JOUMANNA: GOOD MORNING. THIS IS "HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA." OUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING. COLOSSAL AI BET.AMAZON PLANNING TO PUT $200 BILLION IN TWO DATA CENTERS AND EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR, SENDING ITS SHARES PLUMMETING AFTER HOURS. WALKING AWAY. RIO TINTO SCRAPS PLANS TO BUY GLENCORE, DERAILING A MERGER THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MINER.AT THE TABLE. RUN IN THE U.S. ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET THIS MORNING FOR KEY NUCLEAR TALKS -- IRAN AND THE U.S. ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET THIS MORNING FOR KEY NUC ...

>> LIVE IN FRANKFURT, THE DAY AFTER THE CENTRAL BANK DECISION. I’M LIZZY BURDEN WITH YOUR TOP STORIES. FEELING FRAGILE.GLOBAL EQUITIES TRYING TO SLIDE LOWER. SILVER AND BITCOIN EDGE HIGHER IN VOLATILE TRADING. DOUBLE DIGIT DECLINE.AMAZON SHARES PLUMMET AFTER HOURS AFTER A $200 BILLION CAPEX EXPLOSION. THE U.S. AND IRAN SIT DOWN FOR NUCLEAR TALKS IN OMAN TODAY. WE’LL BRING YOU THE LATEST.DEPUTY DECLINES IN U.S. TECH STOCKS YESTERDAY. AMAZON SHARES DROPPING 11%. THE NASDAQ SEEING ITS WORSE THREE-DAY ROUTE SIN ...

9 a. m. in Shanghai, Shenzhen, here in Hong Kong.You're watching the China show. I'm Yvonne Man with Annabel Jewelers. We're counting down to the opening of markets in Greater China.And our top stories this morning, risk assets in the red as Amazon's spending plans and weak US jobs data spook investors. Chinese stocks also set for their biggest weekly drop since November. HSBC prepares to slash and in some cases scrap bonuses for underperforming bankers.The details of that Bloomberg scoop coming up. Meanwhi ...

HASLINDA: WE ARE LIVE IN BANGKOK AS 53 MILLION VOTERS PREPARE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S ELECTION. THIS IS IN SIGHT. ASIAN STOCKS PAIRING LOSSES FOLLOWING HEAVY SELLING IN U.S. TECH SHARES WHILE BITCOIN AND SILVER STABILIZE.WE CAN SPEAK TO THE FORMER TECH MAHINDRA CEO AS AI MODELS GRIP THE SUBWAY INDUSTRY. WHILE THE MARKET SELLOFF DEEPENS AND VOLATILITY RISES, WE DISCUSSED INVESTMENT STRATEGY. ALSO, INDIA'S CENTRAL BANK EXPECTED TO KEEP RATES STEADY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT PLEDGED TO BOOST SPENDING AND SECURED A TRADE ...

at the Kennedy Center. Do you plan on tearing it down. And how much will all of the renovations cost.>> Probably around $200 million. It's in very bad shape. It's run down. It's dilapidated. It's sort of dangerous.PE things fall out uh fall out of ceilings. You've seen it. And uh we had some big events there. We had a lot of great events there over the last year.But uh you can't do any work because people are coming in and out. And you have the workmen. We have a marble man over there.And you know, we're fu ...

>> THIS IS "THE ASIA TRADE." I AM SHERY AHN IN THE TOKYO. AVRIL: I AM AVRIL HONG IN SINGAPORE. ASIAN STOCKS SAID TO EXTEND WALL STREET DECLINES AFTER MORE HEAVY SELLING AND SOFTWARE AND CRYPTO.BITCOIN WIPING OUT ALL OF ITS GAINS WITH THE SECOND TRUMP PRESIDENCY. SHERY: AMAZON'S $200 BILLION PLANS BITING INTO ITS EARNINGS OUTLOOK AND SINKING THE STOCK IN LATE TRADE. AVRIL: THE COUNTDOWN TO JAPAN'S LOWER HOUSE ELECTION AS THE PRIME MINISTER GAMBLES ON HER STRONG APPROVAL RATINGS WHEN THE SALES TAX CUT.THAILAN ...

The cannabis shops selling ratty roll spliffs and fruit flavored gummies across Thailand could soon disappear. Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, promoting it as a way to revive the economy after the pandemic. But public opinion has shifted as voters head to the polls.At first, the policy enjoyed broad support. Cannabis was pitched as a new cash crop for farmers and a boost for Thailand's medical tourism industry. But the lack of clear regulations after decriminaliz ...

Pro-criminal, anathema. But thanks to our local authorities in the state, just three months into the job, Prime Minister Sonny Takeuchi dissolved Japan's lower house, calling a fresh vote for February 8th to invoke Kazan of coming from a string of election setbacks for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Takeuchi is aiming to capitalize on high public support and increase her majority in the more powerful lower House.Some recent polls show an approval rating of more than 60%. I think Takeuchi is really in ...

>> THIS IS "BALANCE OF" LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. JOE: FROM BLOOMBERG'S WASHINGTON TV STUDIO, WELCOME.I'M JOE MATHIEU. BITCOIN PLUNGING BELOW $63,000 TODAY, AS DAYS OF SELLING INTENSIFIES. BITCOIN ERASING NEARLY HALF ITS VALUE SINCE ITS RECORD HIGH ALMOST FOUR MONTHS AGO.AND STRATEGY OUT AFTER THE BELL WITH A MORE THAN 2 BILLION NET LOSS FOR THE QUARTER. AND BIG TAX, BIG SPEND. AMAZON TOPPING THEM ALL WITH A 00 BILLION CAPEX READING FOR THE YEAR.INVESTORS SHOW SOME EXHAUSTION OVER MORE SPENDING. THAT IS W ...

ROMAINE: ALREADY ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE WEEK GETS A BIT ROUGHER. LIVE FROM STUDIO 2 AT HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, I AM ROMAINE BOSTICK. KATIE: I AM KATIE GREIFELD.LET'S LOOK AT WHERE WE STAND. WE ARE OFF OUR WORST LEVELS OF THE SESSION, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE WE ARE DOWN 1% WHEN IT COMES TO THE S&P 500, A LITTLE MORE WHEN IT COMES TO THE NASDAQ 100. ANOTHER IMPORTANT DAY FOR THE TECH SECTOR.WE HAVE AMAZON REPORTING AFTER THE BELL. A LOT OF RED ON THE SCREEN. THAT IS SENDING A HAVEN BID INTO THE BO ...