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Speaker 2: Good morning.
Speaker 3: I'm Nathan Hager and I'm Amy Morris. Here are the
Speaker 3: stories we're following today.
Speaker 4: We begin with a big deal in the financial industry.
Speaker 4: Capital One Financial is buying Discover Financial Services. We get
Speaker 4: the details from Bloomberg's Doug Prisner.
Speaker 5: It's an all stock deal valued at thirty five point
Speaker 5: three billion dollars, and it creates the largest US credit
Speaker 5: card company by loan volume. Historically, Capital One is catered
Speaker 5: to subprime customers who carry a balance on their cards
Speaker 5: each month. In recent years, the bank's been trying to
Speaker 5: attract premium customers. Discover is long focused on prime customers
Speaker 5: with better credit ratings. This deal comes after major declines
Speaker 5: and Discover shares during the second half of last year.
Speaker 5: It followed a warning on lapses in compliance. The issue
Speaker 5: ultimately led to the resignation of then CEO Roger Hawkschild
Speaker 5: in New York. I'm Doug Prisner Bloomberg Radio. He Doug,
Speaker 5: thank you and checking shares of both companies. Discover Financial
Speaker 5: shares are up more than eleven percent this morning. Capital
Speaker 5: One is down more than five and a half percent.
Speaker 3: And the financial industry is also in focus in Europe,
Speaker 3: shares of Barclays up more than four percent. The British
Speaker 3: bank is going on a major cost cutting drive and
Speaker 3: returning billions to shareholders. We get more from Bloomberg Financial
Speaker 3: reporter Tom Metcalf.
Speaker 6: The big number is ten billion pounds both by dividends
Speaker 6: and buybacks, and that's coming through I think between twenty
Speaker 6: twenty four and twenty twenty six. So yeah, that is
Speaker 6: a nice focus on returns and obviously they're sort of
Speaker 6: very much embracing that. The other thing is is really
Speaker 6: relation to the investiator bank. That's in many people view
Speaker 6: why the shares might be a bit depressed just because
Speaker 6: it takes up something like sixty three percent of risk
Speaker 6: weighted assets for the whole group and what the bark
Speaker 6: is sent today as expected, we're going to see that
Speaker 6: reduced down or we're going to try and make that
Speaker 6: reduced down to about fifty percent. And that's not by
Speaker 6: necessarily cutting the investment bank, but that's by really focusing
Speaker 6: on the retail side of things.
Speaker 3: Bloomberg Financial reporter Tom metcalfs as Barclays is also overhauling
Speaker 3: its operations and reorganizing into five new divisions. Those will
Speaker 3: consist of its UK retail bank, a UK corporate bank,
Speaker 3: a private bank and wealth management arm, an investment banking division,
Speaker 3: and a US consumer bank.
Speaker 4: Well, we also have earnings out of the Asia Pacific. Today,
Speaker 4: amy shares of BHP are down about two percent. First
Speaker 4: half net income plunged eighty six percent from the year
Speaker 4: before after oversupplying the nickel market forced the world's biggest
Speaker 4: minor to write down the value of key assets. We
Speaker 4: talked about the results with CEO Mike Henry.
Speaker 7: Balance sheet remained strong, with netded at twelve point six
Speaker 7: billion dollars and all of that has allowed us to
Speaker 7: declare an interim dividend of seventy two US since per share. Now, yes,
Speaker 7: we have had a couple of exceptionals, including in our
Speaker 7: nickel business. Now, by way of a bit of context,
Speaker 7: the nickel business is the smallest by some margin business
Speaker 7: within the BHP portfolio.
Speaker 4: And beyond nickel, BHP CEO Mike Henry says, iron ore
Speaker 4: remains the company's most important revenue earner. Prices for steelmaking
Speaker 4: material surged twenty eight percent over the reporting period and
Speaker 4: remain historically high, and that's prompting major producers like PHP
Speaker 4: to consider development of once stranded deposits.
Speaker 3: Back here in the US, earning season is nearing an end,
Speaker 3: but it's not over yet. This week's big focus comes
Speaker 3: tomorrow when high flying chip maker and Video releases results.
Speaker 3: Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett says it'll put a big spotlight on
Speaker 3: artificial intelligence.
Speaker 2: The stock is up almost fifty percent this year. Sarah Hunt,
Speaker 2: chief market strategist at Alpine Woods Capital Management, says there's
Speaker 2: a lot riding on this report.
Speaker 8: This is the big question. Yes, this is great technology,
Speaker 8: can you monetize it? And Vidia is the poster child
Speaker 8: for that because it's the demand for those chips that's
Speaker 8: fueling everybody's usage of all of this. If they have
Speaker 8: any kind of wobble that anyone can say, well, maybe
Speaker 8: this isn't as fast and as quick as we thought
Speaker 8: it was going to be. I think that the whole
Speaker 8: story comes into question.
Speaker 2: It's lofty valuation means there's little room for disappointment in
Speaker 2: New York. Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio.
Speaker 4: All right, Charlie, thank you. Let's turn to geopolitics now,
Speaker 4: starting with developments in the Middle East. The US is
Speaker 4: preparing to warn Israel not to attack the southern Gaza
Speaker 4: city of Rafa. This is coming in a draft text,
Speaker 4: and we get the details from Bloomberg's Ed Baxter.
Speaker 9: This is a UN Security Council resolution warning against a
Speaker 9: Rafa assault, as well as calling for a temporary cease fire.
Speaker 9: The resolution would say that an offensive would result in
Speaker 9: further harm to civilians and further displacement, including potentially into
Speaker 9: neighboring countries. The draft says that could have serious implications
Speaker 9: for regional peace and security. Up to now, the US
Speaker 9: has been reluctant to back cease fire proposals and stood
Speaker 9: strong with Israel, but now apparent Biden administration frustration with
Speaker 9: Prime Minister Benjamin nettan Yahoo, who says he plans to
Speaker 9: go ahead with the assault if hostages aren't returned by
Speaker 9: Ramadan at Baxter Bloomberg Radio.
Speaker 3: All right, thank you, Ed, And we should note that
Speaker 3: Ramadan starts in roughly three weeks on March eleventh. Meantime,
Speaker 3: Russia's in Ukraine goes on, and this morning the Ukrainian
Speaker 3: Air Force says it shut down all twenty three drones
Speaker 3: and missiles fired from Russia overnight. Our regional governor says
Speaker 3: three people were hurt. The war continues without fresh assistance
Speaker 3: from the US and now. President Biden says he is
Speaker 3: willing to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss
Speaker 3: stalled aid for Ukraine and Israel. He says the death
Speaker 3: of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexi Nevali adds to the
Speaker 3: urgency of the moment.
Speaker 5: The way they're walking away from the President Russia, the
Speaker 5: way they're walking away from NATO, the way they're walking
Speaker 5: away from leading our obligations.
Speaker 2: He I guess you're shocking.
Speaker 5: I've been for a while.
Speaker 2: I've never seen you like it.
Speaker 3: President Biden says he's considering new sanctions on Russia over
Speaker 3: the death of Alexi Nevali, but with sanctions already on
Speaker 3: Russia over the war, it's not clear how much more
Speaker 3: the US can do.
Speaker 4: Man Russian President Putin may be violating UN sanctions with
Speaker 4: his latest move to boost ties with North Korea. According
Speaker 4: to state media, Putin gave North Korean leader Kim Jong
Speaker 4: un a brand new car. A Kremlin spokesman says it's
Speaker 4: an Oorus. It's a Russian made alternative to Mercedes. Luxury
Speaker 4: vehicles are on the UN Security Council's list of banned
Speaker 4: items for export to North Korea, but there's little the
Speaker 4: Council can currently do to punish Putin.
Speaker 3: And in China, the weak property market remains a major
Speaker 3: concern for authorities, and now China is ramping up support
Speaker 3: for the property sector with one of its biggest rate
Speaker 3: cuts ever. Bloomberg Daybreak Asia anchor Brian Curtis has more
Speaker 3: from Hong Kong.
Speaker 10: Chinese banks cut the five year loan prime rate by
Speaker 10: twenty five basis points to three point nine to five percent.
Speaker 10: It was the first cut in the rate in eight
Speaker 10: months and the biggest ever. The one year rate was
Speaker 10: maintained at three point four to five percent. Now, the
Speaker 10: move on the five year raises expectations of more aggressive
Speaker 10: measures in the coming months. The lower rate will allow
Speaker 10: more cities in China to reduce the minimum mortgage rates
Speaker 10: for home buyers, although we have to say the reaction
Speaker 10: in the markets today was underwhelming. In Hong Kong, Brian Curtis,
Speaker 10: Bloomberg Radio.
Speaker 4: And that's time to take a look at some of
Speaker 4: the other stories making news in New York and around
Speaker 4: the world. For that, we're joined by Bloomberg's Michael Barr,
Speaker 4: Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 11: Good morning, Nathan. Former President Donald Trump is now comparing
Speaker 11: the sudden death of Russian opposition leader Alexing Navaldi to
Speaker 11: his own political problems. According to Trump, Navaldi's death has
Speaker 11: quote may be more and more aware of what is
Speaker 11: happening in our country and that rigged elections and grossly
Speaker 11: unfair courtroom decisions are destroying America. Presidential rival Nikki Haley
Speaker 11: jumped on Trump for refusing you condemned Vladimir Putin.
Speaker 4: I don't know why he keeps getting weak in the
Speaker 4: knees when it comes to Russia. But I'll tell you
Speaker 4: what Russia is not getting weak in the knees.
Speaker 11: Haley spoke on the campaign trail in Camden, South Carolina.
Speaker 11: President Joe Biden is said to have raised forty two
Speaker 11: million dollars for his re election campaign and the Democratic
Speaker 11: Party in January. The president now heads the West Coast
Speaker 11: for events with deep pocketed donors. Biden's campaign and says
Speaker 11: the president ended January with the one hundred and thirty
Speaker 11: million dollar war chest for his re election effort. Nearly
Speaker 11: the entire California coastline is under flood advisories affecting about
Speaker 11: thirty seven million people. Days of heavy rain in the
Speaker 11: drought stricken state has left the soil saturated, causing the
Speaker 11: risk of dangerous flash flooding in the Bay Area of
Speaker 11: The rain washed out part of Highway eighty four in
Speaker 11: Almeda County, causing traffic delays. Caltrans spokesman Bartney.
Speaker 7: The pavement slips down right or becomes unnavigable, so we
Speaker 7: can't have people driving on.
Speaker 11: Residents of San Francisco say they are afraid for the
Speaker 11: homeless because of the flooding. Supporters of a ceasefire between
Speaker 11: Israel and Hamas held a rally in Paterson, New Jersey.
Speaker 11: One of the attendees included Reverend Barry Graham, pastor at
Speaker 11: Canaan Baptist Church of Patterson. We see the death, we
Speaker 11: see the destruction, we see little children being carried out,
Speaker 11: and I can't understand how anyone of good faith could
Speaker 11: stand and not be convicted by what they see. Other
Speaker 11: attendees said the US cannot remain complicit. The anger from
Speaker 11: the New York Archdiocese continues over the funeral of a
Speaker 11: transgender community leader at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan. The
Speaker 11: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned Thursday's funeral of
Speaker 11: Cecilia Gentilli. Tintilly, who was fifty two, was known as
Speaker 11: a leading advocate for other transgender people, as well as
Speaker 11: sex workers and people with HIV. Her funeral drew hundreds
Speaker 11: of enthusiastic people to the church. Kathy run, a communications
Speaker 11: director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, told ABC seven
Speaker 11: it was more celebratory than we normally see in a
Speaker 11: Catholic church, and actually it was kind of refreshing.
Speaker 12: I think when one of the eulogists, you know, used
Speaker 12: the word for prostitute in Spanish, and I looked at
Speaker 12: the person sitting next to me and said, wait till
Speaker 12: they translate that.
Speaker 11: In a written statement, the past here of Saint Patrick's,
Speaker 11: the Reverend Enrique Salvo, said they had no idea our
Speaker 11: welcome in prayer would be degraded in such a sacrilegious
Speaker 11: and deceptive way. Global News twenty four hours a day
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Speaker 11: Michael Barr. This is Bloomberg.
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Speaker 13: Yanke you GM. Brian Cashman recently admitted the odds are
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Speaker 2: Good morning.
Speaker 4: I'm Nathan Hager on a morning where we have two
Speaker 4: big stories in the financial sector. Capital One is buying
Speaker 4: Discover Financial and a thirty five billion dollar all stock
Speaker 4: deal that will create a credit card juggernaut. And Barclays
Speaker 4: is embarking on a major cost cutting drive with a
Speaker 4: goal to return at least twelve billion dollars to shareholders
Speaker 4: in the UK. For more on these stories, we're joined
Speaker 4: by Bloomberg's Charlie Wells. And Charlie, let's start off with
Speaker 4: this Capital One Discover deal. What is the goal here
Speaker 4: for both these companies to engage in this massive tie up.
Speaker 1: Well, the goal here really is to compete. And I mean,
Speaker 1: you know, there have been such intense credit card wars
Speaker 1: in the United States over the past few years. And
Speaker 1: what really happens here is Capital One gets size, they
Speaker 1: get size, and they get the technology that comes from Discover.
Speaker 1: So what is so unique about Discover is that they
Speaker 1: have their own payment networks and that is something that
Speaker 1: is actually very enviable for a lot of credit card
Speaker 1: companies because it gives them a lot of control over
Speaker 1: how much they can charge merchants. Now, what's also interesting
Speaker 1: about Discover and what is really attractive for Capital One.
Speaker 1: We know that Capital One has been trying to get
Speaker 1: more prime borrowers over the past few years, and finally
Speaker 1: with Discover, they're getting a huge tranch of those prime
Speaker 1: Discover borrowers.
Speaker 4: That's a really interesting point because in their history Capital
Speaker 4: One and Discover have both catered to a very different
Speaker 4: type of customer, haven't they.
Speaker 1: That's exactly right, and look, Capital One largely subprime. These
Speaker 1: are the sorts of borrowers who tend to have balances,
Speaker 1: you know, on their books at the end of the
Speaker 1: statement period. Over the past few years, we've really seen
Speaker 1: a lot of marketing, you know, celebrities like Jennifer Garner,
Speaker 1: Samuel Jackson in commercials asking that question what's in your wallet,
Speaker 1: whereas Discover, you know, they have that more prime borrower.
Speaker 1: And what's great about prime borrowers for credit card companies,
Speaker 1: they tend to spend more and they tend to be
Speaker 1: more loyal.
Speaker 4: And on the opposite side of the coin, Barclays sounds
Speaker 4: like it's going to be spending less or at least
Speaker 4: cutting costs with this major cost cutting drive, and it's
Speaker 4: going to involve a pretty major restructuring as well.
Speaker 1: That's exactly right. So this is Barkley's first major strategy
Speaker 1: update since twenty sixteen, and it is a really big
Speaker 1: test for the ceocs than kind of Krishnan. And what
Speaker 1: is actually happening at Barkley's is really this pressure to
Speaker 1: improve share price performance. So Barkley's has lagged a lot
Speaker 1: of peers, and the goal here really is to kind
Speaker 1: of bring expenses under control, to return capital to investors
Speaker 1: via share of buybacks and dividends, and to simplify the
Speaker 1: bank in a lot of ways, to overhaul its operations,
Speaker 1: reorganizing into five new divisions UK retail Bank, UK Corporate Bank,
Speaker 1: a private bank, and a wealth management arm, as well
Speaker 1: as an investment bank. Decision and a division excuse me,
Speaker 1: and US Consumer Bank.
Speaker 4: So how could a restructuring like this get Barclays toward
Speaker 4: this goal that it's put out there of a twelve
Speaker 4: percent or more return on equity in the next two years.
Speaker 1: It's difficult, and I think a lot of this points
Speaker 1: back to that investment banking division, because that just soaks
Speaker 1: up so much capital that Barclays has, you know, at
Speaker 1: the expense of other parts of the business. You know,
Speaker 1: what we're seeing at Barclays is a little bit of
Speaker 1: an increased focus on the retail business. So you saw
Speaker 1: in recent weeks that it announced it would acquire a
Speaker 1: lot of Tesco Plc's banking business, and that is a
Speaker 1: very high street bank here in the UK, and that
Speaker 1: seems to indicate an attempt to go into some of
Speaker 1: these to these parts of banking that you require less
Speaker 1: capital but could be potentially more lucrative.
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