on activity but not this. could it have repercussions on major asian, eu and uk economies? not at this time. they have been very transparent and it does not come as a surprise. the consequence is will be relatively limited. in other business news, google is planning to buy the phone design operations of a taiwanese phone maker. it could be announced in the next couple of days. hsc contract has been struggling financially. the bidding for toshiba's valuable chip business has stretched on but we have a winner, at least an hour. they have agreed to sell the unit for $18 billion to a group led by an equity firm being capital. toshiba'sjoint