1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: Broadcasting live to New York, Bloomberg eleven, Rio to Washington, 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: d C, Bloomberg to Boston, Bloomberg twelve, under to San Francisco, 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: Bloomberg nine to the country Studies Exam Channel one nineteen, 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: and around the globe the Bloomberg Radio Plus athen Bloomberg 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: dot com. This is taking stock. Look like we might 6 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: have a deal in the making. Today we learned that 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: mondal Is International, a global food and snack maker, was 8 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: making a takeover offer for hers she uh and it 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: was according to a person familiar with the matter. We 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: were waiting to have it confirmed. It would have made 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: the world's largest candy maker. Instead, we are learning that 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: that deal has been rejected by Hershey. Catherine Cadriell have 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: more on that in just a minute from the newsroom. 14 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm Kathleen Hayes, my co host Pim Fox on vacation, 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: and we are going to be speaking in this half 16 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: hour to Bloomberg's deal maker correspondent Alex Sherman. He'll talk 17 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: to us about what was behind the Mondelez bid and 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: what means what it means now if Hershe has said no, 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: thank you, well I'm not gonna say no Thank you 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: to Katherine carry. I'm getting right over to her in 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: the Bloomberg newsroom for a Bloomberg Business Flash. Thank you, Kathleen, 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: and let me see if I can give you a 23 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: little more information about that Hershey story. Well, Hershey has 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: confirmed that it received preliminary non binding indications of interest 25 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: from Mondelis to acquire the company for a mix of 26 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: cash and stock consideration and a total about one seven 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: dollars a share for her She shares. Now hers She 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: had been up as much as earlier today and it's 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: stock is still halted pending more news. Hershe um had 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Hershey Trust owns one of the Class B shares which 31 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: hold ten voting rights per share, and that's according to 32 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: Bloomberg datam And we will of course have more information 33 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: as it becomes available. Well, the global rally continues today. 34 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: Is policymakers signal further steps to buff the impact of 35 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: Britain's decision to leave the European Union. Mark Kearney indicated 36 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: the Bank of England would cut interest rates within months 37 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: as a central bank tries to shield the UK economy. 38 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds, on 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 1: the impact of the Brexit vote. I think there's still 40 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: a lot of negativity in global markets. One of the 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: things we've seen as we've seen a bounce back in 42 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: US stocks, but we're still seeing very low yields on 43 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: US bonds of anything. The bond markets, which was out 44 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: of whack to start with, is even more out of 45 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: whack right now. I think what people are missing is 46 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: that there is a pickup going on in the US 47 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: economic growth right now. Ten Your treasury is currently up 48 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: ten thirty seconds with the yield of one point four 49 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: seven percent. And now let's get an update of some 50 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: of the other stories were following today on Bloomberg Radio. 51 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, Catherine from the Bloomberg Newsroom. I'm Julie Hyman. 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: One week after the Brexit vote, former London Mayor Boris 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: Johnson says he will not run to succeed David Cameron 54 00:02:54,160 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister. Outing consulted and 55 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: in view of the circumstances in Parliament, I have concluded 56 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: that person Johnson helped lead the campaign for Britain to 57 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: leave the EU. He was considered a favorite to replace 58 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: Prime Minister David Cameron, who was resigning in a few months. 59 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: A Turkish official says the death toll from a triple 60 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: suicide attack at Istanbul's at a Turk airport has climbed 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: to at least forty four. The country's interior minister says 62 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: nineteen four nationals were among the victims. More than two 63 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty others were wounded. Secretary of State John 64 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: Kerry unveiled the twenty sixteen Trafficking in Persons Report at 65 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: the State Department today. The report assesses government efforts around 66 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: the world to combat human trafficking. We're talking about slavery, 67 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: modern day slavery that still today claims more than twenty 68 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: million victims on any given time. This year's report includes 69 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: narratives for one and eighty eight countries and territories include 70 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: being the United States. A New Siena College pole has 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: found New York voters are unimpressed with a series of 72 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: ethics reforms pushed by lawmakers and Governor Andrew Cuomo. More 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: than half said the measures, which include new rules on lobbying, 74 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: disclosures and spending by independent political groups, will not reduce 75 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: state government corruption. Global News twenty four hours a day, 76 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: powered by more than twenty six hundred journalists and analysts 77 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: in more than one hundred twenty countries. From the Bloomberg newsroom. 78 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: I'm Julie Hyman. This is Bloomberg Catherine, thank you, and 79 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: now let's get a quick update of the benchmark style 80 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: industrial averages up two hundred points one point one percent, 81 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: trading at seventeen thousand, eight hundred nine one SMP five 82 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: hunded up twenty two points, again at one point one percent. 83 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: It's trading at two thousand ninety two naszac hire by 84 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: forty seven points, again of one percent, trading at forty 85 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: twenty six. West Texas intermediate crude oil down a dollar 86 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,559 Speaker 1: fifty five of barrel three point one percent to forty 87 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,679 Speaker 1: eight thirty two spackled down five dollars ten cents. Announcer 88 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: and that's a Bloomberg business flash. He's taking stock with 89 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Kathleen Hayes and Finn Fox on Bloomberg Radio. The health 90 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: of labor market. It will continue to be at the 91 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: top of the Fed of Reserves list as it continues 92 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: to watch the economy, the impact of global shocks like 93 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: the Brexit vote of the UK to leave the European Union. 94 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: But again it's the domestic economy. Many say that will 95 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: most determine what the FED does next if it's on 96 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: indefinite hold, if it even considers a rate hike this 97 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: year at all. Let's bring in Tom Gimble now for 98 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: a more in depth look at the labor market. He's 99 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: founder and CEO of La Salle Network, one of the 100 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: leading staffing and recruiting firms in the country, based in Chicago. Tom, 101 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: welcome to the show. So, if you were just looking 102 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: at jobless claims as a measure of the health of 103 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: the economy, you'd say, whoa, they're staying at this and 104 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: it's nice low range, you know, anywhere from two D 105 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: fifty thousand to you know, over two eighty, but a 106 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: very low range. But if you listen to Janet Yale 107 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: in the FED chair, if you look at other indicators, uh, 108 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: there are more job openings, but somehow they don't get 109 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: to field. There's a lack of skilled workers, it seems. 110 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: Janet Yellen talks about wages not rising enough to suggest 111 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: that the slack is really being taken up. From your 112 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: advantage point at a recruiting firm, what do you see, Yeah, 113 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: there's definitely a skills gap. There's no doubt about that 114 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 1: that the jobs that are in high demand, as always 115 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: in a in an interesting economy like we're in sales, 116 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: is always going to be in high demand. But what 117 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: we've seen over the past fifteen years is this change 118 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,559 Speaker 1: to becoming uh. You know, when it went from uh 119 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: fifteen years ago was oh, are we going from a 120 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: manufacturing country to a services business based country? And now 121 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: it's gone from a services based company to a technology country. 122 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: And what I'm seeing is is that the skills gap 123 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: in in really educated talented developers and architects and infrastructure 124 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: folks in the technology side just isn't there to keep 125 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: up with the demand. And that's why those jobs continually 126 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: um you'll see on on reports is very high paying, 127 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: growth oriented industries where we're not seeing as much as 128 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: in the lower level stuff. So now we're gonna end 129 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: up happening. My my take is, and for the first time, 130 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: I'm getting a little bit more concerned. I don't think 131 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: we're going to see interest rate hikes this year. If 132 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: we're seeing minimum wage increase in municipality, state level, and 133 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: federal level soon, and then we're also seeing in December 134 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: one of this year, we're going to see the UM 135 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: overtime exemption salary point increase from twenty four thousand and 136 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: changed to almost forty eight thousand dollars, and we're gonna 137 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: start seeing unemployment creep back up again because companies will say, 138 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: I can't afford to pay more. That's exactly right. So 139 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: I think that the goal was that the administration was, 140 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: let's increase wages for all Americans by saying, if you're 141 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: working more than forty hours a week and you're making 142 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: over twenty five thousand dollars a year, you should be 143 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: getting overtime. What's gonna end up happening is people are 144 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: going to keep people at forty hours a week. They'll 145 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: maybe higher one or two more at lower level lower salaries, 146 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: which won't be a wage increase. Unemployments already at five 147 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: percent how much lower connect going with qualified people, and 148 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: or they'll lay those people, often the only higher one 149 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: person back at a higher salary of fifty. We're not 150 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: going to see UH any any huge changes across the board, 151 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: and I think the actual end result will be an 152 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: increase in unemployment. Is one of the challenges of this 153 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: economy as it moves to more UH technology and technology 154 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: is now part of everything. Right, it's in how you 155 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: might outsource some of your jobs to you know, an 156 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: online payroll services firm something like that, right, So eliminates 157 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: the need for you to have a certain kind of workers. 158 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: And it does that across a lot of companies. So 159 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: if everybody is doing that, that's one kind of job 160 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: that's gone, right, I mean that is telecon technology has 161 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's a sort that seems to cut two ways. 162 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: How big of an issue is that for labor market, Well, 163 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: that's a big issue. But taking even a different approach, 164 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: so even if you get to a point where UM 165 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: technology go into the retail sector and you get restaurants 166 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: that are gonna phase out cashiers and they're gonna have kiosks, 167 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: which is already happening. So but then what you have 168 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: is that eliminates that job. But now there's service jobs 169 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: of people that have to repair those kiosks, right, And 170 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: that's a job that that a human being has to do. 171 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: But there's a skills gap between somebody who is working 172 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: in a factory putting bolts on a car and somebody 173 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: you can go in and work at a kiosk and 174 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: fix them. Technology, so we're really at a shortage of 175 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 1: training and development in this country, of course. But you'll 176 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: find in many factories now though, is those jobs are 177 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: very much more sophisticated technologically when you're when you're putting 178 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: a cardigo than they used to be. But specifically to 179 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: your example, that kiosk and you know iPads instead of 180 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: people waiting on you, that replaces what maybe five six 181 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: seven workers and you only are you only need one 182 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: person to service the kiosk. Seems to me that's the issue. 183 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: You don't create as many new jobs as you potentially destroy, 184 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: there's actually no doubt about that, but it does create 185 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: jobs in other areas, and that's where the skillet skill 186 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: gaps are. So you need to have more tablets being 187 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: created for those they're gonna wear out more because people 188 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: are using them. So there's more development, more technology, more 189 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: manufacturing of the actual device in whatever country that's in, 190 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: hopefully here but maybe some place else. So there are 191 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: jobs that are being created, but they're different job. Okay, Tom, 192 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: what would you tell the Federals or what would you 193 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: tell Janet Yellen from your vantage point in this in 194 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: this labor market industry, what she should have shouldn't do. 195 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: You got fifteen seconds to tell me. You gotta keep 196 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: you I gotta keep interest rates flat. And so I 197 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: was a huge proponent of her raising interest rates at 198 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,199 Speaker 1: the end of last year. I'm glad that happened. Now 199 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,959 Speaker 1: where we're at, I think we're gonna get an increase 200 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: in unemployment and she's got a whole flat Tom Gimble, 201 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: thank you so very much, first time on the show. 202 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me. He's founder and CEO of 203 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: Lassalt Network, located in Chicago. He said, because of this 204 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: new overtime rule and rising minimum wages, we're going to 205 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: see some people out of work. At least that's what 206 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: he sees as a head of a recruiting company, one 207 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: of the biggest in the country. I'm Kathleen Hayes. This 208 00:10:53,760 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: is taking Stock, and this is Bloomberg Bloomer. 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