin, if i could tell you that for 75 cents a week i can improve the education and enjoyment of your family, how could you possibly say no? i would do the same thing in my dad's liquor store

mark: let's talk about u.k. politics, theresa may bowing to carry on as prime minister despite members of her own party calling for her to step down. >> what i think is necessary for the country now, with the country needs is called leadership and that's exactly what i'm providing. i'm providing that with the full support of my. with what seems to be a plot to oust her, can may keep calm and carry on with plans for brexit? i want to bring in tim ross in london. to get lawmakers needed the process going. we hear there is 30. cling on? tim: i think she can. it's not really quite the movement against her that you would need to garrett of her, but it doesn't mean that she's going to be safe forever. the geithner has been leading this move against her says his group is growing. we will have to see just how big it gets. it's been a series of bad weeks, the election is number one and that's got a be difficult to surpass. where does this fall? tim: possibly equal first, a very close second. after the election it seemed

maria: oracle ceo mark hurd in an exclusive sit-down. mark hurd: i still believe the u.s. is doing okay. i think prongs in the u.s., people are investing in the u.s. i think it attitude is relatively favorable in the u.s. and that's not meant to be a political statement of any type, just my observation of talking to my peers across various industries. i would say europe, it's a bit of the same. which is gdp growth is what it is. in most of of our larger western european markets it's 2% to 4%. in europe it's traditionally been significant spenders on technology. and it doesn't mean people aren't investing, but they are thoughtful and cautious about the prongs they invested. i think that's one of the reasons why this whole movement the cloud has gained the traction it has it's an opportunity for the customer to change the game in the context of the innovation they can get, the change in the biz model and the opportunity to lower their costs. the fact that we are bringing to market a capability that changes the game means the interest level in shifting from the traditional wa

mark, a bit of duck and cover this morning. mark: check out what is happening here. all 19 groups lower today. since august 20 nine. the lowest since september 28. it has been led by weaker forecast earnings, which i will come to in just a moment. utilities best performance, personal household goods. a big decline here in europe as well as well. these are percentage declines in's 1987. back then, 30 years ago, europe's benchmark fell by 8.5%, which was the most on record. here in london, the ftse that day fell 10.8%. the next day, 12.2%. that was a record. the dax plummeted nine point 4%. that puts history and perspective. stocksay, we saw these and europe's volatility index fall to a record low this year. slumping by 39%. has surgedity gauge by 32%. it is now near a record high relative to these stocks. this is the chart, signaling investors are paying up to hedge themselves against turbulence in the marketplace. let's finish up with what is happening in spain today. this is the spread between the spanish and german ten-year. we went out to 1.28% earlier, we are at

mark: i'm mark barton. this is bloomberg markets. ,atalonia is under threat madrid taking over the place over the weekend and cap lawmakers and bureaucrats away from their offices. spanishing in our colony reporter, maria. what charges are they facing? good afternoon. no signs of tension. it would seem no human shields, so to speak. i want to say we've got news from the state prosecutor in madrid. -- he wasssed charges ousted in office him in a of sedition which carries 15 years in prison. the most serious charge is rebellion against the state. that is potentially 30 years in prison. we talked about who paid for this illegal referendum. it is the rest of the regional cabinet and the speaker of the catalan parliament who will also be charged. vonnie: go ahead, mark. tok: is there validity [indiscernible] fled to brussels? another surreal turnout. fled the country, he is in brussels. the idea is to he is potentially going to seek political asylum. apparently there are five members of the regional government who have left spain and are