WEBVTT - Hapag-LLoyd Dips, VW Up, DSM Drops 

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<v Speaker 3>Let's have a look at some of the stocks on

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<v Speaker 3>the move today here in Europe. I'm Caroline Hepkun. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>joined by Bloomberger reporter at Louis Moon Luiz. Good morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Should we start with Hapag Lloyd This is the German

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<v Speaker 3>shipping company in talks to buy an Israeli rival.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, in talks to buy a company called zim Integrated

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<v Speaker 1>shopping at Shipping. Sorry so as you say, that israelly,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're listed in the US. It would essentially combine

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<v Speaker 1>to giants. Hapag is the fifth largest cargo company in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. Zim Integrated is the ninth. So it follows,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, months of talks that zim Integrated has been

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<v Speaker 1>having with potential buyers resulted in this. It would be

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<v Speaker 1>about US three point five billion dollars US dollar deal,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's expected to close this week. As I say,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's a big deal in the shipping space.

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<v Speaker 1>ZIM would be delisted from the US shares of Hapag.

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<v Speaker 1>In Germany, they are dropping slightly on the news. One,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a big price too, there's potential regulatory hurdles to

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<v Speaker 1>get through before this actually goes through. And then also

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<v Speaker 1>ZIM Integrated Shipping's workers union in Israel has actually said

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<v Speaker 1>that they're shutting down activities after the news came out,

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<v Speaker 1>so management are in talks with that. So there's a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of tension and a bit of friction surrounding the deal.

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<v Speaker 1>So potentially that's also wehing on the share. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>down slightly into the red fort for HAPAG in Germany.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, interesting that the Israeli government sees ZIM also as

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<v Speaker 3>a strategic asset, so they've got a golden share in

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<v Speaker 3>the business as well. But yeah, that's a very interesting story. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 3>VW is planning a cost cutting drive. We heard about

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<v Speaker 3>that this morning. How investors taking it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yees are up actually slightly on this news. So as

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<v Speaker 1>you say, they're planning to cut costs that's by twenty

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<v Speaker 1>percent by the end of twenty twenty eight. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a report from a German business magazine that reported this

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. They said that the CEO and CFO presented

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<v Speaker 1>the plan to some managers in Berlin in mid January.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not clear what areas of the business would be hit,

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<v Speaker 1>but twenty percent is obviously quite quite a big cost

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<v Speaker 1>cutting drive. The wider context is Volkswagen has been trying

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out essentially how to fund its massive investment plans.

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<v Speaker 1>There's been a slow down in demand from China, they've

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<v Speaker 1>been grappling with tariffs. The US is quite a big

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<v Speaker 1>market for them. There's also been lesson than expected for

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<v Speaker 1>electric vehicles industrywide, so it's been grappling with that and

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<v Speaker 1>has already cut some costs already. And if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at their share price of the past year, it's really

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<v Speaker 1>really volatile, really up and down as it's been dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with all these issues. So this is the latest, the

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<v Speaker 1>latest of their ways to try and cope with those issues. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>cutting costs by by twenty percent, but shares absolutely, as

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<v Speaker 1>I say on the news, potentially being welcomed as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a way forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, so that from VW. Meanwhile, the Health and

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<v Speaker 3>Nutrition Business DSM, they've been yeah, talking this morning. What's

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<v Speaker 3>the latest on their moods?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So this is a company they make things like well,

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<v Speaker 1>they make a lot of the ingredients and chemicals for nutrition,

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<v Speaker 1>beauty health companies and all of those, all of those companies,

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<v Speaker 1>they've been downgraded to a hold from a buy by Berenberg.

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<v Speaker 1>They had results last week and shares slumped I think

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<v Speaker 1>about ten percent, the lowes since twenty twenty three. They

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<v Speaker 1>held off giving an outlook, sales dropped, and Berenberg have

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<v Speaker 1>come out this morning and downgraded. They're saying that that well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're citing the reason being as softer US consumer confidence

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<v Speaker 1>and headwinds, and they said that further cuts to consensus

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<v Speaker 1>earnings are in their words, unavoidable. So quite a strong

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<v Speaker 1>note from them, and shares down over three percent in

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<v Speaker 1>Switzerland this morning. If you do look at their rend necessariatings,

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<v Speaker 1>the most still have them down as a buy, about

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen buys compared to five holes, two seals, and most

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<v Speaker 1>are still quite positive. But this is quite quite a

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<v Speaker 1>strong downgrade really from Berenberg.

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